[colonel mosby]

NASCAR adjusts the weights on their cars according to the size of the driver. Michael Waltrip, who is about 6-5 and 230 lbs., is allowed to drive a lighter car than say, Jeff Gordon, who is a lot shorter and lighter.

IRL cars weigh less than half what NASCAR vehicles weigh. The lighter the driver, the faster the car, and the better the fuel mileage. So a skinny driver in an Indy car has a significant advantage.

Robby Gordon is catching the wrath of those who desperately want a woman to win a race, but he's not doing anything but stating the obvious.

Unless the IRL follows NASCAR's lead, soon all Indy drivers will have to be like horse jockies, thin and short.

[housewife101]

Like post #263. I agree that weight(or lack of it) is a big advantage. Think they will change how they do the "weigh in"?

I do think it a bit extreme for him to state he wouldn't race against her, however.

[Steve_Seattle]

"IRL cars weigh less than half what NASCAR vehicles weigh. The lighter the driver, the faster the car, and the better the fuel mileage. So a skinny driver in an Indy car has a significant advantage."

Good, I've finally found an excuse why my hero Eddie Cheever didn't win more races. He was 6'-6'1 and probably weighed 20-30 pounds more than a lot of his competitors. :-)

[Miss Behave]

Yes, but Formula Ones are much more confining. Upper body and arm strength make more of a difference in driver ability in a more confined space.

[Diva Betsy Ross]

And so if team owners and sponsors put their money behind a driver who has a wrist injury for example, do all of the drivers need to have one of their hands tied to make everything fair?

That is racing! If the IRL team owners and sponsors want to put their money and efforts behind "thin ,short" people..or tall,heavy people-what difference does it make, especially to NASCAR fans?

This whole conversation is about Danica's weight is silly.

[gopwinsin04]

Aren't the Indy drivers thin already? Helio 'Spiderman' Castroneves can't weight over a buck 50 or 60.