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Vision Thanks Fans, Continues Collecting "Letters of Reference"

If you haven't already, and are still willing, Vision is asking fans to send a letter, email, short note, fax to Vision Racing that they can pass along to potential sponsors. Think of it as a letter of reference that Vision can use to find and secure sponsors that want your business.

Vision hopes to send bricks of 500 letters each to potential sponsors later this week. I sent mine last week. Send letters to Vision:

by email at Visionmedia@visionracing.com

by FAX at 317-295-7066 or

by snail mail to:

Letter of Recommendation
c/o Vision Racing
6803 Coffman Road
Indianapolis, IN 46268

Swift Sends Out the Mother of All Press Releases

Swift has issued forth with a PDF-based super news release, complete with aero discussion and many many photos like the one above. 

Download a copy of the SWIFT INDYCAR ANNOUNCEMENT FEB2010-1.

Lola Gets into the Car Replacement Arena

A press release from Lola USA just popped into my inbox. See below. No images, however.

Last week when Dallara popped out images I guess some/many team owners got into a tizzy that the league was helping Dallara too much and not showing sufficient love to the Delta Wing concepts. He Delta Wing car is set to be introduced at a Chicago auto show on Feb. 10.

Of course, the league can ill-afford to piss off Dallara what with the Delta Wing being very nebulous at this point. D-wing could fall through, then were would the league be if Dallara was super horked at them? So Brian Barnhart has to walk a fine line, no?

Read the Lola release below ...

Save $19 per on Tower Terrace Seats if You Buy Before Feb. 13

Just a reminder that IMS is marking Danica Patrick's ARCA debut by offering $19 off Tower Terrace seats (regularly $90, on sale for $71) through Feb. 13.

Order HERE.

If you have any questions contact the IMS Ticket Staff 317.492.6700, toll free at 1.800.822.INDY, or via email at tickets@brickyard.com

IndyCar Not Concerned with "More Fun, More Money" Scenario

On the morning after Danica Patrick declared driving a stock car super fun, IndyCar officials said they didn't see boring predictability as a threat to their sport.

Even as IndyCar officials hope that Danica will bring fans from NASCAR over to IndyCar as she flips back and forth this season, observers wonder of Danica might just open the flood gates the other way.

Danistar Does Daytona (Again) on Feb. 13

In a stunning development, Danica Patrick will race in the NASCAR Nationwide race on Saturday, Feb. 13 at Daytona.

Somebody get Old Dee Dubya (Darrell Waltrip) a MASSIVE shot of Thorazine, because otherwise he may piss hisself.

According to a NASCAR news release, "The decision for Patrick to compete in the Daytona Nationwide Series event is supported by sponsor GoDaddy.com and JRM co-owners Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Eury Jr., and Rick Hendrick."

Read the release HERE, and check out the banner for Danica gear that appears on the same page. NASCAR gets marketing.

Birthday Resolutions

Sarah Fisher

Danica Patrick

Milka Duno

Na-na-na-na-na-na ... today is my birthday. Na-na-na-na-na-na ... happy birthday to me.

Thanks to everyone for the Facebook and Twitter (@pressdog) wishes of a supersonic birthday full of schwerve. I'm moved to say a couple of things on my 46th birthday, in no particular order of importance.

Leilani Münter Gets Monster New York Times Air

The woman who was told not to race in the final Firestone Indy Lights race of 2009 (so as not to mess up the battle for second in the points of that league) got monster air in the New York Times today.

Leilani Münter had her attempt to run in the FIL finale at Homestead cut short by an ill-prepared team and an edict from FIL bosses that no one-offs would be marring the excitement of the battle for second in the points.

Um, what is Stars & Stripes Racing?

According to their Twitter account, Stars And Stripes Racing (@SandSRacing) is an "All American IndyCar team that will try and qualify the 94th running of the Indianapolis 500." Hmm.

One-page Web site HERE. Facebook page HERE. Anyone know what is up? Anybody? Bueller?

Thanks to the self-described "misfit" who alerted me to this rumored team.

Danica Could Shake Fans' Money Makers with ARCA Performance

Those wacky funsters at Indianapolis Motor Speedway! Far from dissing Danica Patrick for her foray into fenders, they're ALL IN on this Danica-in-ARCA thing.

Every lap she leads will tick off a dollar on the price of a Tower Terrace seat at the 2010 Indy 500.

HOLD UP, this smells a lot like fun, fan-friendly marketing. Who's idea? Human sacrifice, dogs and cats, living together, MASS HYSTERIA. Big ups to IMS for the creativity. Let's have more of that, please.

Cue the circus music and check out this unGoogled news release: