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0409 AARWBA Newsletter ImPRESSions© The Official Newsletter Of The American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association April 2009 Vol. 42 No. 4 Annual AARWBA Indy 500 Breakfast May 23rd, the day before the Need A Room For The Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Indy 500? Brickyard Crossing Contact: Golf Resort & Inn - Pavilion Dawne Smith - General Manager Sleep Inn Airport West Driver interviews - Jigger and Angelo Angelopolous Awards - P: 317-247-4100 Writing, Broadcast and Photography or at 317-487-9800. Contest Winners -Door prizes E-mail: gm.in091@choicehotels,com Hotel Guests Receive: Reservations required. Members may email to: [email protected] * Free shuttle service to and from the Speed- way throughout the entire event Tickets from Dusty in the Media Center * Guest Appreciation Party the night before the or at the door race * Early breakfast on race day In This Issue: * Nicely appointed guestrooms - Aflac / AMS Journalism Award Page 2 * Deluxe Continental Breakfast - Tuskegee Airmen Honored At Indy Page 3 * Free WIFI in all guestrooms and public areas - AARWBA Ombudsman Page 4 - Have You Been To Indy? Page 5 * 24-hour complimentary airport transportation - News & Notes Page 7 * Use of the indoor pool w/whirlpool and exer- cise facility at the Comfort Inn & Suites next - Gil Bouffard On USF1 Page 8 store - John Fitch’s Plight Continues Page 9 - About The Straight Shooter Award Page 10 American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association, Inc. (www.aarwba.org) “Dedicated To Increasing Media Coverage Of Motor Sports” An award application appearsatthe application award An Speedway. 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