Dan Knudsen, an Indiana University geographer who has studied economic development and keeps an eye on Indianapolis, told the Indiana Business Journal that, in his opinion, the city of Indianapolis should brace for the Speedway going out of business within a few years.
"Open-wheel racing has been losing popularity, and young people in particular don't seem to care about it," he told the IBJ. "Imagine the track as a type of empty Roman Coliseum."