The question came up during last week's Phoenix City Council session. I attended the meeting, during which approval was given for final contract negotiations for a downtown Champ Car street race on Dec. 2, 2007. Champ Car President Steve Johnson, in responding to a Councilman's question about the financial stability of the organization, said the company is owned by "four people, two of whom are billionaires." This was news to me because all public statements I know of, and the series media guide, say the owners are Kevin Kalkhoven, Gerald Forsythe and Paul Gentilozzi. I wanted to ask Johnson the identity of the mystery fourth owner, but he quickly left after the meeting, so I E-mailed CC PR director Steve Shunck.
