Small Crowd Leaves Uncertain Future For IndyCar's Milwaukee 225

IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard said that next year's Milwaukee 225 "is a 50-50 proposition after a crowd of no more than 15,000 came out to the Milwaukee Mile on Sunday." AB Promotions' Chris McGrath said that his group, which revived the race after a one-year hiatus, "would go over the financial data from the weekend and then meet with Bernard." The race's fate "could be decided as early as this week." It is possible the race could go back to Chicagoland Speedway "at the request of title sponsor Izod." Bernard: "I'm hopeful there's a chance we could have both races" (MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, 6/20).

A crowd of about 86,000 attended the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 on a "near-perfect day for racing" yesterday at Michigan Int'l Speedway (DETROIT FREE PRESS, 6/20).