Indianapolis, IN (Sports Network) - Tony George resigned as president and
chief executive officer of the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The Board of Directors of Hulman & Company and IMS announced a new management
team on Tuesday. It's comprised of Curtis Brighton and Jeffrey Belskus, as
both will be at the helm of the Hulman-George companies effective July 1.
Brighton, currently executive vice president and chief legal counsel, will
become president and CEO of Hulman & Company. Belskus, who is executive vice
president and chief financial officer, will become president and CEO of the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation.
The 49-year-old George founded the Indy Racing League. He is the grandson of
Tony Hulman, who purchased the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. George will remain
a board member of the Hulman-George companies.
"Our board had asked Tony to structure our executive staff to create
efficiencies in our business structure and to concentrate his leadership
efforts in the Indy Racing League," said Mari Hulman George, IMS chairman of
the board and Tony George's mother. "He has decided that with the recent
unification of open-wheel racing and the experienced management team IMS has
cultivated over the years, now would be the time for him to concentrate on his
team ownership of Vision Racing with his family and other personal business
interests he and his family share."