IndyCar Firestone Contract Extended

January 17, 2017 by Racing News

New IndyCar Firestone Contract Extended

INDIANAPOLIS (Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017) – INDYCAR announced a multiyear contract extension today with Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC (BATO), continuing its longtime partnership with Firestone as the official tire supplier of the Verizon IndyCar Series. The announcement extends the tire brand’s involvement in open-wheel racing that dates to Ray Harroun’s Firestone-equipped Marmon Wasp winning the inaugural Indianapolis 500 in 1911.