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The USAC National Midgets ran at Macon, Illinois in July of 2017 and the spectator turnout was dismal, at best. The A-main that night was won by Christopher Bell and stands to this day as one of the best races waged by any division of racecar's we've ever seen. The following night at Lincoln, Illinois Bell won again and put on a show nearly equal to the night before at Macon. The stands at Lincoln were so packed it was close to standing room only. Reason? The USAC Midgets were the under-card for the UMP Summernationals dirt late model tour. Without the late models I dare say the crowd at Lincoln would have been just as desolate as Macon was the night before. Those two nights in 2017 were the last time the USAC midgets were at either track.
POWRi is more than capable of putting on a very good show at Macon but ol' Sarge insists on running 4-5 support classes and as often as not the track is used up by the time the midgets run their A-main. Little Belleville is 4 hours one way so not many of us north of Bloomington-Normal are able to make the trip down there.
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Silver Crown Championship Dirt Cars properly driven on a one mile dirt track are classic poetry in motion. Using that analogy, Jack Hewitt is one of the greatest poets of all time.
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