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Are Indycar ticket holders out of luck?

Officials were all smiles in May 2015 when announcing the IndyCar event.Michael Dwyer/Associated Press/File

Attorney General Maura Healey’s office said Monday it is reviewing “some information and plans” for repaying ticket holders still waiting for reimbursement over a canceled Indycar race planned for the Seaport.

Healey’s office, in a statement, pledged to take whatever action is necessary to ensure ticket holders are made whole.

The attorney general launched an investigating into the failed Boston Grand Prix after receiving consumer complaints from people who bought tickets to the Labor Day event but were not reimbursed after the race was canceled in April.

Healey had given the parties connected to the race until Monday to come up with a plan to reimburse customers, or she would sue.

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Boston Grand Prix has said, through its lawyer, that it has run out of cash.

The Grand Prix, in a statement Monday, said it is trying to raise more money for refunds.

“Refunding ticket holders is a top priority for Boston Grand Prix, and the company is working diligently with all parties involved to develop a plan to refund ticket holders,” said Michael J. Goldberg, of Casner & Edwards, a Grand Prix lawyer and spokesman.

“We are now, and have been, in discussions with investors, sponsors and other stakeholders to ascertain their willingness to contribute to a fund to help pay for refunds to ticket holders, and we have kept the AG’s office fully informed of our efforts,” Goldberg said.

“This is a time-consuming process, and, at present, BGP cannot know the timetable for raising any of the needed funds,” he added. “In the meantime, we are working in good faith toward a satisfactory resolution.”


Mark Arsenault can be reached at mark.arsenault@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @bostonglobemark