Remember when CART and the IRL both existed? IRL ran it's first indy 500 and at the same time CART had a race at Michigan International....more people watched the race at Michigan - no one knew anyone in IRL....
IRL was "only going to run ovals" since CART was coming up with road courses...CART drivers slowly jump ship to the IRL... and CART disappears. IRL starts doing road courses...
at least, that's who I remember it.
I will never forget eating with Bobby Unser, Al and little Al in Bobby Unser's trailer in Milwaukee, and meeting a few others like Rick Mears, Mario Andretti and Jose Garza. The Unser's were the nicest racing family I ever met.
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