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Brickyard and Stevensville are correct as unpopular as there comments are. Stevensville is correct in that the result of Tony George's decisions nearly killed Indy car racing. Open wheel and sprint car fans love Tony because their heroes got a chance to race at Indy (I think this was cool too but it didn't lead to success). However, any dispassionate review of what transpired will clearly show this was a train wreck that the Indy 500 and Indy racing is just now recovering from.
CART was formed for many of the same reasons folks criticize USAC today. USAC was not promoting races well, purses were not what they should have been, and generally bad decisions were the order of the day. CART happened because of this and it was clearly the golden age of Indy style racing in terms of attendance and television. It was not the golden age for fans here for the reasons listed but facts are stubborn things and can't be dismissed because you don't like them.
We can all lament that Indy racing sucks because of rear engine cars, foreign drivers, not enough ovals, no grass roots racers, etc. but the facts are the world has changed and the 1960's are gone forever.
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