Tony Stewart to headline inaugural trade show in home state of Indiana
The International Motorsports Industry Show has partnered with two-time NASCAR Cup champion Tony Stewart for an inaugural event Dec. 2-3 at the Indiana Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis.
The two-day trade show is designed to create interaction, the sharing of ideas and products and the ability to build relationships among individuals and companies in the racing business.
“We are excited about it," Stewart said. "The Performance Industry Trade Show was always a huge event here and with them moving to Florida, it has grown really large, but I think it has kind of lost its core group of racers. That is something we want to bring back to Indianapolis. Having it at the Convention Center is going to be huge. Having it December 2 and 3 is huge.
"We are not going to quantity, we are going for quality. We want the die-hyard racers here. It’s not the trinket and trash stuff that you see at the fair, this is for die-hard racers only and that is something that this area with the drag race teams, the IRL, I think a lot of the Cup teams will come up for it. This has always been the center and the hub of racing. To have the show back here is going to be huge.”
Stewart owns or co-owns 14 racing-related businesses, including Stewart-Haas Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Tony Stewart Racing in USAC and the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and True Speed Communication, a media relations agency specializing in motorsports. The Indiana native also owns Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, and is a partner in Paducah (Ky.) International Raceway and Macon (Ill.) Speedway.
More than 300 booths have already been booked for IMIS. For more information, visit www.imis-indy.com.
