"The split tells such a deep story about how important it is to have everything together. It's like a race car--there's not just one thing that makes it perform. A whole lot of things make the package. When the series is strong, it's got viability because of Indy, and Indy is strong because the series is strong. They need one another."

"I wasn't aware of the politics until I walked into the CART paddock. Obviously, the thing that was missing was the Indy 500, to have the last piece of pie. We didn't have that, and I didn't realize it until I went to Indianapolis in 2002 what it would have meant to the series. To have the CART series, as it was, with the Indianapolis 500, would have been phenomenal."

"Believe me, I knew what the split was all about. I knew how it would fragment everything. Going the IRL route extended my career by another three or four years, and it worked out good for me. A lot of people got hurt in those cars, and it was kind of nerve-wracking for me at my age. But I had this intense desire to win Indy again. So I did it. Did I do it with a big smile on my face? I did not."

"Coming together was something that had to be done. Everybody knew that if we weren't careful, we would be two factions who were like two bald men arguing over a comb. No sport can withstand a split, a strike, a work stoppage--whatever you want to call it. Indy car racing was a Harvard Business Review case study of how to watch ice cream melt on your plate."

"I wish Roger Penske had bought the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1994...it's the best thing that could have happened to the Speedway and the IndyCar Series. I think the Hulman-George family had taken it as far as they could, and I expect Roger will do a terrific job. I think he will do wonderful things and put zest and life back into the property and the Indianapolis 500."

"John Oreovicz was right on top of the CART/IRL war that ravaged open wheel racing. In this book, he's documented all the stupid decisions, infighting, jealousy, incompetence and arrogance of both civil wars. His own experiences as a writer covering CART and IRL plus talking to the people in the trenches and looking back at their words in the newspapers of the day have provided an in-depth look at what went wrong."

"Oreovicz combines meticulous research with an easy style that makes this one of the best of the current crop of racing histories."

"A must-read for fans of Indy Car, or anyone with a passion for American racing history."

"[Indy Split] is a politcal story with strong human content, an erudite illustration of how sports shouldn't be run and a cracking good read."

"Indy Split takes the reader not only to the tracks and races but into the meetings were battle strategies were being plotted and where truce after truce was unravelling."