Late July (bring back the Michigan 500)

[MS]

About this time every year, we'd be treated to the Michigan 500. NBC sports. ZZ Top intro. Paul and Bobby in the booth, Gary and Bruce in the pits.

We need the Michigan 500 back.

Thank you.

[David_Skywalker]

Agreed, but would it be financially viable?

[nascarnation]

Totally agree, and while we're at it, let's rename Belle Isle 2014 the "GM/Detroit Twin Bankruptcy 125s" presented by Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.

[MS]

For a kid with no cable TV and the chance to see about 5 Indy car races a year (about 10 total counting NASCAR on CBS/Wild World of Sports tape delay) a live, flag to flag race was a real treat.

I remember after Michigan, I'd get to watch the Talladega 500 the next week on CBS, and that'd be about it for racing on TV for me until the season wrap-up at Phoenix in October.

[Stick500]

All those years they ran the Michigan 500, it was the second coolest race of the year behind Indy.....

I really miss it and with Pocono back now I feel real optimistic we'll see Michigan back again soon.

[davidgarvin]

My son and I were talking about the Michigan 500 on the way to Pocano.

If they did put it back on the schedule, we'd be there in a heartbeat.

[readgols]

Totally agree, and while we're at it, let's rename Belle Isle 2014 the "GM/Detroit Twin Bankruptcy 125s" presented by Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.

Isn't Quickenloans a Penske sponsor? They could help the city out.

[Nigel Red5]

All those years they ran the Michigan 500, it was the second coolest race of the year behind Indy.....

I really miss it and with Pocono back now I feel real optimistic we'll see Michigan back again soon.

Unfortunately, Pocono is a privately owned track lookimg to expand its income base and rekindle a long lost association with indycar, while Michigan is owned mostly by a family that would like nothing more than to see indycar cease to exist.

[indyracefan]

I miss watching the schedule and looking forward to watching the race on television growing up in the late 1970's.

I miss the long hot drive early Sunday morning talking about the race to come. I miss attending all the fun days spent at MIS watching open-wheel racing at 225+mph in the 80's, 90's & 2000's (even the ones where rain wrecked the day).

I miss the long drive back home talking about what we'd seen that day. I miss IndyCar at MIS.

[mdkiel]

Pocono was once in the impossible dream category, so who knows?

[jcmark611]

Unfortunately, Pocono is a privately owned track lookimg to expand its income base and rekindle a long lost association with indycar, while Michigan is owned mostly by a family that would like nothing more than to see indycar cease to exist.

Which is why that same family owned company hosts the IndyCar finale at one of their tracks.

[Hitokiri]

Well...there were rumors a year or two ago that Michigan wanted Indycar back but needed a sponsor - surprise surprise. I remember Randy Bernard saying that he wanted to start speaking to MIS but I'm not sure if they actually spoke or not.

[Z28]

Which is why that same family owned company hosts the IndyCar finale at one of their tracks.

Part of the diabolical plan that only a few fanatical Indycar fans are onto. They're coming Kevin McCarthy.


Roger Curtis, like so many other track presidents, has said he would welcome the return of an Indycar race, drumroll please, under the right circumstances. As for MIS, this weekend I doubt they go head to head with a Nationwide race at their other company track even if neither draws a huge crowd too close, NNW could always move and change that. It wouldn't be next week up against the Brickyard 400. The other option could be September, you'd want to miss the opening of the Chase at Chicagoland and run the risk of hitting a Michigan home game.

[Indy317]

I'd be there

[BizzyV]

Bring back the US 500 and have it replace Fontana in the triple crown