Milwaukee Mile had lost its spot on the IndyCar schedule several years ago and was in danger of closing altogether on multiple occasions. Now the 120-year-old facility is making a comeback.
Roger Penske, Chairman of Penske Corporation, discusses bringing back IndyCar racing back as part of a news conference announcing the return of IndyCar auto racing at Milwaukee Mile on Sept. 25, 2023, in West Allis, Wis.
“You think of Rex Mays and Bettenhausen and some of the greatest drivers — Rodger Ward racing up here,” Penske said Monday. “These are the great names in the sport. Always right after Indy they used to come, obviously would come here to Milwaukee and run. To me, it was just part of the DNA of the series. And we kind of lost that.
Mark Miles, the president and CEO of Penske Entertainment Co., said Penske officials met with Evers more than a year ago to discuss the possibility of bringing IndyCar back to Milwaukee. Miles also noted that “the State Fair Board welcomed the opportunity and is really embracing it, and I don’t know that that was that true last time around in Milwaukee.”
“The drivers love this kind of racing,” Penske said. “When you think about qualifying, some of the ovals, within one second we had 27 cars. You just don’t see that in other types of sports. We can showcase that.”
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