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FILE - In this May 27, 2012 file photo, Dario Franchitti, of Scotland, kneels on the track with wife, actress Ashley Judd, and car owner Chip Ganassi after winning IndyCar's Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. Sponsors come and go in motor sports, where even the strongest partnerships can quickly unravel because of the economy, a difference of opinion or a change in marketing strategy. But Chip Ganassi has developed a partnership with Target that has lasted 25 years in counting, and the team owner considers the relationship with the retail giant a key element in the growth of his race team and Ganassi himself. (AP Photo/AJ Mast, File)

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FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2013 file photo, Scott Dixon, of New Zealand, drives through turn three during the second IndyCar Grand Prix of Houston auto race, in Houston. Sponsors come and go in motor sports, where even the strongest partnerships can quickly unravel because of the economy, a difference of opinion or a change in marketing strategy. But Chip Ganassi has developed a partnership with Target that has lasted 25 years in counting, and the team owner considers the relationship with the retail giant a key element in the growth of his race team and Ganassi himself. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

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Alecia Thomas, left, is comforted by her friend Shivon Dollar, center, after she lost her home following an explosion that leveled two apartment buildings in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York, Wednesday, March 12, 2014. The blast happened after a neighbor reported smelling natural gas. The woman on the right is unidentified. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

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Audience members listen to a Washington, D.C. mayoral candidate forum held by the DC Adult and Family Literacy Coalition and the Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development at the Thurgood Marshall Center along U Street, Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 13, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Councilmember Vincent Orange (D-At Large) speaks during a Washington, D.C. mayoral candidate forum held by the DC Adult and Family Literacy Coalition and the Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development at the Thurgood Marshall Center along U Street, Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 13, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Councilmember Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) speaks at a Washington, D.C. mayoral candidate forum held by the DC Adult and Family Literacy Coalition and the Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development at the Thurgood Marshall Center along U Street, Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 13, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Artist, Activist and Owner of Busboys and Poets Andy Shallal speaks during a Washington, D.C. mayoral candidate forum held by the DC Adult and Family Literacy Coalition and the Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development at the Thurgood Marshall Center along U Street, Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 13, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Councilmember Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4) speaks during a Washington, D.C. mayoral candidate forum held by the DC Adult and Family Literacy Coalition and the Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development at the Thurgood Marshall Center along U Street, Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 13, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Councilmember Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4), right, listens as Councilmember Vincent Orange (D-At Large), speaks at a Washington, D.C. mayoral candidate forum held by the DC Adult and Family Literacy Coalition and the Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development at the Thurgood Marshall Center along U Street, Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 13, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Musician and Promoter Carlos Allen speaks at a Washington, D.C. mayoral candidate forum held by the DC Adult and Family Literacy Coalition and the Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development at the Thurgood Marshall Center along U Street, Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 13, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Councilmember Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) speaks at a Washington, D.C. mayoral candidate forum held by the DC Adult and Family Literacy Coalition and the Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development at the Thurgood Marshall Center along U Street, Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 13, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Councilmember Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4), center, and other mayoral candidates sit on stage during a Washington, D.C. mayoral candidate forum held by the DC Adult and Family Literacy Coalition and the Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development at the Thurgood Marshall Center along U Street, Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 13, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Audience members listen to a Washington, D.C. mayoral candidate forum held by the DC Adult and Family Literacy Coalition and the Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development at the Thurgood Marshall Center along U Street, Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 13, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Councilmember Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6), right, sits on stage as Musician and promoter Carlos Allen, left, speaks during a Washington, D.C. mayoral candidate forum held by the DC Adult and Family Literacy Coalition and the Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development at the Thurgood Marshall Center along U Street, Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 13, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Councilmember Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4) sits on stage and prepares before a Washington, D.C. mayoral candidate forum held by the DC Adult and Family Literacy Coalition and the Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development at the Thurgood Marshall Center along U Street, Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 13, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Councilmember Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) speaks to a reporter before a Washington, D.C. mayoral candidate forum held by the DC Adult and Family Literacy Coalition and the Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development at the Thurgood Marshall Center along U Street, Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 13, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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DC resident Muriel Martin, right, speaks with Councilmember Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4), center, before a Washington, D.C. mayoral candidate forum held by the DC Adult and Family Literacy Coalition and the Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development at the Thurgood Marshall Center along U Street, Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 13, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Councilmember Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) speaks to a reporter before a Washington, D.C. mayoral candidate forum held by the DC Adult and Family Literacy Coalition and the Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development at the Thurgood Marshall Center along U Street, Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 13, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)