NASCAR Cup Series

Barnhart, de Ferran head new IndyCar committee

Published Apr. 13, 2010 9:17 p.m. ET

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IRL executive Brian Barnhart and former Indianapolis 500 champion Gil de Ferran will help steer the IndyCar Series in a new direction.

Barnhart and de Ferran will lead a seven-member committee that is charged with finding new, innovative, cost-effective race cars.

Also on the committee are: former Formula One executive Tony Purnell; Texas Motor Speedway president Eddie Gossage; Neil Ressler, former chairman of F1's Jaguar Racing; Tony Cotman, former vice president of operations for the defunct Champ Car World Series; and Rick Long, who has helped with the development of high-performance engines since the 1970s.

Air Force Gen. William R. Looney III will issue the final report to Randy Bernard, CEO of the IRL.

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