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12/1/12, 6:01 AM   #1
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12/1/12, 10:03 AM   #2
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Now if we could get Dave D. Levi J. Tracy H. Jon S. J.J. Yelly. Shane C. Josh S. Billy P. Casey S. Mike S. Ricky G. Troy C. Tony E. Scotty W. Chris W. Robbie R. and on and on I would go back to being at every Ind 500 run.

What a dream and I would bet the local tracks would not run against them as the fans would fill the place.

I would like to see every sprint car driver (Wing or Non wing) get a shot these are just a few off the top of my head so if your name is not listed please don't be offended.

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12/1/12, 11:51 AM   #3
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I think and hope that is what Tony is aiming for. But I think he is smart enough to know that he needs more seat time before the 500. Hence him getting someone to drive his cab and him running the series again. Not next year, but? The man wants to WIN the 500. I'm all for it. He has won in all forms of racecars and is, IMO the last Outlaw racer and can win also in all of these cars!
 
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12/1/12, 8:08 PM   #4
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I think and hope that is what Tony is aiming for. But I think he is smart enough to know that he needs more seat time before the 500. Hence him getting someone to drive his cab and him running the series again. Not next year, but? The man wants to WIN the 500. I'm all for it. He has won in all forms of racecars and is, IMO the last Outlaw racer and can win also in all of these cars!
He'd be a threat with or without seat time before the 500. The man is a natural.
 
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12/1/12, 8:58 PM   #5
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He won't do it, he has way too much invested in his taxi cab business.

If you want to dream, why not big ?
 
12/1/12, 9:59 PM   #6
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I don`t think tony can fit in the car (too heavy, too large)
 
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12/1/12, 11:02 PM   #7
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He will fit, A.J. did in his older, larger years.

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12/2/12, 4:02 AM   #8
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Now if we could get Dave D. Levi J. Tracy H. Jon S. J.J. Yelly. Shane C. Josh S. Billy P. Casey S. Mike S. Ricky G. Troy C. Tony E. Scotty W. Chris W. Robbie R. and on and on I would go back to being at every Ind 500 run.

What a dream and I would bet the local tracks would not run against them as the fans would fill the place.

I would like to see every sprint car driver (Wing or Non wing) get a shot these are just a few off the top of my head so if your name is not listed please don't be offended.

Jerry #66j
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Some of this was tried in the mid-late 90s; but very few cared and corp. America/all sponsors failed to get behind the drivers that DID come from the SC@M ranks/short tracks and WERE up front/won some races. It was a shame the "vision" got lost, lot of it was the chicken and egg type deal. I really enjoyed 96-Indy 01 (my heart was broke that day...lol. One of the saddest racing fan days...was Tony's last 500 too...)
 
12/2/12, 7:03 AM   #9
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20 years ago that worked, much has changed in 20 years. 20 years ago there were one off teams that made the field and made noise (Menard), not now. 20 years ago there were two weekends of qualifying and lots of practice time in the Month of May, not now. 20 years ago the race had a following that only F1 could rival, not now. 20 years ago fans packed that place on Pole Day, not now. 20 years ago the second split hadn't happened, not now. 20 years ago you had a vibrant series that raced in the 500, not now.

Tony would need to do some serious training, conditioning, and get some serious seat time before he could/should run the 500 again. The cars have changed even from when he last ran there. Take Paul Tracy for example. He has kept racing Indycars while Stewart went down to NASCAR yet Tracy barely is able to make race pace. I'm not saying Paul Tracy is better then Tony Stewart. I am saying that Paul Tracy is more knowledgable on Indycars then Tony Stewart and at Indy that is the key.
 
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12/2/12, 8:06 AM   #10
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i'd say its time to sh** can the rear engine cars and go back to some sort of sleak low slung front engine roaster again!
 
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