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Vegas.com to Sponsor Indy Event at Las Vegas Speedway

Vegas.com, Nevada's largest Internet website, will sponsor the Sept. 26 Indy Racing League event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Vegas.com publisher Danny Greenspun announced this morning (Sept. 9).

Vegas.com is co-owned by the Greenspun family, which also owns the Las Vegas Sun.

"Racing fans are a growing and important segment of Vegas.com," Greenspun said. "Racing fans are wired, they're already using the Internet, and we've got the best racing coverage in the state on our website and we want people to know that.'' LVMS general manager Chris Powell said he was pleased to secure sponsorship for the race from a locally owned business.

Details of the sponsorship agreement, including its length and terms, were not disclosed.

Vegas.com provides 24-hour news, weather, sports and financial coverage from the Las Vegas Sun, the Associated Press and the New York Times as well as complete information for Las Vegas visitors from other Greenspun-owned publications such as Showbiz Weekly, Las Vegas Weekly and Las Vegas Life magazine.

The Vegas.com 500, featuring the stars and cars of the Indianapolis 500, will begin at 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 26 and will be televised nationally on ESPN2.

The penultimate race on the IRL's 10-race schedule will cap a three-day racing weekend at LVMS. The weekend also will feature a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on Friday, Sept. 24 and a NASCAR Winston West Series event on Saturday, Sept. 25.

Powell also said that the Speedway was close to announcing sponsorships for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and Winston West Series races.

Last year's NCTS race was sponsored by Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall while the Winston West race was sponsored by The Orleans Hotel and Casino.

Powell said keeping the word "Vegas" in the title of the races held at LVMS was preferable, but added that the Speedway was not limiting itself to such sponsorships.

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