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Back, Toyota, back!
In an effort to avoid its A-list NASCAR teams defecting to Toyota, or any other automaker, Ford has locked up Roush Racing, Robert Yates Racing and the Wood Brothers in five-year contract extensions. "The sport of NASCAR is continually changing and we're looking to position ourselves so we'll be able to adapt to those changes,'' said Ford Racing boss Dan Davis. "As we look toward long-term development and long-term projects, we know who we will be working with, and we know there's a level of trust there from both sides.''
Date change
The U.S. Grand Prix is officially in for a change in 2004. Indianapolis Motor Speedway president Tony George learned from Formula One czar Bernie Ecclestone that next year's event will be June 18-20 rather than the last weekend of September (this year's event is slated for Sept. 26-28), as has been the case for the first four years in Indy. George said Ecclestone made the decision to package the two North American races. That could be a positive, George said, especially as it relates to the summer travel schedule of potential ticket buyers. Getting out of the fall also allows George to avoid the competition from college and pro football. But George concedes that he is about to face a tall order in the ticket-selling business. With the Indy 500 on May 30 next year and the Brickyard 400 on Aug. 8, George will have his three major events within 10 weeks of each other. That's 750,000 tickets that must be sold. Good luck.
Replacing F3000
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