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I wouldn't say CART was on it's deathbed when Penske left, but I suppose the imcompetant CEO should be taken into consideration. Penske could have used his muscle to ensure Pook got the job. Toyota would have had a hard sell going to IRL would have had a much harder sell going to the IRL. Recall that it was CART's actions that was a big motivator for Honda to leave. Toyota took a LONG time to get up to speed with their engines and then proceeded to try to bully CART into the silly IRL formula.