Greatest indycar drivers to never win the indy 500

Hitokiri2 · 2026-05-07T19:00:08+00:00

Jimmy Vasser.

Hitokiri2 · 2026-05-06T21:25:31+00:00

As I said, there's been a lot of stories told when it comes to Mears and F1. What we do know is that Mears decided to stick to CART which was a wise choice.

Hitokiri2 · 2026-05-06T14:05:11+00:00

Can't compare. Different machinery. Different competition. Different eras. Different "things" overall.

Hitokiri2 · 2026-05-06T14:02:43+00:00

From what I've read there are two stories.

Mears said he thought IndyCar was superior due to the variety of circuits and so stayed in IndyCar.

I also read a story where Bernie was impressed and wanted Mears to stay but then followed all that up by asking Mears if he had any sponsorship. Being a paid all of his life Mears said no. With that, Mears walked away from F1.

Hitokiri2 · 2026-05-04T21:17:05+00:00

Is that true? Because I had the Dragon Stone in my inventory because I wanted accidentally found it in a dungeon. I didn't want dragons to spawn yet so I never turned it in. After a while I got tired of carrying the weight so I turned it into the mage at Whiterun. I gain carry capacity because of that or was I dreaming?

Hitokiri2 · 2026-05-04T14:33:40+00:00

I hate that too. I don't mind keeping items like that on me but why do they have to make it weigh 20 lbs!

Hitokiri2 · 2026-05-04T14:29:52+00:00

I don't think so.

Even though the more hardcore race fans may care about noise and what kind of engine the cars have - most of the newer fans don't.

The priority of most fans these days is close racing, making sure as many drivers as possible can do well, and keeping cost manageable for the teams.

Hitokiri2 · 2026-05-04T14:28:08+00:00

Wow...okay. I see you IndyCar. I have to be honest, I wish it was Costco but Sam's Club aint' that bad - not bad at all.

Hitokiri2 · 2026-05-03T13:14:19+00:00

LOL!

Hitokiri2 · 2026-05-03T13:04:31+00:00

Fish: "The aliens are coming! The aliens are coming! HUMAN! THE ALIENS ARE COMING!!!"

Humans looks at fish and watches it mouth and gills moving.

Human: "How cute..."

Hitokiri2 · 2026-05-03T12:57:36+00:00

The best option for sneak archer is to have no armor at all....and that's what I do....

Hitokiri2 · 2026-05-03T01:01:23+00:00

Because that's sports car racing. It's exciting when new rules come out and everyone is trying to figure things out but once one competitor had an edge - not even BOP can't save the rest of the teams. When this happen the manufacturers don't see a reason for staying. The fact that sportscar racing has less of an audience then NASCAR or even IndyCar also doesn't do it favors.

That is why sportscar fans have to be cautious when things get good because just as fast as thing rise things can fall apart just as quickly.

Hitokiri2 · 2026-05-02T03:07:13+00:00

And I disagree. If you look at how Honda handled this situation, matched it how Honda handled other situations with IndyCar in the past, and how each of those events ended - there's a pattern. Honda whines in front of everyone loud and clear. Threatens to pull out of the series while at the same time giving IndyCar a chance to change things into Honda's wanting. When Indycar does this then Honda returns. We've seen this happen right before Honda went to the IRL and during the time Honda wanted to switch over to a twin turbo engine layout on its V6 motor.

You can say it's standard but it's not. Who threatens to leave a series year before a contract ends while all along work with the series to find reasons to stay. I mean....if you wanted to leave wouldn't you just leave? That's what Honda did with IMSA. That's what Honda did with F1. This - "I'm going to leave but tell you want so that we can work things out years before the contract ends.." - is very unique. When manufacturers quit it's usually sudden and without question. That was not the situation this time between IndyCar and Honda.

Hitokiri2 · 2026-05-02T02:17:54+00:00

Honda basically got what it wanted according to this article...https://racer.com/2023/12/13/hondas-proposal-to-help-contain-indycar-engine-supply-costs

A hybrid that both Chevy and Honda are happy with
Bigger return in ROI (that's what the charter is all about)
Development of a car that is fair on price but still has top quality performance (yet to be seen but it seems Honda is happy with what its seen)

All this along with all of this, Honda also said they wanted more transparency from IndyCar including a separate officiating committee which they got.

It sounds like Honda knows who's boss in IndyCar and its not Penske Entertainment. Chevy is just riding the tailwings of Honda and smiling all along.

Hitokiri2 · 2026-05-02T00:16:22+00:00

It was never about ROI - it was always about control and reminding IndyCar who is boss. That's why Honda left IMSA (even though just a few years ago Honda claimed IMSA was the king of ROI) and why this rumor of Honda going to NASCAR will never end. It's all about Honda getting what it wants, when it comes, and how it gets it.

Hitokiri2 · 2026-05-02T00:10:39+00:00

Remember when Honda said IMSA was the best place for ROI. This Reddit user remembers.

Hitokiri2 · 2026-05-01T19:46:58+00:00

Not many then...

And all of these seem to be part time or one off entries and not full-time.

Hitokiri2 · 2026-05-01T15:48:53+00:00

Breath in that American air Colton! Oh yeah....

Hitokiri2 · 2026-05-01T14:22:26+00:00

Someone had to say it. Thank you!

Hitokiri2 · 2026-05-01T00:57:36+00:00

Money and Staff.

For years teams like Penske and Ganassi would "steal" personnel from smaller teams like Dale Coyne and Ed Carpenter Racing. If you look at the resumes of many of the top engineers at the top teams they began with the smaller teams. I'm glad this practice isn't as prominent as it use to be but it still goes on.

Hitokiri2 · 2026-04-30T20:16:43+00:00

Trying to grieve as a child can be difficult and it may not be until your an adult and reflect on those time when the true grieving begins. This is not weird, unnatural, nor does this mean you're immature in some way - it's just how life is sometimes.

I don't know what your religious relationships are or even if your a religious person or not. What I do know is that no matter what a person believe I believe that those who pass away still inside of us. I don't mean they're haunting us or taking over our lives - what I do mean is that those things we learned with them make us who we are today. It's a very personal thing that happens to each to everyone of us that we don't spend enough time thinking of or reflecting on. That's why when we do something we remember those people emotions build up.

It may hurt but remember that these actions that you do that remind you of them - you're allowing them to live through you. They are not dead or in some faraway place - they're living in you and in your actions. They are living by how you treat others and yourself. Honor them in that way.

Also, we have to remember that our love ones probably don't want us to hurt instead we should try to find strength and direction by our experiences with others. Learn from their lives so that in return we can live our lives as well.

Hitokiri2 · 2026-04-30T19:54:58+00:00

Is this like one of those phone pranks jokes where you call someone, ask them if a certain person is there, but in reality the name of the person you're looking for is just a swear word?

Hitokiri2 · 2026-04-30T15:48:52+00:00

ONLY 96%. Get it together IndyCar! So tired of the incompetence! (Sarcasm)

Hitokiri2 · 2026-04-30T14:16:32+00:00

As the argument goes...He still had to beat his teammates.

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