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Paul Tracy: Lack of rivalries and ‘bad guys’ are hurting the sport
Indy car legend Paul Tracy says IndyCar and NASCAR are suffering as a result of fewer ‘villains’ and the types of fierce rivalries that marked his career. Speaking in an interview with Royal Purple, his sponsor and oil supplier for his cars and motorcycles, the 2003 CART Indy car champion bemoaned the proliferation of ‘nice guy’ drivers. “I didn’t mind being the guy who wore the black hat, I didn’t mind being the bad guy,” said Tracy, “and that’s maybe what the sport lacks a little bit today, at least in IndyCar. Everybody is everybody’s buddy now and there are no real major rivalries anymore. “There are no Dale Earnhardt Srs, no Paul Tracys, no Michael Schumachers...
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