Overheard at Mid-Ohio

The new title sponsor the IRL is trying to land for the IndyCar series is down to a quick-serve restaurant (Subway), a financial institution and a technology-oriented company. The deal is said to be worth $10M per year and will, as we previously reported back in March, see the name integrated into the series title. For example, if Subway gets the deal – the Subway IndyCar World Series……Still hearing that Homestead and Nashville will be going away in 2009 and they will spread out the schedule more. This year's 6-consecutive race weekends has been a killer for teams. No more than 4 consecutive races in 2009. Mark C. reporting from Mid-Ohio.