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Welcome to the RACER Mailbag. Questions for any of RACER’s writers can be sent to mailbag@racer.com. We can’t guarantee that every letter will be published, but we’ll answer as many as we can. Publ…
Welcome to the RACER Mailbag, where questions for any of RACER’s writers can be sent to mailbag@racer.com. While we can’t guarantee every letter will be published, we aim to answer as many as possible. Published questions may be edited for length and clarity and those received after 3 pm ET each Monday will appear the following week. In racing, nothing is guaranteed, as qualifying determines if you qualify for the race based on your speed. Overcoming challenges and racing against factory teams can bring extreme joy and podium success, as shared by a kart racer from Carmel, IN named Tom Harleman. Penske’s rare failures at Indy highlight the misplaced fear of guaranteeing entries, as discussed by Marshall Pruett. The unrealistic concern of protecting big teams from failure may not lead to the right decision. Lastly, regarding the Nashville race distance, there’s uncertainty about the laps due to changes in the IndyCar schedule, as stated by Aeren Maxfield from Westminster, CA.
