[RayChuang88]

I blame Tony George for this mess. If he and CART had settled their differences the Indy 500 would still be among the most prominent races of the year. Instead, it's very likely the ratings for the Coca-Cola (neé World) 600 would be higher this year.

[FourPeas]

If he and CART had settled their differences the Indy 500 would still be among the most prominent races of the year.

Exactly. The split was a serious setback to open wheel racing the USA.