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.

• Table of ContentsPrefacePrologue1. CART Is Born2. CART Goes Racing3. An Attempt at Reconciliation4. The ­Short-Lived Championship Racing League5. The Truce6. A New Era Begins7. Armageddon8. A New Normal9. CART Implodes10. Phoenix Rising?11. Reunification12. Putting ­Open-Wheel Racing Together13. Turmoil at the Brickyard14. A New Start15. Riding the Bucking BullEpilogueChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

“an incredibly detailed, well told and riveting story...entertaining and never told before stories...incredible story of how open wheel racing mad NASCARs ascendency easier. A must read”—Victory Lane.

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.

• Table of ContentsPrefacePrologue1. CART Is Born2. CART Goes Racing3. An Attempt at Reconciliation4. The ­Short-Lived Championship Racing League5. The Truce6. A New Era Begins7. Armageddon8. A New Normal9. CART Implodes10. Phoenix Rising?11. Reunification12. Putting ­Open-Wheel Racing Together13. Turmoil at the Brickyard14. A New Start15. Riding the Bucking BullEpilogueChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

“an incredibly detailed, well told and riveting story...entertaining and never told before stories...incredible story of how open wheel racing mad NASCARs ascendency easier. A must read”—Victory Lane.

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.

• Table of ContentsPrefacePrologue1. CART Is Born2. CART Goes Racing3. An Attempt at Reconciliation4. The ­Short-Lived Championship Racing League5. The Truce6. A New Era Begins7. Armageddon8. A New Normal9. CART Implodes10. Phoenix Rising?11. Reunification12. Putting ­Open-Wheel Racing Together13. Turmoil at the Brickyard14. A New Start15. Riding the Bucking BullEpilogueChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

“an incredibly detailed, well told and riveting story...entertaining and never told before stories...incredible story of how open wheel racing mad NASCARs ascendency easier. A must read”—Victory Lane.