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Originally Posted by Carsandmotorracing
It just saddens me how much media attention NASCAR gets and how little IndyCar gets in the U.S. And ya know what, it's all Tony George's fault.  |
I remember growing up that everywhere in the USA, most people could name at least a few CART drivers and fans actually watched the races on TV or went to events. It definitely had more of a fan base up north, on the Pacific coast and Canada, but some people down south were at least familiar with it. Nascar had it's main pull down south and a wee bit in other areas.
These days, outside of a few people in indy and a few motorsport nerds that read Autosport and Motorsport, the general public in the USA has no clue about any of the races or drivers. Maybe some might identify panica patrick as a irl driver, but that's it. The general public has no idea who Dario Francheeki is or Danny Wheldon is. Not a clue. Almost no one watches on Tv and attendance, even with free or give away tickets is pretty appalling.
tony george killed the goose that laid the golden egg. He sowed fear, anger, dissension, greed amongst the sport and got it back in spades.