Page 1 of 2 (ABOVE: Cleveland start in 1999, and BELOW, Paul Tracy winning final Cleveland GP in 2007) IndyCar fans have been clamoring for a return to Cleveland and the racy runways of Burke Lakefront Airport and, suddenly, there appears to be hope. Gene Haskett, who ran the Cleveland race from 1983 to ’92, was approached by a major company a few months ago wondering if he’d be interested in bringing back Indy cars to Lake Erie if they provided title sponsorship. “I told them I had no interest in being the promoter but I would call Roger Penske for them and see if he had any interest,” related Haskett over the weekend at St. Petersburg. “I talked to Roger and he said ‘no’...
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