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Originally Posted by Charles Nungester Yeah, Just what is Larsons Comfort Zone? Won, USAC Sprints, Champ Cars and Midgets Won all three classes four Crown Won many WoO Sprints Constantly beats PA posse. Won All three divisions of Nascar Won Lucas LM's second race in the car and several other since. Won 24hrs of Daytona.

Apparently you missed the part where I said that Larson would have no issue finding a ride with a top team.

Originally Posted by Charles Nungester Problem with Indycar The don't wan't a racer They want a robot. Bunch of Dirt oval racers were doing 230 thirty years ago at Indy. You seem to think somethings changed that they can't now.

What the top teams want is someone with experience in rear engine formula cars and/or experience doing more than slinging dirt at Eldora, i.e road/street. It's makes absolutley no sense for a team to go to Lawrenceburg to look the "Next big thing" when they can grab a guy or gal who has driven and won in formulaes and courses that prepare them for what they will encounter for 13 of the 17 events on their calender. It's why Dale Coyne has Romain Grosjean in that car over Kody Swanson, all you have to do is see how Jimmie is fairing on those road and street courses to understand, that series is loaded with talent from top to bottom with racers, not robots, that have been doing their specific skill set since they were in diapers. Not, to mention, for this race the engine lease and cars availble also closes the door, there were just 35 entries, and every part time entry was filled with drivers that had prior experience in these cars.

I guess rather than face the cold hard facts it's just easier to sit back and point fingers at Roger, Chip, etc. as to why the 15 time local track champeen of the world isn't in an IndyCar.