It’s been a few days since I last posted a blog, and plenty has happened.

Let’s start with last weekend’s race at Richmond. All I can say about that race, is that Dario Franchitti was right.

It was frankly not up to the series’ usual standards.

But the Richmond parade was quickly forgotten about when the big announcement came down on Tuesday.

Tony George is out as Indianapolis Motor Speedway CEO, as well as CEO of the IndyCar Series.

It’s not a “surprise” by any stretch of the imagination. Rumblings of discontent on the Hulman & Company board have grown louder and louder recently.

But it comes at a very unfortunate time for the series, because of the sour economy, uncertainty over the future of the sport’s biggest star, and questions about the television package.

Everyone knows IndyCar racing went through a painful, and frankly, unnecessary war from the mid-1990’s until last year.

Now when there’s finally a “winner”, (or at least, someone in charge of a single series, because there were no winners in the open wheel war), the “winning” team is thrown into chaos.

He’s seen as a villain by many, and a hero to some, but there’s no question Tony George loves racing. I’m sure, like all of us, he’d like to have some of his decisions back. I know one in particular I wish he hadn’t made.

Tony George’s legacy is complex, and at the end of his era, there are more questions than answers tonight about the future of the IndyCar Series.