http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...car/index.html
For the past 13 years, open-wheel racing in America has been nothing short of a joke. What was the once mighty CART split into the IRL (Indy Racing League) and Champ Car racing. IRL does mostly ovals, champ cars turn left and right. Both series have been besieged by low attendance compared to the juggernaut known as NASCAR.