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.