There's nothing quite like racing at the Milwaukee Mile.
History and pageantry surround the world's most historic operating Speedway.
For the first time since 2015, the IndyCar Series makes
its return to the mile.
We, we care a lot about the history in the
in that context, there are a lot of IndyCar race
fans here.
We've got a lot of history on the track.
We're in the Midwest and the Midwest is is kind
of our heartland.
So all those are great reasons to be here and
we're looking forward to a great event that kind of
reignites the relationship with fans in this area.
The return to the mile has been years in the
making.
So on Labor Day weekend at the Wisconsin State Fair
Park, the Hyvee Milwaukee Mile to 50s will take over
the racetrack.
I think everybody was thrilled.
The drivers love it, right?
It's so competitive, so exciting, but so the fans it,
it will just, there's not a boring moment on a
short Oval or mile long Oval with that many cars
out there going that fast.
Even better fans will get to watch the first ever
IndyCar doubleheader weekend at the mile.
We thought it was a great way to reintroduce ourselves
and it's it's great for the teams as we were
coming down to the end of the 2024 IndyCar championship.
The second of the two races here will be the
penultimate event for our championship.
It's a really important stop from the point of view
of of the the racing and the competition for the
whole year.
Indycar's re entry to Milwaukee also hopes to bring in
plenty of racing fans.
It'll be really thrilling and I think the overall mix
is going to be family oriented.
People should bring their kids.
IndyCar racing and race drivers are very accessible.
So like Friday night, everybody can come out and get
the autographs of all the drivers.
So it it really should be kind of a big
block party.
Something else the IndyCar faithful can look forward to is
where they can watch their favorite races moving forward.
That's because IndyCar is moving from long time broadcast partner
NBC to FOX next year.
So fans will be able to watch every race in
2025 right here on FOX 6.
This is a huge thing for IndyCar racing and our
sport and our perspective growth.
The biggest audiences are delivered by live sports on net
for television, and Fox was so interested in IndyCar they
were able to clear the schedule time so that every
one of our races, all 17 races next year will
be live on Fox so your audience knows where to
go.
They love IndyCar, so I think they'll be very agile
and creative in the way they create the stories and
help us attract fans.
Of course, the mile will be on that 2025 IndyCar
schedule, and the goal next year is to make that
race even bigger and even more exciting in Milwaukee.
Lily Zhao.
FOX 6 Sports.