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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.
Pato O'Ward surprised by use of No. 5 IndyCar image in DHS's 'Speedway Slammer' tweet
"Definitely caught me off guard," driver Pato O'Ward says of the use of an IndyCar image with a No. 5 in the announcement of an ICE detention facility in Indiana.
IndyCar pushes back on Department of Homeland Security's AI-generated imagery for 'Speedway Slammer'
IndyCar officials have made efforts to distance themselves from a social media post by the Department of Homeland Security, which used IndyCar imagery to tout plans for the "Speedway Slammer," a planned immigration detention facility in Miami County,
IndyCar, Pato O'Ward surprised by ICE 'Speedway Slammer' post
IndyCar driver Pato O'Ward and series officials were shocked by a social media post from the Department of Homeland Security that touted plans for an immigration detention center in Indiana dubbed the "Speedway Slammer.
Indy 500 Organizers Oppose DHS Use Of Racing Imagery With 'Speedway Slammer'
IndyCar pushed back on recent Department of Homeland Security (DHS) use of racing imagery in connection with a state partnership to house detained migrants in Indiana. In a post Tuesday on the social platform X,
IndyCar disavows AI image of ICE-branded car bearing Pato O’Ward’s number
IndyCar said it wasn’t involved in ICE using an AI-generated race car sporting the number of the racing organization’s only Mexican driver to promote Indiana’s new immigrant

'Collaborative': Trump administration stands by 'Speedway Slammer' branding for ICE detention

Penske Entertainment had said its IndyCar imagery shouldn't be used in connection with a new ICE detention facility planned in Indiana.
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IMS not happy about ICE nickname

The United States Department of Homeland Security unveiled a new name for a planned expansion of the Miami Correctional ...
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More than NASCAR: See racing history at IMS this Brickyard 400 weekend

NASCAR is coming back to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, headlining three days of racing. The NASCAR Xfinity Series Pennzoil ...
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Bubba Wallace's wife Amanda reflects on "bitter sweet weekend" celebrating No. 23's IMS win amid personal loss

Bubba Wallace made history by emerging victorious at the Brickyard 400 and becoming the first Black driver to win on the ...
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Ahead of Indy 500, IMS President Doug Boles talks style, brand

Boles, too, is dressed in blue, as he seems to be 99.9% of the time. And he is also in a suit, as he seems to be 99.9% of the time. It doesn't matter if the IMS president is manning a massive 2.5 ...
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Fox Corp. acquires stake in IMS, IndyCar owner Penske Entertainment

Fox Corp. acquires one-third stake in Penske Entertainment, owner of Indianapolis Motor Speedway and NTT IndyCar Series.
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No balloon release at this year's Indy 500 - Fox 59

In 2019, a billboard was temporarily placed near IMS in Speedway that read “BALLOONS POLLUTE AND KILL. #StopLitteringIMS.” The pre-race balloon release dates as far back as 1947.

Kyle Larson eyes another Brickyard 400 win as he returns to IMS hoping 'to do a much better job' than Indy 500

Kyle Larson's Months of May spent at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway have been rollercoaster rides, but he made up for it ...

Cookie Monster to be Grand Marshal for Brickyard 400 at IMS

In an exciting addition to the Brickyard 400, "Sesame Street's" beloved Cookie Monster will serve as the grand marshal for the event at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

'Speedway Slammer' immigration jail set to be Trump's next 'Alligator Alcatraz'

The company behind the Indy 500 questioned the government's use of its Speedway imagery to brand an immigration jail.