Doornbos to run out of money

Q: I'm a life-long Andretti fan. For the past 2 years, it seems that I continue to hear how AGR is struggling financially. Is this true? They are the only 4 car team in the IRL. If they were having money woes, wouldn't they scale back by eliminating a driver or two? When Graham Rahal crashed during qualifying at St. Pete, a commentator said that Newman/Haas/Lanigan didn't have a back up car for Graham. Are they having money issues? While experts (including you) continue to talk about AGR's money problems, I don't see anything on the track that would lead me to believe that the claim is valid. I may be wrong. Would you please help me understand this? Steve Shanahan

Robin Miller: I've never talked about AGR having money problems, they seem to be pretty well oiled at the moment. Michael Andretti said he was concerned about next year because a lot of their contracts expire (Motorola and $21 million for Danica) so, yes, it could be a factor in 2010. As for Newman/Haas/Lanigan, McDonald's isn't mega bucks and Doornbos has funding from his father but it may or may not be enough for all of 2009. SPEEDTV.com