Tony George, born Anton Hulman George on December 30, 1959, is the owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He is also the president of Hulman & Co. December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Indianapolis Motor Speedway Wing and Wheel Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana (a separate city completely surrounded by Indianapolis) in the United States, is the second-oldest surviving automobile racing track in the world (after the Milwaukee Mile), having existed since 1909, and the original Speedway, the first racing...

Tony is the grandson of Tony Hulman, who purchased the Indianapolis Motor Speedway after the end of World War II. His mother (and Hulman's daughter), Mari Hulman George, serves as the speedway's chairman of the board and currently delivers its famed "gentlemen (and lady), start your engines" before every Indianapolis 500. Tony Hulman (February 11, 1901 - October 27, 1977) was a businessman from Terre Haute, Indiana and graduated from Worcester Academy in 1920. ... Indianapolis Motor Speedway Wing and Wheel Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana (a separate city completely surrounded by Indianapolis) in the United States, is the second-oldest surviving automobile racing track in the world (after the Milwaukee Mile), having existed since 1909, and the original Speedway, the first racing... Combatants Allied Powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Axis Powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000,000 Total dead... Mari Hulman George, born Mary Antonia Hulman George on December 26, 1934, in Terre Haute, Indiana, is the daughter of the late Anton Tony Hulman and Mary Fendrich Hulman, prominent Indiana philanthropists and business owners. ... Indianapolis 500, 1994 An Indianapolis 500 racecar depicted on the Indiana state quarter The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, is an American automobile race, held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. ...

Tony George became president and CEO of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation after the death of Joe Cloutier in 1989. During his first few years as Speedway head, he oversaw new projects such as Tower Terrace Suites, pit lane reconstruction, and a control tower.

Before George's arrival, the IMS traditionally had only one race: the Indianapolis 500. He changed that when the International Race of Champions circuit made its debut on the track in May 1992. But this was nothing compared to his announcement that a NASCAR race would be held at the Speedway. The Brickyard 400 made its debut on August 6, 1994, with Jeff Gordon taking the checkered flag. George also helped bring Formula One to the track with the first United States Grand Prix held in Indianapolis in 2000. This project involved building a road course inside IMS's oval. Despite the controversy surrounding the 2005 United States Grand Prix, George still plans on having Formula One race at the track, and the 2006 event took place on July 2nd with Michael Shumacher becoming the first driver to win 5 races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. International Race of Champions (IROC) is an auto racing competition, promoted as an equivalent of an All-Star Game or The Masters. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... The Allstate 400 at The Brickyard is an annual 400-mile (644 km) NASCAR Nextel Cup points race held each August at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. ... Jeffrey Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American race car driver. ... Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The United States Grand Prix is a motor racing event which has taken place at various times since 1959 in several locations, at first as a part of the American Grand Prize series and later as a race in the Formula One World Championship. ... The 2005 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on June 19, 2005 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

George's biggest claim to infamy, or fame, depending on one's point of view of CART racing in the early 1990s era, however, involved the creation of a new open wheel series that would challenge the established series at the time, CART. He announced the creation of the Indy Racing League, which began racing in 1996. He created the IRL to encourage a more even playing field in open wheel racing. He also wanted an all-oval series, which would make it distinct from CART, which is dominated by road and street courses. However, George angered many CART figureheads by requiring 25 of the 33 spots in the Indianapolis 500 to be occupied by drivers in the IRL circuit. His allegedly abrasive personality didn't help matters either. CART decided to boycott the race and stage their own race on the same day, the U.S. 500. Due to the CART boycott, most of the biggest names didn't enter the Indianapolis 500 for several years. George became a hated figure among some racing fans, and he was blamed for open wheel racing losing fans and drivers to NASCAR, while other racing fans supported his IRL. See also 1990s, the band The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, sometimes informally including popular culture from the very late 1980s and from 2000 and beyond. ... A simple wooden cart in Australia A cart transporting watermelons in Harbin, China. ... Indy Racing League Logo The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based open-wheel racing series. ... The U.S. 500 was an automobile race sanctioned by CART between 1996 and 1999 at the Michigan International Speedway as an alternative to the Indianapolis 500. ...

Despite the IRL's original intent, George added road courses to the originally all-oval circuit in 2005, and it became more expensive to field a team in what used to be a relatively cheap racing league. George has helped lead the IRL to more media attention and relative better finances than CART (which went bankrupt and became Champ Car). Whether it means that IRL outdraws Champ Car in attendance and popularity (outside of the Indianapolis 500) is still in dispute among racing fans (and can't be determined from an unbiased point of view). Regardless, George remains a controversial figure among those who follow open wheel racing.

In 2005, George steped down from operations of the IRL to start his own team, Vision Racing, with his wife Laura George. The team was formed from the remnants of Kelley Racing, which disbanded after the 2004 season. George's step-son (Laura's son), Ed Carpenter, drove for the team in 2005. Vision Racing is a team in the Indy Racing League founded in 2005 when Tony George purchased the assets of the defunct Kelley Racing. ... Kelley Racing is a former Indy Racing League team that most notably fielded a Delphi sponsored car for Scott Sharp during its entire existence from 1998 to 2004. ... Ed Carpenter is an Indy Racing League driver born March 3, 1981. ...

Trivia

• George competed in the 1989 Indy Lights championship, finishing 12th in points and capturing 5 top-tens.

• Tony is Currently enrolled in the Premed program of St. George's University Medical School on the caribean Island of Grenada

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External links

Tony recently penned his own study guide "getting down,and studying with Tony G." giving helpful suggestions to people on how to get the most from studying, some of his most inciteful and facinating suggestions have been to study while dancing to Whitney Houston and other 80's power ballads. Whitney Elizabeth Houston(born August 9, 1963) is an American pop and R&B singer and actress. ...

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