New name, and high-tech plan, for St. Louis-area race track

FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2017, file photo, JR Hilderbrand drives on the track during an IndyCar auto race at Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, Ill. The track outside St. Louis that hosts IndyCar, NASCAR and NHRA events is getting not only a new name, but a promise to become a proving ground for tech innovations aimed at enhancing the fan experience. Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, Illinois, will be renamed World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway. Terms of the naming rights agreement announced Wednesday, April 17, 2019, were not disclosed. (AP Photo/Scott Kane, File)

Officials from NASCAR, NHRA and IndyCar pose for a photo in Maryland Heights, Mo., a suburb of St. Louis, Wednesday, April, 17, 2019, after the announcement that Gateway Motorsports Park will be renamed World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway. Pictured from left, NHRA President Glen Cromwell, IndyCar President Jay Frye, World Wide Technology founder David Steward and his son David Steward II, Gateway Motor Sports CEO Curtis Francois, and NASCAR Managing Director Ben Kennedy. (AP Photo/Jim Salter)