John Casey, who served as CFO of the Boston Grand Prix group that attempted unsuccessfully to stage an IndyCar Series race on the streets of the Massachusetts capital in 2016, was arrested last week on federal fraud charges in connection with the cancelled event.According to the Boston Herald, Casey was...

For a race that never actually took place, the Boston Grand Prix sure won't go away. Peacefully, at least.Former BGP CEO John Casey, who allegedly took approximately $1 million in compensation from the organization and used those funds to cover personal expenses over an 18-month period leading up to the...

Former Boston Grand Prix LLC president John Casey has had an arrest warrant issued after allegedly kicking a photographer from the Boston Herald on Wednesday while in court on matters relating to the failed IndyCar street race.According to the Herald, Casey kicked the female photographer while attempting to leave the...

An investigation of the finances related to the ill-fated IndyCar street race conducted by Boston TV station WCVB has brought a number of trouble questions to light.In May, Boston Grand Prix organizers – a group wholly independent from the Verizon IndyCar Series – canceled the inaugural event scheduled for Labor...

IndyCar will contribute more than $900,000 toward helping refund fans who purchased tickets for the ill-fated Boston Grand Prix.The company that was formed to manage and promote the race filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy earlier this week. Bankruptcy documents showed that almost $1.7m had been spent on tickets for the...

Boston Grand Prix, LLC has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, claiming it owes almost $9 million to creditors, including a list of more than 4,000 names of ticketholders who have not been given refunds, court documents show.Among the companies that are listed as creditors are IndyCar (owed $4.2 million), Firestone...

Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh and Hulman & Company CEO Mark Miles released a joint statement Thursday, indicating the door is not shut on future IndyCar races."Boston has an open door for new and innovative ideas that will benefit the city's future," the statement begins. "While it is disappointing that...

An IndyCar biggie called over the weekend and was miffed about two things: the fact that his series wasn't going to be racing in Boston, and that nobody seemed to care."Nobody is talking about it, there's nothing on ESPN or in the newspapers and it's like nobody cares," this individual...

Boston Grand Prix CEO John Casey says he should know whether his newly-cancelled street race will have a replacement before the Indianapolis 500 gets under way."We'd have to come up with something in 10 business days," Casey told RACER.Replacing Boston on short notice has led Casey's team to look for...

Promoters of the scheduled IndyCar race in Boston have ended negotiations with the city and are looking for an alternative venue.“An event of this magnitude requires considerable city and state support, and though we did overcome significant obstacles and demands that have been presented to us, the most recent demands...