Baltimore Grand Prix

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Because Indy Car races typically only fill 10-15% of the total seating capacity at most dedicated tracks.

Originally Posted by shadoquad

That could be. But I think there were other factors at play, because the grandstand was filled.

I think being east of the event made some difference as most of the traffic from the roads blocked off for the course were diverted west.

But it could be a combination of both.

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Fix'd.

For street races with temporary stands they usually predict crowds pretty well. But at a dedicated track that has, say, 100,000 seats... Indy usually puts 10-20k in the stands.

Originally Posted by ESPN

BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Orioles' team batting average is .255, putting it smack in the middle of the major leagues.

The Izod IndyCar Series is batting 1.000 in Baltimore after the most successful inaugural American street racing event in the past 30 years.

An estimated 75,000 spectators turned out to see Will Power score a dominant victory over Oriol Servia and Tony Kanaan, pulling him within five points of championship leader Dario Franchitti.

The massive turnout quieted the doubters who had criticized efforts to stage a street race in Baltimore's Inner Harbor district.