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Speedway, ICE and Indiana

DHS replaces 'Speedway Slammer' post. Here's how Indy car was changed
The Department of Homeland Security post of a seemingly AI-generated Indy car is promoting new immigrant detention plans in Indiana.
IndyCar dragged into controversy with Trump administration's ICE car, 'Speedway Slammer'
The Trump administration is calling a new detention center in Indiana the "The Speedway Slammer" and publicizing it with ICE logo on an Indy car.
DHS names ICE detention center near Indianapolis the ‘Speedway Slammer,’ drawing backlash
The controversial social media post used IndyCar imagery and a No. 5 car, the same number that belongs to Mexican driver Pato O'Ward.
IMS owner asks Homeland Security to stop using IndyCar in 'Speedway Slammer' plans
IndyCar has asked Homeland Security to stop using Speedway in its branding for an ICE detention center in Indiana.
Head of Indianapolis Motor Speedway reacts to ICE facility 'Speedway Slammer'
The head of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is not happy with the name and image of the new ICE detention center in Peru.The Department of Homeland Security Sec
After pushback from IndyCar, social media post from Department of Homeland Security touting 'Speedway Slammer' taken down
A social media post from the Department of Homeland Security that contained an AI image of an IndyCar to promote a proposed detention center in the state of Indiana was taken down before a different image was posted on Friday afternoon.
What to know about the 'Speedway Slammer' ICE detainee facility in Indiana
The second major ICE detainee facility in the US is expected to house up to 1,000 detainees. Joe Mutascio. Aerial footage shows backed up traffic at roundabout in Fishers
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Behind the Bricks: Indianapolis Motor Speedway honors champions with iconic pagoda winner signs

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) continues its tradition of honoring race winners with Pagoda Winner Signs, a practice ...

Where is Indiana's 'Alligator Alcatraz'? About the prison Kristi Noem called 'Speedway Slammer'

The Miami Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison located at the former Grissom Air Force Base about 70 miles north ...

INDYCAR, Pato O'Ward respond to ICE-related 'Speedway Slammer' nickname for Miami Correctional Facility

The Miami Correctional Facility, approximately 70 miles north of downtown Indianapolis, is making 1,000 beds available to ICE ...
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Expert: Trump administration likely ‘relishes’ controversy over ‘Speedway Slammer’ moniker

Top Trump administration officials boast that a new state partnership to expand immigrant detention in Indiana will create ...

Roger Penske sells a third of Indianapolis Motor Speedway and IndyCar to Fox

Penske Entertainment has sold a one-third interest in the company to Fox. The deal is described as a strategic investment to ...

Austin Hill offers his side on Indianapolis incident with Almirola: ‘It was fully unintentional’

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — On Friday at Watkins Glen International, Austin Hill walked back into the NASCAR Xfinity Series garage for the first time since officials suspended him for what they deemed an ...

Brickyard 400 predictions, picks and best bets for Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The NASCAR Cup Series returns to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the second consecutive year after a three-season layoff. The green flag drops on the Brickyard 400 at IMS at 2 p.m. ET. Kyle Larson is ...