ALMS and Grand-Am merger in the works

The dumbest thing in all of motorsports was to have two IndyCar series. Perhaps even dumber was to have two sportscar series, which drew even less fans to its events. Now that the IRL and Champ Car have merged Grand-Am boss Roger Edmondson admitted on Wind Tunnel last weekend that executives from both the Grand-Am and ALMS had met recently and one topic of discussion was a possible merger. One roadblock is the fact that ALMS follows ACO LeMans rules. However, ALMS has many manufacturers locked in and you know the France family, that owns Grand-Am, would like nothing better than to get closer to them. Since the Grand-Am cars are generally viewed as the ugliest on the planet (although the racing is good) perhaps the family will give in and follow international ACO rules for the good of sportscar racing in America.