Mr. Funk,your opinions.

I think its safe to assume if Tony wanted to run this race or any other Silver Crown race finding a car or driving for
someone else wouldn't be a problem.

maybe tony still has the champ car his dad dumped a few times.

I think it is a lot of things. The main thing is money, but I don't think an Outlaw team can make money. Drivers can and because they race in front of some people one time a year, they can kill on merchandise. There are also more winged cars nationwide, so it makes more areas more available. I remember reading an article I believe in Speed Sport When Schatz joined Stewart. Even though the team won Knoxville, the King's Royal, Williams Grove National open , Lernerville, and the most Outlaw races, and it still lost $200,000. Like its model NASCAR it is all paid for with $ponsorship. Traditionally that is never good. Look what happened when the tire wars quit funding Indy Cars. That is when ride buying started. As for Tony, who owns a winged series, and a track in Ohio. (winged country) It makes sense, and is good business. Like him or not he has turned into a very good business man.

A guess would be why go run with another sanctioning body when you can own and run your own.no one to tell you what to do.

Mr. Funk nailed it.not even the stewart/schatz team make any money,they just lose less.arguably,the best sprint car team in the world and they are losing this much.i would bet it is even more in 2017. Tony will have team as long as he has sponsorship.still want more opinions on why winged racing gets all the pub.

"which means somewhere along the line the media somehow convinced thousands of people that wing racing is better" (FYI: For future reference, that's how you do a quote.)

Yep. Media is to blame.

Fake news. But the wings are real.

Personally, I have to believe he turns down more rides than those of us outside his circle have any idea...

Without a doubt. If Tony wanted to race seven days a week, seven different people would be willing to provide a ride.