Sinden Racing Service, the company that manages the IndyCar Series' Indy Fan Zone, is offering a $2500 reward for information leading to the return of several IndyCar Series driver helmets that were stolen from the attraction while parked outside the company's headquarters in Indianapolis early on Monday morning.
Helmets belonging to Danica Patrick, Helio Castroneves, Dan Wheldon, Sarah Fisher, Ed Carpenter and Ryan Hunter-Reay were a few of the many items that thieves were able to get away with.
The six helmets included Fisher's fan-autographed helmet wishing her luck in her return to the IndyCar Series at Kentucky in 2006, Wheldon's helmet that he wore in winning the 2007 season-opener at Homestead-Miami Speedway and Castroneves' helmet from his first Indy 500 victory.
In addition to the helmets, other items stolen included DVD players, laptop computers, Xbox 360 gaming units, microphones and watches. Damage was also done to a number of the display cases.
"The damages can and will be repaired, and we're working hard to get the Fan Zone repaired quickly to support as many races as we can the remainder of the season," IRL vice-president of marketing John Lewis reported, "Our biggest concern is that these helmets have some incredible sentimental value to our drivers, and we want to make all efforts to get them returned."
The Indy Fan Zone travels from race to race throughout the IndyCar Series season, offering fans an up-close look at the sport throughout the race weekend.
The Indy Fan Zone is usually stationed outside of each track for maximum fan exposure.
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