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In 2005, George stepped down from his operational duties in the IRL to start his own team, Vision Racing, with his wife Laura George and actor Patrick Dempsey. The team was formed from the remnants of Kelley Racing, which disbanded after the 2004 season. George's stepson, Ed Carpenter, began driving for the team in 2005. Vision Racing shut down ...
Upon the death of Tony Hulman in 1977, his wife, Mary Fendrich Hulman, became chairman of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. When she retired in 1988, her daughter, Mari Hulman George, took over and held the position until 2016. There have been several female car owners at the Indianapolis 500.
Tony became sales manager of Hulman & Co., while Mary set up housekeeping in the city's Farrington's Grove neighborhood. Their first child, Mary, was born in Evansville in 1930, but died shortly after birth. On December 26, 1934, the couple's daughter Mary (Mari Hulman George), was born. She died November 3, 2018. [5]
His reason for not competing was "lack of sponsorship." However, given his financial status his decision seems questionable. Sources point to his long-standing feud with Tony George (Indianapolis Motor Speedway President and founder of the IRL) as the true reason for not competing in the new IndyCar Series. [citation needed]
Claire Kittle is far more than just the wife of a football star, but she has no problem being labeled a WAG. Kittle, 30, has been married to San Francisco 49ers star George Kittle since April 2019 ...
In August 2022, Tony George and his wife co-sponsored a fundraiser for Lee Weingart, the Republican who ran unsuccessfully for Cuyahoga County executive. In April 2020, during the coronavirus ...
Tony Bennett’s legacy will live on through the music he “delighted in performing,” his wife, Susan Benedetto, and eldest son, Danny Bennett, said following his death. The beloved singer died ...
In the seventh year of the ongoing IRL/CART split, Team Penske and Team Green purchased IRL-type machines, and returned to race at Indianapolis. Ganassi, who had returned (and won) in 2000, entered as well. For the first time during the open wheel split, the CART series did not schedule any races for the weekend of the Indy 500, nor for the ...