If no merger, Open Wheel can die

Qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 begins Saturday. At one time it was “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing," but I don't think that is true these days.

The Indy 500, set for Sunday, May 28, is just another big auto racing event. NASCAR seems to be what most people are interested in. It claims to have 75 million fans. Indy car racing has a fraction of that.

If the two organizations, the Indy Racing League and the Champ Car Series, don't get together soon and form one group, Indy car racing could disappear and take the Indianapolis 500 with it. More at Bucks County Courier