IndyCar and ABC/ESPN renew relationship for six years despite fan backlash

by Tony Johns on Aug 10, 2011 12:35 PM EDT

That collective groan you just heard from IndyCar fans was the result of today's news that ABC and ESPN had re-upped to broadcast the Indy 500 and a handful of other IZOD IndyCar Series races until 2018. Wrap your mind around that. An over-the-air network and the network that is synonymous with...