Could CART and the IRL Have Coexisted With No Issues?

I'm on a roll, aren't I? The last few weeks have provided some serious food for thought, so here comes yet more of it. Discussions about the 2012 IndyCar often leads to debates and arguments about the sport's past. It's understandably painful, but we do it anyway. Why? Because it was so great back then and one bad decision resulted in several others that ultimately put things on the path to destruction. We can't be certain that IndyCars would still be on top in this country if the IRL had never been formed. I daresay I believe NASCAR would still have outgrown it. But we can be VERY certain it wouldn't be in such a sad state. IndyCars would certainly be giving NASCAR a run for their money, and both series would likely be overall better bec...

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