Can you really feel good about wining a race shortened by rain, knowing you had the sixth or seventh best car in the field? I guess that's how it goes sometimes at The Brickyard and you can't stop mother nature from doing her thing, but winning this way leaves a sour taste in my mouth. I guess in the end no one will remember that Dario Franchetti won a rain shortened race, only that he was the 2007 winner of the event. But you have to feel bad for Tony Kannan, who was the class of the field, as his pit stategy and the final downpour ended any chance of him winning the race.
As I watched bits and pieces of the race it only served to remind me that the open wheel racing venue in this country is really hurting. When will people who run the IRL and Champ Car Series put aside their differences and form a single league that will combine the best drivers and the best teams. This would lead to stronger lower level development series that would nurture the best talent in years to come. We can only hope that this will happen soon as the attendance at most races (other than Indy) is very low and competition from all the Nascar venues is pretty stiff. Listen up Tony George, bring back open wheel dominance as it was in the late 80's and early 90's.
As I watched bits and pieces of the race it only served to remind me that the open wheel racing venue in this country is really hurting. When will people who run the IRL and Champ Car Series put aside their differences and form a single league that will combine the best drivers and the best teams. This would lead to stronger lower level development series that would nurture the best talent in years to come. We can only hope that this will happen soon as the attendance at most races (other than Indy) is very low and competition from all the Nascar venues is pretty stiff. Listen up Tony George, bring back open wheel dominance as it was in the late 80's and early 90's.
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