Dr. Henry Bock will retire at the end of the year source: irl.racing-live.com Dr. Henry Bock will retire as senior director of medical services for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indy Racing League, effective Jan. 1, 2007. Bock has served in that capacity at IMS since 1982 and for the IRL since it started competition in 1996. He will remain at IMS and the IRL as a medical and safety advisor. "On behalf of the entire Hulman-George family, I want to thank Henry for the many years of service to the entire enterprise, especially the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indy Racing League," said Tony George, IMS and IRL chief executive officer. "His leadership and personal commitment of time have resulted in tremendous advancements in motorsports safety. We consider ourselves fortunate to be able to continue to rely on his advice and counsel." Bock began his motorsports medicine career in 1966 when he was a medical student at Indiana University School of Medicine. After graduation from IU in 1968, he served as a medical provider/consultant to the production crew of the motion picture "Winning." In 1970, Bock joined the emergency medical staff at Methodist Hospital of Indiana in Indianapolis. In the late 1970s, he traveled with the United States Auto Club's Champ Car safety team as an on-track physician and served as an assistant to IMS Medical Director Dr. Thomas Hanna. Bock succeeded Hanna in 1982.
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