The Indy Car wars : the 30-year fight for control of American open-whell racing / Sigur E. Whitaker.

ISBN:

9781476619804

Title:

Author:

Whitaker, Sigur E., 1948- author.

Personal Author:

Whitaker, Sigur E., 1948- author.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (v, 223 pages) : illustrations, photographs

Contents:

CART Is Born -- CART Goes Racing -- An Attempt at Reconciliation -- The Short-Lived Championship Racing League -- The Truce -- A New Era Begins -- Armageddon -- A New Normal -- CART Implodes -- "Phoenix Rising" -- Reunification -- Putting Open-Wheel Racing Together -- Turmoil at the Brickyard -- A New Start -- Riding the Bucking Bull.

Local Note:

eBooks on EBSCOhost

Conference Subject:

Indianapolis Speedway Race -- History.

Indianapolis Speedway Race

Subject Term:

Automobile racing -- United States -- History.

GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports.

SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects.

SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays.

SPORTS & RECREATION -- History.

SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference.

TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports.

Automobile racing

Geographic Term:

United States

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?url=http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1084889

Publication Date:

2015

Publication Information:

Jefferson, North Carolina :

McFarland & Company, Inc.,

[2015]

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Summary

The world of Champ Car auto racing was changing in the 1970s. As cars became more sophisticated, the cost of supporting a team had skyrocketed, making things difficult for team owners. In an effort to increase purses paid by racing promoters and win lucrative television contracts, a group of owners formed Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) in 1978. Soon after, CART split from its sanctioning body, the United States Auto Club (USAC).

Though Champ Cars ran on numerous tracks, the Indianapolis 500 was the payday that supported most teams through the season. From the beginning, CART had most of the successful teams and popular drivers, and they focused on driving a wedge between the track owners and the USAC. Over the next 30 years, the tension between CART and USAC ebbed and flowed until all parties realized that reunification was needed for the sake of the sport. This book details the fight over control of Champ Car racing before reunification in 2008.

Author Notes

A native of Indianapolis, Sigur E. Whitaker, is the great-great-niece of James Allison, one of the founders of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. A retired banker, she lives in Norfolk, Virginia.