future of auto racing?

You know the evolution of the jockey in horse racing took less than a hundred years. Now the jockeys are consider extremely tall at 5 feet. Most if not all are shorter than that 5 feet and weigh less that 120 pounds. In fact weight is so important in that sport that in each race a set weight is defined as to how much is on the horse.

That day in Indy car racing and maybe in NASCAR (if not already) is coming. I think in NASCAR the whole package must weigh a certain amount, that's driver, tire's, engine, chassis, everything about the car has to fit into a certain weight range or maybe it's a particular number, like 3500 pounds. Indy racing does not have this I guess. That why Robby Gordon's point about Danica Patrick is valid and must be noted. If she won today, it would have sent a ripple affect throughout Indy car racing. It would have said "If you are small and light, you are needed in racing cars." Maybe that's already occuring as I think a number of recent winners were slight frame built. Danica would have an advantage over A.J. Foyt.