Uh, Indy DID have a fan base almost as big as NASCAR. THEY screwed it up themselves with that IROC crap back in the 80's. Now the have to stoop to trickery ala Ms. Patrick to get noticed.
I think Indy takes a much smater driver and offes true state of the art machinery. To each their own, its just one big 200 mph advertisement either way.
Is that why it takes at least 3 years for an indy driver to make the move to nascar? Ask Tony Stewart how long it took him to move completely. As for state of the art, why is nascar constantly adding restrictions to keep speeds down? And we're not talking about open wheeled, experimental chassis.
I'm telling ya', compared to what Indy used to be, it is just a small step up from wrestling. Even hockey draws more fans.
Another interesting thing about open wheel vs. NASCAR is that while a NASCAR isn't as advanced with technology, there are a lot more changes to be made during a race to improve the cars handling. At Indy I saw a couple of wing adjustments, in Formula 1 nearly everything is electronic and they have to even require different tire compounds to make it interesting while NASCAR can adjust a ton of different things. Sometimes state of the art is limiting in actual practice.
One of the biggest things that the open wheel drivers have to learn in NASCAR is how to communicate what the car is doing to the crew chief for changes. This isn't required at the same level in open wheel where it's primarily a down force adjustment for speed or grip.
Open wheel racing hasn't been the same since the Indy League started and pushed CART out.
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