One of the oldest auto racing venues in the United States, the historic Lincoln Tech Indianapolis Speedrome, is now entering a new era under the ownership of Kevin Garrigus. “I am very proud to own the Speedrome“, stated Mr. Garrigus. “And I am extremely excited about its future. There are 75-years of great history behind us and many more years of motorsports entertainment ahead of us”. The one-fifth mile paved short track located on Indy’s east side is famous for its thrilling Figure 8 racing and intense oval action. Its signature event is the annual World Championship 3-Hour Figure 8 Endurance Race held each September.
The Garrigus family has been a part of the Speedrome fabric for 4 generations. This is a traditional tale for many beginning as a Speedrome child fan through adulthood as a parent and even a grandparent of a fan or driver. That is a big part of why Kevin Garrigus wanted to purchase the Speedrome. In recent years, he has been a track sponsor, multiple team sponsor, car owner, and parent to winning racer Jacob Garrigus. Outside of the Speedrome, he has built several successful businesses with the most recent being Advance Auto Sales.
Kevin and son Jacob, now stepping back from driving, have many exciting plans for the Speedrome. While just making some fine tuning to the great racing, facility upgrades will be high on the priority list. The upcoming awards banquet will be the place to first here many of these announcements. Tickets for the banquet are just $30 and available Monday-Friday 10am-6pm and Saturday 10am-4pm at Advance Auto Sales located at 5061 Southeastern Avenue. The banquet is Saturday November 19th at the Atrium on Indy’s south side. More information can be found on www.speedrome.com.