With that cheery introduction out of the way, here is this idiot’s opinion about who needs to wake up and smell the ethanol fumes before it’s too late to save a century-old form of auto racing. In honor of the historic number of rows that have comprised the Indianapolis 500 field for more than seven decades, the list is narrowed down to 11 individuals—though rest assured, there are plenty more people who bear some responsibility for the continuing death spiral of American open-wheel racing.
If any or all of these men could suddenly find the courage and/or wisdom to try to bring Champ Car and the IRL together, rather than keeping them apart for their own selfish reasons, American open-wheel racing would have a much stronger chance of returning to the level of respectability it enjoyed for so many years.
So without any further ado, here are the culprits …
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