Here are a few stories to get you going this morning…
Several drivers tested on Friday at Texas Motor Speedway in preparation for June’s Firestone 550K, the first race after the Indianapolis 500. Here’s a full report from Crash.net, as well as a Dixon-centric article from Carlos Mendez of The Dallas Morning News…
Here’s a pretty good lesson in sponsor activation from 7-Eleven. Tony Kanaan’s backer has teamed up with Blip.tv to create a series on their “7-Eleven Road Trip Rally,” which has two teams of drivers (in cars wrapped with 7-Eleven/IRL graphics) driving from opposite coasts in a race to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway — all while completing challenges along the way and stopping exclusively at 7-Eleven stores for food and fuel. You can check out the press release here…
And it appears that a fifth woman will race in this year’s Indianapolis 500. In case you missed it, a report from WISH-TV in Indianapolis says that Ana Beatriz will drive a fourth Dreyer and Reinbold Racing entry later this month at the Brickyard…
