I don’t think Indy is the right place to do it. The Vegas thing is a gimmick for TV ratings. I don’t have an issue with it, but it is what it is. The 500 has no place for gimmicks. So Vegas seems like the right place to do it.

IndyCar will help guys get into cars. They aren’t going to offer 5 spots and only have 2 filled because of money. They will make sure 5 get into a seat. As for the drivers, RB is looking for guys to go across all racing disciplines. So there will be some drivers that nobody on here is going to be interested in. I think there should be one slot for: USAC, WoO, Road racer, NHRA, and a wildcard. I say NHRA because of Capps and Cruz, they both have oval racing experience so you could hit their fans. The wildcard can be anybody with proper racing experience (James Stewart crashes enough on two wheels…bad idea IMO to run him without racecar experience). I wouldn’t have a slot for Nascar because there aren’t any drivers who would do it that would move the needle. Guys mid pack in Cup points won’t do much. Those are the only guys that would do it and I don’t see them doing much for interest. RB wants the top dogs, but I just don’t see how he’s going to get them with contracts. I’m sure they will try and get a driver from there anyway…. This is all about driving up TV rating so you are going to see some “who cares” drivers in there to cover the masses. It will be interesting…..