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After the War: Exclusive interview with Andrew Craig

In his first interview since splitting from CART in 2000, former series CEO Andrew Craig talks with Matt Beer about the challenges of presiding over the original split with the IRL, and why he supports the new unified series

In May 1996, Andrew Craig was at the epicentre of the political storm tearing US single-seater racing apart.

As CART CEO, he was striving to keep his championship alive despite the loss of the talismanic Indianapolis 500 to Tony George's rival Indy Racing League, and working feverishly to ensure the success of CART's new US 500 at Michigan, which was going head to head with Indy.

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