IRL happy Versus/DirecTV dispute settled

The Indy Racing League, the sanctioning body for the IZOD IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights, issued the following statement from its Chief Executive Officer Randy Bernard regarding the carriage agreement reached today between VERSUS and DIRECTV:

"I would like to thank Derek Chang (executive vice president of content strategy and development of DIRECTV) along with Jamie Davis (VERSUS president) for working diligently to getting this deal done. Everyone wins – DIRECTV, VERSUS and most importantly the fans of the Indy Racing League."

VERSUS is the cable home to the IZOD IndyCar Series, broadcasting 12 races this season. A re-airing of Sunday's season-opening IZOD IndyCar Series event – the season opening Sao Paulo Indy 300 – will air tonight at 10 p.m. EDT on VERSUS.