Not to move away from the initial thread but does USAC's juggling a triple crown schedule running 3 distinct open wheel series from February to November have any impact on national audience awareness vs the single series in wings barnstorming the country...WoO, ASCoC, ASCS? Old days USAC was dirt & pavement, run a midget, then a sprint car, then Silver Crown as a ladder with national implications when you got to the top of your game. Is the be all, for all, the problem? Not having a premier, top level to reach the problem (was indy car long time ago)? I enjoy and follow all USAC since 1967 but today it appears to be a feeder system for other series, hence the purse money and lack of blockbuster marquee events. Just a lot of 6K to 10K shows sprinkled in each series. I can accept that if that is what it has to be.