All Those Foreign Drivers: Ah, Only in America

With so many empty seats at the Long Beach Grand Prix, maybe the CART teams finally will start signing up some American talent, instead of looking outside the U.S. for drivers who can bring cash and/or sponsors to the teams for a ride.

Signing Casey Mears after his great drive in Fontana last fall would’ve been a start. The two best young American drivers in open wheel racing were 3,000 miles away last weekend finishing first and second in Florida--Sam Hornish Jr. and Sarah Fisher. Wait till Sarah wins a race--you may never hear about CART again.

DAN SEVERINSEN

Universal City