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The days of over 100 sprint cars competing on a Saturday night at various tracks in Indiana are behind us, unfortunately. On a weekend night mid summer, there are usually around 55-65 sprint cars that can be counted on to compete regularly, and many of those teams are Indianapolis area based. Now, factor in travel costs and likelihood of tearing up equipment and those 55-60 cars are going to go where they stand the most opportunity to lose the least amount of money. Unfortunately, whether on a Friday night or a Saturday night of operation, Lawrenceburg is PERCEIVED as further away than other options and harder on equipment. IMO, the only way Lawrenceburg is going complete with the other available weekly racing options is either increase their purses back through the field and/or make significant changes to the track configuration to reduce wear and tear on the equipment.
Again, IMO, a promoter is better off going with a "specials only" approach with a varied line-up. Winged sprint cars, non-winged sprint cars, midgets, Late models and modifieds all from various sanctioning bodies. It is going take some serious work to bring back the competitors and the fan base. It's not impossible, other tracks have done it, but it is going to be difficult.
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