Maybe I am older than I think.

I remember when THAT ran on a Sunday afternoon with no support series. In fact back then when USAC ran there seldom was a support series. THAT, Winchester,Salem and IRP did not run support series with an USAC show.

Somewhere along the line a support series here and there snuck in and the next thing you know there was 2 or 3.

I remember how nice it was to go to THAT on Sunday. Get there around noon and be on my way home by 2:30PM. Now it seems the norm for shows to run 5-6 hours or more.

Basketball games are done in 2 hours, football in 3 hours,same for baseball and hockey is good or 2.5 hours. Why do race programs last 5-6 hours when all other major sports are done in half the time?