The IndyCar Series wanted to continue coming to Baltimore but couldn’t deal with annual uncertainty over dates for the race, said Mark Miles, CEO of Hulman & Co., which owns IndyCar. The event was held on Labor Day weekend in ...

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It was a big risk, and they all took it. J.P. Grant, the primary owner of the Grand Prix of Baltimore, took a risk when he formed Race On LLC to finance the event.

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Maybe the idea that the Grand Prix of Baltimore is a blessing for business will become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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Some residents don’t have a good handle on who is actually paying for the Grand Prix of Baltimore and who stands to benefit.

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It’s been a month since the checkered flag waved over Pratt Street to signal the end of the second Grand Prix of Baltimore. Race organizers have spent the time reflecting on their hastily assembled event, with an eye focused on its potential for tenure in Charm City, but their brief reprieve is over.

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In hopes of attracting the largest audience possible to this weekend’s Grand Prix of Baltimore, race organizers have cast a wide net, looking to capture everyone from motorsports aficionados to racing rookies.

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The Baltimore Board of Estimates on Wednesday heard testimony — both positive and negative — from IndyCar, Visit Baltimore, citizens and others before taking its vote on whether to approve the contract for Downforce Racing to assume control of the city's Grand Prix.

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City officials vowed on Monday to sever ties with the organizer of the Baltimore Grand Prix unless the company pays its bills and climbs out of the red and into profitability. Baltimore Racing Development owes the city more than $1.5 ...

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The inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix kicked off Friday in the heart of downtown. Thousands watched the IndyCars take their first laps on the 2.1-mile street course and celebrated car culture.

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The first running of the Baltimore Grand Prix drew tens of thousands of people — die-hard racing fans and neophytes alike — to a festival that took over the city’s downtown Sunday. The three-day event was expected to draw more ...

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