ALERT: Tony George out as Indianapolis Motor Speedway boss

HOME   |   LATEST NEWS   |   VEHICLE REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   CLASSIFIEDS Tuesday, June 30, 2009 Tony George of the Indy Racing League. (LAT PHOTOGRAPHIC) Tony George out as Indianapolis Motor Speedway boss By Dale Jewett | 06/30/09, 5:10 pm et Tony George will no longer have day-to-day responsibility for running his family businesses, including the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Current chief financial officer Jeffrey Belskus is the new CEO of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corp., and current chief legal counsel W. Curtis Brighton is the new president and CEO of Hulman & Co. The changes, made public Tuesday, take effect July 1. George remains on the board of directors of the Hulman-George companies, along with his mother and three sisters. But he will focus on running his IndyCar Series team, Vision Racing. The changes come one month after the family denied reports that George had been ousted from his executive positions during the annual meeting. But the family issued a statement that said George had been asked to... CLICK HERE TO UNSUBSCRIBE from the AutoWeek Daily Drive E-mail or to sign up for other AutoWeek e-mail products. IMPORTANT: Please add AutoWeek.com to your E-mail Address Book to ensure you will continue to receive our newsletters. Please DO NOT reply to this e-mail. You will not receive a reply if you use this e-mail address. Crain Communications, 1155 Gratiot Ave. Detroit, MI 48207.