[Charles Nungester]

Brent, I don't know all the problems and don't claim too. Please explain to me how USAC runs a track within 50 miles of Indy, Has 23 cars, Meanwhile a track 200 miles from anyone in PA has 36 Non Wing while Lburg, Paragon, LPS, Waynesfield all struggle to get a full field?

Of course nobody in the group has a thumper motor and there might be a handful of new RR's in the whole group. But maybe thats part of the problem.

I 100% admire the USAC format the inverts etc. However the whole scenario is based on qualifying where only a track or two actually runs that format now and in most cases. Only against their own heat and the feature lined up on finsh of the heat.

It takes a ton of skill to lay down fast qualifying and the thumper motor as well in most cases. Meanwhile by race or feature time. The motor is secondary to setup and driver in many cases..

I don't know the answer. I do feel that prior to 2008 USAC sprint and midgets were growing while SC was slipping.

As far as actuall racing? Yeah, Id say right now there are more drivers that could win on any given night vs say Vogler, Elliott and Butler dominating a whole year and only five following the entire series.

But as far as particpation rate? More avoid it than join it. Granted, some should, but are there a lot of teams that could compete that aren't due to qualifying or whatever? I say there are.

For awhile it seemed that a local track champ or ho tshoe could topple em once every few races. That has gone the way of the dodo.