This is a game of trust. Drivers pushing to the limit, inches away from disaster. The ones that do it well win, the ones that don't - won't.
source: paddocktalk.com - Sam Tickell The IRL drivers provided another demonstration at Nashville. On an oval where overtaking is difficult, trust becomes an important part of the drivers race plan. With trust, comes bravery and the ability to win. The IRL IndyCar Nashville race provided a clear demonstration of the trust that it takes to drive in the IRL. "I think there are a lot of clean race car drivers, especially in the IRL. We have a lot of side-by-side action." said IRL forgotten woman Sarah Fisher five years ago in an interview with Ken Juran. This statement holds even more truth today. Although there were some spectacular crashes at Nashville, only one of them was caused by driver error. Enge suffered a suspension failure, insuring that control of the Rockstar Chevy could not be maintained. Enge suffered a heavy impact and injury. It is unknown when he will drive again. Tony Kanaan suffered a suspension failure and took out Darren Manning. While it unknown whether Kanaan hit debris with his 7-Eleven Honda, his crash with the Target Ganassi Toyota was not a driver error. Which leaves the incident with Alex Barron and Vitor Meria. Barron moved down on Meria resulting in the only accident caused by a driver mistake. Kosuke Matsuura also crashed, but was probably a result from debris from the earlier Barron/Meria incident.
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