Former IndyCar Owners Acquire Whiteland Track

Sarah Fisher grows her karting empire

A group of former IndyCar team owners have taken over control of the oldest kart track in the country. Sarah Fisher, Andy O'Gara, and Wink Hartman are the new owners of Whiteland Raceway Park and say they plan to undergo a revitalization effort to bring new life to the track.

The trio, who previously owned Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing in Speedway, acquired the nine-turn road course track from former owner Mike Swails, though financial terms of the sale are not being disclosed. The new owners say they are working through the details of the renovation effort, but the planning and cleanup process has begun.

"When Andy called to tell me that Mike had offered us the purchase of WRP," Fisher said in a news release. "We immediately agreed that investing in the karting community by reconditioning the facility was an obvious decision."

WRP will continue to run its final three races and open practice sessions for the 2018 season.

Fisher and Hartman founded Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing in 2008 and the team merged with Ed Carpenter Racing in 2014. Fisher and Hartman stepped down from their ownership responsibilities after one season and Fisher and O'Gara opened Speedway Indoor Karting in 2016.