It's the same reason that midgets don't put on as good a show as sprint cars at places like Toledo or Mansfield. They are so fast in that one groove on the bottom, and they just don't have a whole lot left if they go to a second groove. In comparison to a sprint car, the midget doesn't have the power to go around someone on the outside at a track like Kenly.

The difference in lap times was so minimal. You saw plenty of passing by Murgoitio and Kuhn because they were much faster than the guys they were passing. When you get to the top-ten (and really, even farther back than that was a tight field), you're not going to be able to pass at ease anymore....and honestly, these guys aren't making many mistakes!

The reason a tour works over one show is that the guys want to race. They all know they're going to lose money, but why would you lose all that money for one race? Guys like to visit new tracks in new parts of the country, but who wants to pull a banzai run to North Carolina and back for one race?

I don't disagree with you over crowds. Obviously, Concord didn't work out, either. But was there a sponsor? Did the track take advantage of the TSR team being down in the area a few weeks prior with an appearance or something? Was there an autograph session or something to introduce the locals to new drivers? Seriously, as a fan, why would I spend more money to watch something I've never seen with no idea how good it will be....? There has to be a little more on the table...

I don't know what the answer is to those questions, but something has to happen or the USAC pavement cars are going to continue to be held back to the state of Indiana and their value to a car owner will only decrease....and personally, I love the pavement cars, so I don't want to see it happen!