US EditionIndyCar Officials and Pato O'Ward Shocked by ICE-Related 'Speedway Slammer' Post
INDIANA, AUG 6 – IndyCar rejects use of its branding in DHS promotion of a new 1,000-bed immigration detention center called the 'Speedway Slammer' without its consent, officials said.
- IndyCar officials and Pato O'Ward expressed shock at the use of their imagery in a recent post related to ICE.
- O'Ward stated he was "just a little bit shocked at the coincidences of that and... what it means."
- IndyCar officials were unaware that their imagery would be used in the announcement.
- They communicated a preference against the utilization of their intellectual property moving forward.
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The anti-immigration campaign promoted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and its headline, Kristi Noem, does not seem to have a limit. In its most recent release, the agency that oversees the security of the neighboring country has made use of the image of the Mexican driver Patricio Pato O’Ward, to promote an immigration detention center in the State of Indiana that he has named as Speedway Slammer (flatter of the track, in Spanish).
IndyCar officials and Pato O'Ward shocked by ICE-related 'Speedway Slammer' post (copy)
ARLINGTON, Texas — IndyCar driver Pato O’Ward and series officials were shocked by a social media post from the Department of Homeland Security that touts plans for an immigration detention center in Indiana dubbed “Speedway Slammer,” and includes a car…
IndyCar officials shocked by ICE-related 'Speedway Slammer' post
IndyCar driver Pato O'Ward and series officials were shocked by a social media post from the Department of Homeland Security that touts plans for an immigration detention center in Indiana dubbed “Speedway Slammer," and includes a car with the same number as the only Mexican driver in the series. “It…
IndyCar pushes back on DHS use of racing imagery
(The Hill) — IndyCar pushed back on recent Department of Homeland Security (DHS) use of racing imagery in connection with a state partnership to house detainees in Indiana. “We were unaware of plans to incorporate our imagery as part of yesterday’s announcement. Consistent with our approach to public policy and political issues, we are communicating our preference that our [intellectual property] not be utilized moving forward in relation to thi…
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