As seen by the ratings and the attendance at the events, you'd be correct. If you go to any Indycar event at a non oval, you'll find most people do not know or care about drivers from a dirt track. Most think they are the next Ed Carpenter (lack luster on courses turning right and left) and for the record I am a big Ed Carpenter fan becasue he may very well be the last of his kind in Indycar. Until the mindset of the fanbase is changed, the drivers will be ones from over seas and not dirt/short track drivers.