And by the way, before you go running down NASCAR - there's been more than a few drivers that have tried to move from IRL (or other open wheel) to NASCAR, and almost all have been a bust.
Tony Stewart is the lone exception. Montoya had a decent rookie season but has been very vanilla since. Sam Hornish, although an IRL phenom has been disappointing in NASCAR - Simply stated, NASCAR is a whole lot harder than it looks.
I like NASCAR. I’m not dogging it, but let’s face it. You’re doing no more than 140 most of the time in a brick.
IRL is faaaaaast. No touching in IRL, at 215mph. NASCAR is, well, NASCAR. It’s not really built for speed.
I'm guessing you're kidding. Kenny Schrader, Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman, JJ Yeley, and Kasey Kahne all came up through USAC.
And that’s just current drivers off the top of my head.