Did Penske stick his foot in his mouth again?

On numerous occasions over the last five years Roger Penske has put his foot in his mouth by predicted there will be one Indy Car style series in the USA and it would be the IRL. In the latest issue of National Speed Sport News Penske does his best to stick his foot back in his mouth once again by predicting Champ Car's demise, or does he know something the rest of us don't? Is the IRL going in for the kill orchestrated by The Captain himself?

"When I look at Indy cars, I believe over the next five years we will see one open-wheel series," said Penske. "It appears that the Champ Car group is primarily looking outside the U.S. for its support, while the IndyCar Series remains anchored by the Indianapolis 500. It will be critical to continue to build a relationship with core tracks, and I think the IndyCar Series is doing that.

"We’ll have one series, with a mix of perhaps 60/40 with ovals and road courses. I think it’s important that ovals remain the majority. Because we are using the same cars on both ovals and road courses — and because we’re using common chassis, engines, and so forth — our costs have been brought to sustainable levels. I also see Indy-car racing partnering with sports cars on race weekends to build and cross-pollinate both fan bases."