Indy Car Driver Pulls Out Of Oval Racing Due To Extreme Speeds

It’s the last thing you’d expect to hear from a race-winning IndyCar driver, but Thursday at the 2.0-mile Fontana oval, site of the season finale for the IndyCar Series, Mike Conway, driver of the Honda-Powered A.J. Foyt Racing car, made a bold proclamation.

“I’m truly sorry for putting the team and our sponsors in a difficult position, but this is the hardest decision I have ever made in my racing career,” said Conway. “I’ve come to realize I’m not comfortable on the ovals and no longer wish to compete on them. I want to stress that I am not finished racing and to this end, I would love to continue with Foyt Racing, but that’s something we need to discuss in the future.”

vdiv - 9/18/2012 3:42:13 PM

+1 Boost

+1 for the attached photo. I am surprised drivers do not have these moments of clarity more often. Everything is fine until it is not. Then it is too late.