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No. 2 Car is Joost(TM) at the Indy 500.


INDIANAPOLIS -- During the 91st running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 27, the Joost[TM] logo will be prominently displayed on the No. 2 Vision Racing Vision Racing, LLC is owned and operated by Tony George and wife, Laura, along with actor Patrick Dempsey of the TV show Grey's Anatomy. It was founded in 2005 when George purchased the assets of the defunct Kelley Racing team.  Dallara/Honda/Firestone driven by Tomas Scheckter Tomas Scheckter (born September 21, 1980) is a South African racing driver, born in Monte Carlo, currently competing in the Indy Racing League and the A1 Grand Prix series. He is the son of 1979 Formula 1 World Champion Jody Scheckter and the nephew of racer Ian Scheckter. .

Earlier this month, IndyCar[R] Series and Indianapolis 500 announced that racing fans around the world can find their favorite IndyCar Series The IndyCar Series is the premier series of the Indy Racing League. Due to the legal settlement with CART, the IRL was unable to utilize the name until the beginning of the 2003 season.  and Indianapolis 500 programming on the IndyVision channels on Joost, the world's first broadcast-quality Internet television Internet television (or Internet TV) is television distributed via the Internet. Overview
In the past, television was only distributed by cable, satellite, or terrestrial systems.
 service. On Sunday, the IndyVision logo will be on the No. 22 Vision Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone driven by A.J. Foyt IV.

"Seeing the Joost Vision Racing car on the track tomorrow is quite a thrill for us, and we'll be rooting for Tomas and the entire Vision Racing team," said Yvette Alberdingk Thijm, executive vice president of content strategy and acquisition for Joost. "IndyVision has been a great partner of ours from the beginning, and together we are building the fan base by bringing IndyCar and Indy 500 races, films and documentaries to people around the world all year long on Joost."

Today, racing fans can catch IndyVision films featuring some of the top racers on the IndyCar Series today, like Marco Andretti Marco Michael Andretti (born March 13, 1987 in Nazareth, Pennsylvania) is an American auto racing, of Italian origin, driver who drives the #26 car for Andretti-Green Racing in the Indy Racing League. , Danica Patrick Danica Sue Patrick (born March 25, 1982 in Beloit, Wisconsin) is an American auto racing driver competing in the IndyCar Series. She is from an Irish-American family and was raised in Roscoe, Illinois.  and Dan Wheldon Daniel Clive Weldon (born June 22 1989 in Emberton, England) is a successful English auto racing driver. The 2005 Indy Racing League champion and Indy 500 winner, Wheldon is nicknamed "Difficult Dan" in the IRL pit lane for his choleric temperament. He currently resides in St. , on the IndyVision IndyCar Series channel. The IndyVision Indy 500 Films channel features footage from all of the Indy 500 races from 1990 to today, as well as documentaries about the history of the Indy 500 and repeat winners.

More channels with Indianapolis 500, IndyCar Series and Indy Pro Series The Indy Pro Series is a developmental racing series sanctioned by the Indy Racing League. It was founded in 2002 as a way to introduce new talent to the IRL and coincided with Infiniti's departure from the IRL's premier Indycar series. It is a spec series using a modified 3.  content are expected to be added to the IndyVision channels on Joost in the near future, including Hardest Hits (crashes and safety), Up to SPEED (weekly updates) and LIFE in the Fastlane (lifestyle and behind the scenes). Invitations to Joost are available for IndyCar fans at http://www.joost.com/presents/indycar-series.

In addition to Scheckter, starting 10th, and Foyt, starting 18th, Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series driver born March 3, 1981. He is the stepson of Indy Racing League founder Tony George. He and his wife, Heather Carpenter, are expecting their first child in October of 2007.  and Davey Hamilton Davey Hamilton (born June 13, 1962 in Nampa, Idaho) is a race car driver in the Indy Racing League. He has made 49 series starts and while never winning a race, finished second 3 times. He placed second in series points in the 1996-1997 season and again in 1998.  will race for Vision Racing in the Indy 500. The Indy 500 is the biggest single-day sporting event in the world. On Sunday, more than 300,000 people will gather at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Coordinates:

Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana (a separate town completely surrounded by Indianapolis) in the United States, is the second-oldest
 to watch 33 drivers race 200 laps around the 2.5 mile track at speeds topping 220 miles per hour.

About Joost[TM]

Joost[TM] provides a new way of watching TV that combines the best of full-screen television entertainment with the interactive and community benefits of the Internet to bring broadcast-quality video to viewers anytime, anywhere. Based on a state-of-the-art, secure, peer-to-peer streaming technology, Joost can be accessed with a broadband Internet connection and offers video content to viewers for free. Joost features more than 150 channels with programming across all genres, including: cartoons and animation; entertainment and film; sports; comedy; lifestyle and documentaries; and sci-fi. Channels and programs available on Joost vary by geographic region, based on copyright ownership.

To learn more about Joost, visit www.joost.com.

About Vision Racing

Formed in 2005, Vision Racing is owned and operated by Tony and Laura George as well as actor Patrick Dempsey of ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" and is based in Indianapolis, Ind. in a 32,000 square foot facility. The team competes full-time in the 17-race IndyCar Series schedule, and for the first time in 2007 will also participate in the Rolex 24-Hour endurance race in Daytona, Florida. Entering its third season of IndyCar competition, the team is coming off 15 top-ten finishes, three top-five finishes and a third place finish in 2006. The team features returning drivers Ed Carpenter and Tomas Scheckter and team newcomer, but IndyCar veteran, A.J. Foyt IV. Vision Racing continues to proudly perpetuate the legacy of the Hulman-George family through motorsports excellence, by demonstrating the traditions and heritage of the Indianapolis 500 and IndyCar Racing.
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