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Been curious about it for sometime and everyone here in the south knows NASCAR backwards and forwards but Indy seems to be a foreign word... Well apart from Harrison Ford movies, but that really doesn't help me here.

 

Have noticed for the past few years Penske cars don't have a sponsor anymore, his cars just say "Team Penske" where it was Marlboro. While keeping the paint scheme. Thought at first maybe it was like F1 and at some tracks tobacco sponsors weren't allowed. But I haven't seen any other name on his cars.

 

Anybody know the story, or am I (as I imagine) the only person that really gives a rat's... whisker. seems hard to believe that Roger Penske can't find sponsorship for his Indy car team.

 

TIA

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Been curious about it for sometime and everyone here in the south knows NASCAR backwards and forwards but Indy seems to be a foreign word... Well apart from Harrison Ford movies, but that really doesn't help me here.

 

Have noticed for the past few years Penske cars don't have a sponsor anymore, his cars just say "Team Penske" where it was Marlboro. While keeping the paint scheme. Thought at first maybe it was like F1 and at some tracks tobacco sponsors weren't allowed. But I haven't seen any other name on his cars.

 

Anybody know the story, or am I (as I imagine) the only person that really gives a rat's... whisker. seems hard to believe that Roger Penske can't find sponsorship for his Indy car team.

 

TIA

 

I believe tobacco advertising is not allowed anymore. and well indycar is just not an exciting series to watch if you ask me. It was far better when it was cart.

Zembonez Senior Enthusiast

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I believe the sponsorship issue is simply a result of a tobacco ban at most venues.

 

IRL and Champ have finally stopped fighting and joined forces (actually IRL absorbed a failing Champ series). This was much needed as open wheel racing in the US was suffering because there wasn't enough sponsorship or fan base to support two open wheel series. With the unification, they should have a much bigger presence and advertising and TV budget so that we can actually see some decent coverage in the coming year.

 

I think it is about time.

svensk Senior Enthusiast

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I believe the sponsorship issue is simply a result of a tobacco ban at most venues.

 

IRL and Champ have finally stopped fighting and joined forces (actually IRL absorbed a failing Champ series). This was much needed as open wheel racing in the US was suffering because there wasn't enough sponsorship or fan base to support two open wheel series. With the unification, they should have a much bigger presence and advertising and TV budget so that we can actually see some decent coverage in the coming year.

 

I think it is about time.

I want to see an F1 vs Indy venue. I would watch that.

pennzoil29 Senior Enthusiast

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I'm not an IRL fan, but I do believe it has to do with the cigarette advertising.. Penske will be looking for a new driver in nascar, as I heard that Ryan Newman will be joining Tony Stewart next season.

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I used to love Indy racing and was good friends with the son of a 3 time 500 winner growing up. But Tony George's huge ego caused the breakup that created CART many years ago. So I started watching NASCAR and never looked back. I do still keep up with what's going up in Indy at a high level but I watch every cup race. Cup racing is so much more fun to watch. In my perfect racing world it would be Cup cars running only on Restictor Plate tracks (super speedways), road-courses (alot more then now), and short tracks. Intermediate tracks produce boring racing for the fans. I live near TMS and I still think it's the third most boring track in racing today (only topped by Fontana and Las Vegas).

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I pretty much thought it was a tobacco thing but still, Roger Penske unsponsored? That's gotta be one expensive hobby.

 

I used to watch Indy cars way back when, give you an idea the last years that I really paid attention there were names like Rick Mears, Mario Andretti, Gordon Johncock and Emerson Fittapaldi (sic). Think a year or two after Nigel Mansell won Rookie of the year (???) was the last I REALLY watched it.

 

Now I'm just watching, waiting and hoping that sooner rather then later one of the guys is going to forget Danica is a female and knock her on her arse! Before I get flamed it's not because she's a female driver it's because she can make a mistake and blow it off but if someone else does she wants to get in their face. IE:Indy -->Runs over another teams crew member on pit road during Practice and HE winds up apologizing??? During the 500 Briscoe's rear end slids out leaving his pits, knocks him and her out and she marches down pit road to confront him? Yeah he did it on purpose!

 

pennzoil29, Seen the rumors about the Rocketman too. Being a Penske South fan I hate to see him go but can see why, their performance is way off. Be interesting to see Casey Mears get the ride with his uncle's former team owner. Not sure if it's the best move for Penske though, can you say Truex Jr.? Or with Mark Martin still running maybe pull Rusty out of retirement and call it "The Rusty Rusty Tour" :ughdance:

 

Sorry heatstroke is a terrible thing. I'll stop now.

General Lee 01 Senior Enthusiast

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I still don't get why tobacco can't be in but Hard Liquor, Hustler Magazine, and other stuff can. It doesn't make sense to me.

 

Does the formation of Champ with IRL mean we will see IRL running road courses?

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Does the formation of Champ with IRL mean we will see IRL running road courses?

The IRL has run road courses in the past. Not near as many as Cart/Champ cars but they have and will be running some this year. This past weekend as a matter of fact they ran at Watkins Glen. Then they're running Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on the 20th, Streets of Edmonton on the 26th, Infineon Raceway on August 24th, The Raceway at Belle Isle Park (unsure if that’s a road course or not) on August 31st. According to their web site.

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