I made the trip to I-70 in about 1984 when it was dirt. I attended an NDRA Stroh's Beer national championship race. Robert Smawley was an incredible promoter back in the day. He had all the flair and paid the late model drivers big money for that series. As everyone says, the track had some incredible high banks.
The cool thing about my trip was I thinked I booked a Red Roof Inn. When I got there, it was like a big late model pit area. Many of the drivers were working on their cars in the parking lot. One even fired up his car and drove it around the lot. Eating breakfast I was sitting across from Rodney Combs, who was driving for J.W. Hunt back then. Had the big strawberry on his #5. Ahh the memories of great dirt track racing in the 80's.
