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Jason Vansickle is the Vice President of Curation and Education at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum. He is one of the youngest in his field to hold such a position. He has been with the Museum since 2011, serving in numerous roles, including Assistant Curator and Curator of Vehicles, before his current role. Jason is leading the charge with new exhibition creation and content development designed with visitation growth in mind. In 2022, he has overseen a record number of five new exhibitions at the Museum. He is responsible for managing the care for the collection, restoration department, and educational programming. He currently serves on the boards of the National Association of Automobile Museums, Indiana Landmark’s Indiana Automotive group, and the Indianapolis Cars and Coffee organization.
SHOW SPONSORS
Covercraft • American Collectors Insurance • Autogeek • Linkage Magazine • Techforce Foundation • RPM Foundation
INSPIRATION
Jason is 100% a product of his father and grandfather’s upbringing, who both were hot rodders and automotive enthusiasts. Carl Fisher is another inspiration for Jason and his legacy of projects he built.
CHALLENGES
For Jason it was the development of his career in his early days, and early years, were not so clear due to the nature and conditions of museums and finances.
SPECIAL VEHICLES
1934 Ford his grandfather restored and his father’s 1969 Camaro
BOOK RECOMMENDATION
Epic Drama: The Winning Collection of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum by Bill Pack* & Dwight T. Knowlton* – Book Available December 8, 2022
WORDS OF INSPIRATION
If you have a passion and or dedication, follow that.
WHERE TO FIND JASON
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum
SHARE THE INSPIRATION
If you enjoyed this show, please go to Apple Podcast and leave me a five-star review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out and help others to be inspired by Cars Yeah. * indicates a past Cars Yeah guest.