When Leaders Lead

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Originally Posted by rognelson777

Actually from some of the info i have read about this is indycar only has 10 or 12 full time teams with budgets of 6 million dollars. My belief is top nhra teams fuel teams spend that much and there are more full time teams. I also believe nhra has better tv ratings and better attendance.

I think penske has a tall order in todays society to try increase drastically.

I hope he can improve the sport because it helps all of motorsports

There were 18 Indycar drivers who ran every race this season, and three more cars that ran every race but split between two drivers. That's right in the neighborhood of full-time nitro teams.

From what I can find, both Indycar and NHRA are getting roughly 500,000 viewers when on cable channels.

In my mind, the biggest problem with the NHRA pro series is that there is no room for innovation. Everyone is driving the same car. I don't watch it because I have no interest in the outcome. I can't think of another form of motorsports where for the most part the amateurs are not aspiring to be professionals. What we do and what they do are barely related.

F1 racing is incredibly boring as a sporting event, but I watch every race because there is a big soap opera going on between the drivers and teams, and the races are part of the story.

I don't watch much Indycar, but I've been to the Indianapolis 500 twice and am dying to go again. From a professional racing perspective, I don't think NHRA has anything to offer than can hold a candle to it.