Originally Posted by dirtywhiteboy:
It's just like USAC to do this. I never saw any mention of POWRi on the Speed Report or Speedtv.com in relation to this race, only USAC. USAC was only interested in this race when tey figured they would get on TV and the event was going to be big.
USAC is a parasite. This was POWRi's chance to get some national press and USAC stole the thunder from them.
I don't think Kenny Brown and the Siners put this show together just so they could get a few seconds of air time on Speed Report. Besides, anyone who was there saw enough officials in neon yellow POWRi shirts to know who ran this deal.
And face it, no matter how some might feel about USAC, after 53 years, they are a brand name. When the casual fan hears "USAC", they think A.J. Foyt and Mario Andretti. When the causual fan hears "POWRi", they think of a short yardage, goal line offensive formation in football. If having USAC on board helps get even more companies sign on to sponsor this race in the future, then I'm all for having them "piggy-back" on this race.
Plus we got the distinct treat of listening to two of the best announcers in racing, Jim Childers and Rob Klepper, team up on the announcing. That alone was worth having USAC co-sanction this race.