Milwaukee Mile accused of mismanagement

The Milwaukee Mile is being mismanaged and needs to go in a different direction in order to keep racing alive, the former chairman of the track says.

Marcus Lemonis, chairman and chief executive officer of Camping World/Freedom Roads, the nation's largest recreational vehicle and outdoor retailer, became chairman of the Mile in July.

But weeks later, Lemonis walked away, saying he was unhappy with the direction of the struggling track.

"I was not comfortable with what was reported to me as it relates to the financial stability of the business," Lemonis said. "Second, I wasn't sure I agreed with the direction of the majority owners. I'm not sure they were ready to make the financial commitment."

Unhappy with the course of events, Lemonis pulled out, and asked the Mile and the ownership group that manages it to take down his company's signage.

Evan Zeppos, a spokesman for the ownership group, called Lemonis' comments "baseless accusations." Milwaukee Journal Sentinel