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Originally Posted by Joe Schaub
Dan Gurney's now infamous "White Paper" started the rift and the progression of more pavement racing and the disdain for two radical chassis's ultimately lead to it.
It could have all be stopped in 1961 had USAC banned the Cooper Climax at Indy.
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Correct, then many of those owners who complained about needing to have 2 different kinds of cars went out and bought Formula 5000 cars for that short lived series. In summary road racers took over. A great opportunity was lost to make the American series truly unique and a challenge like no other.