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Eric Shanks Grew up an Indy 500 Fanatic Who Vows to Make Race Fox Sports' Biggest Event of the Year
- Eric Shanks vows Fox Sports will deliver its biggest production of the year for the 109th Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, the first under a new IndyCar deal.
- Fox Sports aims to improve after glitches in the first five races by introducing innovations like the 'ghost car' graphic during qualifying to enhance viewer experience.
- The event features major talent including Tom Brady, Michael Strahan, Danica Patrick, and Snake Pit grand marshal Rob Gronkowski, alongside key competitors like Alex Palou and Robert Shwartzman.
- Shanks expressed confidence in significantly enhancing the Indy experience by introducing gambling features through a collaboration with DraftKings, which will offer more than 20 trifectas to increase fan involvement.
- Despite sporadic IndyCar ratings that lag behind NASCAR, Shanks focuses on growth and is not considering moving IndyCar broadcasts off Fox if ratings don't improve soon.
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Eric Shanks grew up an Indy 500 fanatic who vows to make race Fox Sports' biggest event of the year
Indiana native Eric Shanks can’t remember exactly when the rite of passage began of traveling to Indianapolis Motor Speedway. His first Indianapolis 500 memory is of the 1985 race, Danny Sullivan’s “Spin and Win” 1985 victory, when Shanks was around…
Eric Shanks grew up an Indy 500 fanatic who vows to make race Fox Sports’ biggest event of the year
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — As an Indiana native, Eric Shanks can’t remember exactly when the rite of passage began of traveling to Indianapolis Motor Speedway. His first Indianapolis 500 memory is of the 1985 race, Danny Sullivan’s “Spin and Win” 1985 victory, when Shanks was around 14 and had fully embraced the way his home state played such a role in American culture. “I think everybody takes pride in there being a spotlight on this part of the count…
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