Originally Posted by 767:
Sounds like Pocono will be on the 2013 schedule. Not sure what else they will muster up. Would really like to see Richmond get back on the schedule. I know Kentucky was a fan problem, that always made for a great race. I do not think Indy car will be at 50/50 for a few more years. Most of these places still struggle to get fans to show up. It is still going to take a few years to get the word out, how good things have become. We need another really good Indy 500 this year to keep things moving.
Pocono would be interesting I think because there's not been an Indycar race there for 23 years and setting up for the track is a compromise. It's an oval that's a bit of a road course, so I think the road course racers in the series that are not too keen on ovals would like it more.
Richmond I believe was only in the series as long as Philip Morris was a sponsor of Penske (Philip Morris is based in Richmond). I enjoyed Richmond and went to almost all the races they had there. Unfortunately, I went to the last race there where no one was capable of passing anyone else and if there's a race that was ever a crowd killer for years following it was that one.