Hulman-George family feud could push Danica to NASCAR

A Hulman-George family feud may provide IndyCar star Danica Patrick with the nudge she needs to jump to NASCAR. Patrick was asked about that scenario by SI.com at the Milwaukee Mile on Saturday and said stability of the racing series will factor into her decision. She is in the final year of her contract with Andretti Green Racing and has said she will look at any and all options, including a jump to NASCAR. That option didn't diminish last week as reports of strife within the Hulman-George family surfaced. Never mind that Tony George's position as Indianapolis Motor Speedway CEO seems safe for now; the turmoil raised some concerns. "That's kind of an interesting question," Patrick said. "What you want in a league is stability and upward momentum. I have no idea what that is right now. There seems to be conflicting answers and ideas on what is really happening." Patrick has hired IMG, who has NASCAR connections, to represent her as she negotiates her next contract. Sports Illustrated

[Editor's Note: Without the Indy Speedway money to keep it afloat, the money losing IRL could die. And to think when Tony created the IRL, CART was bigger than NASCAR. Splitting the sport killed off CART and now it may eventually kill off the IRL. It will go down as the biggest blunder in the history of motorsports and could lead to the eventually extinction of open wheel racing.]