BONUS: Indycar at war! Ep. 2 - The nightmare attempt to rival the Indy 500
About this episode
This episode explores CART's US 500 nightmare and the rivalry with the IRL Indy 500 in 1996.
We know from your feedback that you enjoy it when Bring Back V10s dips into the world of Indycar racing, so as a winter bonus we're delighted to bring you our special three-part series on the infamous story of how Indycar racing was torn apart in the mid-90s. Episode 2 deals with CART's US 500 nightmare as it attempted to go head-to-head with the first 'IRL' Indy 500 in 1996. Glenn Freeman, Edd Straw and John Oreovicz then look back on CART's strength in the late-1990s, and the IRL's struggles to become established. Then at the turn of the century, Chip Ganassi Racing became the first big hitter from CART to go back to Indianapolis, starting a gradual shift of more teams crossing the divide each May, which eventually led to the first big full-time defection to the IRL. We hope you enjoy this little sideways step into another area of motorsport, but if it’s not for you, fear not we’ll be back with more F1 coverage very soon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Hosts: Glenn Freeman, Edd Straw, John Oreovicz
Topics covered
- Indycar racing
- CART
- IRL
- Indy 500
- motorsport history
- 1990s racing
Keywords
- Indycar
- CART
- IRL
- Indy 500
- motorsport
- 1990s
- Chip Ganassi Racing
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CART, IRL
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