NASCAR and IndyCar might find relevance together

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I was reading this article and thought some of you may find it interesting. Personally, I'm not an IndyCar fan @ all. I'll watch the Indy 500 but that's the extent of my participation. There are some of you out there that seem to like the series. How beneficial do you think it would be to either or both series to 'team up'? What about running the two series at the same track on a given weekend?

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Indycar fans by and large are very dismissive and disdainful of NASCAR and it's fans.

And NASCAR has nothing to gain ny this.
 
Matthew2470 said:
Indycar fans by and large are very dismissive and disdainful of NASCAR and it's fans.

And NASCAR has nothing to gain ny this.
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Yes, and it's the other way around too. NASCAR fans, by and large, are very dismissive of all open wheel and its fans.
 
NASCAR has savvy leadership, shrewd marketing and the stability of permanent venues — the absence of which have hamstrung IndyCar with political infighting, low visibility and haphazard schedules. No one wants to play second fiddle, but running doubleheaders with Sprint Cup immediately puts more eyeballs on Ryan Hunter-Reay, Will Power and Graham Rahal — IndyCar personalities who are starved for the attention garnered by NASCAR stars.
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Some manufacturers, such as Ford, are encouraging NASCAR to sanction RallyCross-type series to market the burgeoning compact car industry.
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Some of you keep asking for change... Well Gladys, brace yourself. ;)
 
It has some surface positives, but I would think the negatives out weigh them.
While I don't see Nascar as an evil force, it already owns to much of the racing that goes on in America. Almost all big events land on France, or Bruton Smiths property. The cloned tracks testify to the corporatistic state of affairs, it does not need to be amplified any more.

There needs to be authority, and Nascar does a good job with Stock Car Racing for the most part in spite of the stated problems. But the Indy car Open Wheel world needs leadership that wants to preserve their own brand. Keeping the two distinct or unique is also in the best interest of the fans. Indy fans deserve races to be run by those who believe their show the 500 is the greatest spectacle(whether it be true or false) of all.

But Indy car racing needs someone that can transcends decades of poor management. An authority that has the ability to lead and nurture the owners, but one that also can with stand the malcontents challenges for the overall good of racing.
And that's never gonna happen, the Middle East has a better chance of establishing peace first. Nascar Inc would be foolish to try, it's not achievable.
 
Run the trucks and Nationwide at smaller tracks while they run Indy with the Cup cars at another track?
 
The Camping World Truck Series is/was a support event for IndyCar at Texas.

I have always been a NA$$CAR Fan but before the CART/IRL debacle, I paid more attention to CART than NA$$CAR.

The split was the best thing that could have ever happened for NA$$CAR, IMO.
 
Would Indy management be willing to swallow its pride as a supporting series?

I like the open wheeled gang. They ran several competitive, entertaining races this season, although I'd like to see them replace the street course races with events on purpose-build dedicated road courses. Any track with the facilities to host Rolex could host Indy; the Indy fields are often smaller than the combined DP / GT fields. Now that I think about it, the Indy / Rolex pairing makes more sense.
 
Charlie Spencer said:
Would Indy management be willing to swallow its pride as a supporting series?

I like the open wheeled gang. They ran several competitive, entertaining races this season, although I'd like to see them replace the street course races with events on purpose-build dedicated road courses. Any track with the facilities to host Rolex could host Indy; the Indy fields are often smaller than the combined DP / GT fields. Now that I think about it, the Indy / Rolex pairing makes more sense.
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ALMS has been supporting the IndyCar Series for several years at various tracks including Long Beach. Now that ALMS and the ROLEX Series have merged (as of 2014), it will be interesting to see which way that series goes.
http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/sportscar-alms-grand-am-finalizing-merger/

As for IndyCar being a support event for NA$$CAR's CUP Series, I don't see that happening.
Still, I do like the NCWTS, IndyCar pairing.

And I personally like the street circuits that IndyCars run on. I wouldn't want a full season of them but events like the LBGP are jewels in the series.
 
robbybee said:
And I personally like the street circuits that IndyCars run on. I wouldn't want a full season of them but events like the LBGP are jewels in the series.
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My major complaint with the street courses centers mostly on the surfaces being less than suitable for racing. The latest issue was the problem in Baltimore where crossing the railroad tracks resulted in getting air that would have made Travis Pastrana wet himself.

My minor complaint is that they're even less spectator-friendly than road courses.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
If that were the case I'd probably go to the Indy race as a support race during a Cup weekend. Heck, if I'm already there why not?
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Or we could sit by the RVs and drink beer DP, probably just as exciting and a better time had by all. :cheers:
 
Charlie Spencer said:
My major complaint with the street courses centers mostly on the surfaces being less than suitable for racing. The latest issue was the problem in Baltimore where crossing the railroad tracks resulted in getting air that would have made Travis Pastrana wet himself.

My minor complaint is that they're even less spectator-friendly than road courses.
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Charlie, you are right about many temporary street circuits. There was a race in San Jose for a couple years but it was dismissed due to nearly undrivable conditions.


Baltimore had a serious problem with the tracks. I'm betting that it's better next time. We will see.
One of the Marquis Races of any year is the Grand Prix of Monaco - no matter what series one follows. And, of course, it's a temporary street circuit.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
I was reading this article and thought some of you may find it interesting. Personally, I'm not an IndyCar fan @ all. I'll watch the Indy 500 but that's the extent of my participation. There are some of you out there that seem to like the series. How beneficial do you think it would be to either or both series to 'team up'? What about running the two series at the same track on a given weekend?

Article link.
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I don't see why not. Tragically, the new Dan Wheldon cars are much safer on ovals than the open wheel model.
 
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