Charlie kimball, indy race car driver, is wed to kathleen. Nettinga joins indycar from nascar, where she helped produce three nascarbased hollywood movies and six nascarrelated tv. Indycar series, speedway open california office to build. Former nascar exec sarah nettinga is switching leagues to head the office as. Indycar series driver sarah fisher talk about forming her own race team. Former national speed sport news staffer and 23year publicrelations professional ron green has joined the staff of tony stewarts true speed communications as vice. This woman is the future of indycar racing, and shes. Nettinga brings extensive experience to the initiative from her.
As the newly appointed senior vice president of media and entertainment, sarah nettinga will look to pursue opportunities and make deals across multiple business lines and entertainment outlets according the. Sarah fischer was in indycar and was more or less treated as an equal. The team was jointly owned by former driver sarah fisher, fishers husband andrew ogara, and businessman willis wink e. Explore this list and know about these amazing girls. Indianapolis, july 19, 2011 prnewswire in six short months, indycar entertainments enterprises have led to a surge in exposure in the media. Danny sullivans indy 500 spin and win fame unlikely to be equaled auto racing may never see another mainstream superstar like danny sullivan became after his 1985 indy 500 spin and win.
Indy 500 documentary comes to 3net this fall engadget. The state of indycar discussions about the future of the sport take place in the us. But the arrival of danica was treated as a humongous breakthrough. Thats why mom and dad will enjoy this as much as their kids will. Indycar seeks to change image with new rules, marketing shift. Nettinga brings extensive experience to the initiative from her time building similar relationships with hollywood in her previous role with nascar. Ashley judd rushes to estranged husband dario franchitti. Kimball moved up from the indy lights series, a driverdevelopment league. Randy bernard is giving the indycar series a distinctly nascar flavor. Sarah nettinga sarah nettinga has an extensive twenty year career as a brand marketing and communication executive in the entertainment and sports businesses. Watch the video from the ride at sonoma raceway below. Sarah nettinga, who worked in a similar capacity at nascar, will manage the office in santa monica as senior vice president of media. Watch the latest sarah fisher videos and highlights on.
Sarah moore racing sarah has been racing since she was 8 years old, although started of in karting at the age of 4. Indycar entertainment rolling out hits in hollywood. Indycar brand, its drivers and teams and bring the. When s new senior vice president of entertainment and media sarah nettinga pictured starts commuting from her home in calabasas to a new company office space. Sarah fisher hartman racing was an auto racing team founded in january 2008 which competed in the verizon indycar series. Official pace car driver for the season that begins this weekend in st. Gmr grand prix get closer to the action at the gmr grand prix as the stars of the ntt indycar series take on the twists and turns of the ims road course.
Sarah fisher gives birth to second child indianapolis star. Ashley judd raced to her estranged husband dario franchittis side on sunday, oct. Sarah fisher, the former indycar series driver and team owner, has a new role. She was named the indycar series most popular driver three straight years from 2001 to 2003. The email came through in january of last year from katherine legge, telling me shed hooked up with this fabulous new sponsor, truecar, but i. Sarah cattaneo racing career profile driver database. Last week, members of the indycar fraternity, led by ceo randy bernard, gathered in indianapolis for a state of the union address. She had a brief stint in nascar between 2004 and 2005.
It didnt take long for hollywood style to meet indianapolis. James hinchcliffe wowed fans monday on the season premiere of. Former indycar racer who made 81 starts in her career. Born in indianapolis thursday, weighing seven pounds, four ounces, daniel joins big sister. She also raced in the nascar west series in 2004 and 2005. Sarah nettinga, who worked in a similar capacity at nascar, will manage the office in santa monica as senior vice president of media and entertainment. Indycar series driver sarah fisher talks about her experiences at kentucky speedway, her fans and starting her own racing team. James hinchcliffe gives dancing with the stars partner sharna burgess a ride in an indycar. Danny sullivans spin and win indy 500 made him unequaled. Milka duno competed in grandam and arca among other series before heading to indycar in 2007.
For, sarah fisher, indycar owner and retired openwheel driver, she has accelerated throughout her entire career. Her full name is angela christine coperuch, she was born on august 18, 1983. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for sarah fisher on. She is the most successful woman in the history of american openwheel racingher victory in the 2008 indy japan 300 is the only win by a woman in an indycar series race. Sarah fisher announces plans for indoor karting facility. Former nascar exec sarah nettinga is switching leagues to head the office as senior vp.
Sarahs success as a race car driver, their ownership of an indycar team and now this new endeavor make them model hoosier entrepreneurs. Its not that indycar racing isnt cool, its just the sport, for the most part, features the same dudes driving each race car. This familyfriendly event includes driver autograph sessions and the chance to walk on the legendary yard of bricks during the postrace track invasion. Indycar has opened an office in santa monica, calif. Sarah nettinga will manage the new office and become senior vice president of media and entertainment for indycar entertainment. Sarah started of racing in the honda cadet class, progressing through karting until moving into the ginetta junior championship on the weekend of her 14th birthday. Sarahs hubby has been linked to many women but she was the one who caught his heart. Dreamworks likes to make the distinction that they make movies that bring out the kid in the adults as opposed to making movies for kids, said sarah nettinga, senior vice president of indycar entertainment. She won the world karting association world championship in 1990 at age 10. Driven by the strong interest in building and executing strategic marketing and communication plans that include branded content designed to strengthen brand engagement, sarah s strengths are in her strategic belief that marketing.
Duno was only the third female driver to start an indycar race when she debuted in 2007 and competed. The multilevel road course will be viewable from the glass frontage of the building, just blocks from the current cfh racing indycar shop. The state of indycar discussions about the future of. Sarah fisher stats, race results, wins, news, record. Even with espn 3d firmly into its second year and recently reupping sponsorship from sony theres still not that much content to go around so were very interested in a new indy 500 documentary. In addition indycar revealed that it is opening a new entertainment and media office in santa monica, california, in partnership with the indianapolis motor speedway. The couple relocated to indianapolis in 2010, the year mr. Sarah nettinga will manage the new west coast office. The former indycar driver, who won an openwheel race in that series in japan in 2008 and became the first woman to lead the indianapolis 500, ran 10 cup races for team owner stewart last season. Indycar and the indianapolis motor speedway are teaming up to open a west coast office that will focus on working with the media and entertainment industries. This list shows drivers that have a racing entry at driver database from the last two years. Indycar fans quickly turned against her for various reasons but mainly tied to the unending hype of her every move. For the drivers it was a welcome opportunity to get back in the cockpit and on to the track. Sarah marie fisher born october 4, 1980 is an american retired professional race car driver who competed in the indy racing league irl now indycar series and the indianapolis 500 intermittently from 1999 to 2010.