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Originally Posted by Chief Wahoo
Not this year. Hopefully they will bring it back in the future. Kinda makes the off season a little longer around here. Hate to see it, we hadn’t missed one.
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I haven't missed any either. I attended the first events ever held there. They ran on Jan. 21, Feb. 18, and March 18 in 2007 with programs featuring 600 and 1200 mini sprints. In 2008 I attended programs on Jan. 19 and March 29 featuring 600 micros and POWRi midgets, apparently the first ever appearance for midgets. I have nothing in my records for 2009. In 2010 the 600 micros and POWRi midgets returned on March 27. On Dec.18 the POWRi midgets ran in the first Battle at the Center. In 2011, the POWRi midgets ran the Battle at the Center on Dec. 17. There was no spring race. In 2012, once again only the Battle at the Center was run on Dec. 15 with the POWRi midgets.
I show no events at all in 2013.In 2014, the Battle at the Center ran on Dec. 20. 2015 shows the Junior Knepper 55 on Dec. 19 which featured USAC midgets for the first time.
The first Shamrock Classic was March 19, 2016. The Junior Knepper 55 ran on Dec. 17.
2017 through 2020 shows the Shamrock Classic continuing in March, while the Junior Knepper 55 last appeared in Dec. 2018.
I recall the March race was snowed out just a few years ago. Maybe someone has more detailed records than mine.
Feel free to chime in!