There will be a new kid on the block when the 1996 IndyCar seasonbegins. Indianapolis Motor Speedway president Tony George announcedlast weekend that his new Indy Racing League would debut next seasonwith a four-race schedule. And the jewel of the new series will bethe "greatest spectacle in racing," the Indianapolis 500 in May,1996.
To say the announcement was a bit of a shock is anunderstatement. George tried unsuccessfully to negotiate with thecurrent IndyCar sanctioning body, Championship Auto Racing Teams, inan effort to lower costs in a sport where a $4 million team budget isthe norm.
"We have to find a way to keep the cost of running an IndyCardown in …
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