16th Street Speedway RIP 9 years

terrehautian · 9/19/08, 8:57 AM

Since I had no idea about any speedway other than current ones in Indy, I did a search and found this.
http://www.stevehardin.com/htm/16thst.htm
I think the speedway looks cool, I would love to see races inside a track like that.

What is the address on this place? I am trying to find it online maps.

Jonr · 9/19/08, 9:09 AM

For us that were not around 9 years ago, why was it closed? Too much to operate? Too loud/community complaints? Not enough fans? Not enough cars?

I remember seeing the pictures when it was opened, and thought that it would be a great place to watch a race. I have also seen some of the pictures of it on the web, and thought it would have been a great track.

Wasn't Tony George the money behind the operation?

terrehautian · 9/19/08, 9:20 AM

Wow, what a neat looking place. If only someone could convince the city to lease it to them and put a couple million into the place it would be top notch from the aerial pictures.

itsanonwingthing · 9/19/08, 9:47 AM

I remember looking these results up last year when this 16th St. anniversary was posted by DO.

16th Street Finale 1999-09-18

USAC 16TH STREET SPEEDWAY MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: September 18, 1999 -- Indianapolis, Indiana - 16th Street Speedway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Randy Koch, 82, Krueger-12.585; 2. Michael Lang, 94, Stebbins-12.617; 3. John Wolfe, 3m, Morgan-12.705; 4. Ron Smoker, 24, Parker-12.852; 5. John Sluss, 28, Pro-Motion-12.877; 6. Ted Hines, 12, Hines-12.935; 7. Roger McCluskey, Jr., 111, McCluskey-12.968; 8. Bill Baue, 10, Baue-13.027; 9. Tony Reed, 8R, Reed-13.041; 10. Dennis LaCava, 29, LaCava-13.120; 11. Rick Vaughn, 16, Nowicke-13.148; 12. Dennis Mann, 44, Mann-13.218; 13. Chris Coers, 22c, Coers-13.227; 14. A.J. Felker, 37, Felker-13.402; 15. Joe Justice, 63, Dickerson-13.415; 16. Critter Malone, 7m, Malone-13.471; 17. Barry Reed, 76, Reed-13.523; 18. Jerry Zike, 97z, Zike-13.556; 19. A.J. Smith, 27, Smith-13.870; 20. Tim Mehner, 65, Mehner-13.873; 21. Michael Bridges, 21, MB Racing-13.941;22. Rick Koehler, 36, Koehler-13.960; 23. Roy Caruthers, 15, Caruthers-14.210; 24. Bruce Adkins, 23B, Adkins-14.251; 25. Matt Hardin, 95x, Hardin-14.276; 26. Andy Pierce, 3p, Pierce-14.311; 27. Matt Maners, 23, Maners-14.462; 28. Tim Spindler, 81, Goss-14.478; 29. Doug Cross, 41, Griffith-14.487; 30. Jeff McCloud, 91, McCloud-15.360.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Sluss, 2. T.Reed, 3. Koch, 4. Bridges, 5. Hardin, 6. Cross, 7. Coers. NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Pierce, 2. Lang, 3. Hines, 4. Felker, 5. LaCava, 6. McCloud, 7. Zike, 8. Koehler. 1:51.30

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Caruthers, 2. Smith, 3. McCluskey, 4. Wolfe, 5. Maners, 6. Vaughn, 7. Justice. 1:57.49

FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Malone, 2. Smoker, 3. Spindler, 4. Mann, 5. Baue, 6. Mehner, 7. Adkins. 1:55.67

KELLY'S PUB II "LAST CALL" SEMI: (10 laps) 1. Baue, 2. Vaughn, 3. LaCava, 4. Zike, 5. B.Reed, 6. Koehler, 7. Justice, 8. Cross, 9. Maners, 10. McCloud, 11. Hardin, 12. Adkins, 13. Mehner. NT

FEATURE: (30 Laps) 1. Ted Hines, 2. Andy Pierce, 3. Roger McCluskey, Jr., 4. Jerry Zike, 5. Bill Baue, 6. Tony Reed, 7. Roy Caruthers, 8. Dennis LaCava, 9. John Wolfe, 10. Ron Smoker, 11. Critter Malone, 12. John Sluss, 13. Michael Lang, 14. Tim Spindler, 15. A.J. Smith, 16. Randy Koch, 17. Rick Vaughn, 18. Dennis Mann, 19. A.J. Felker, 20. Michael Bridges. NT

**B.Reed flipped during qualifying. Mehner flipped during the semi.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-6 Hines, Laps 7-11 Wolfe, Laps 12-14 Hines, Laps 15-24 Lang, Laps 25-30 Hines.

FINAL 16TH STREET SPEEDWAY MIDGET CAR STANDINGS: 1-Smoker-193; 2-Malone-186; 3-Pierce-171; 4-Wolfe-155; 5-Caruthers-113; 6-Steve Knepper-108; 7-Lang-86; 8-Vaughn-84; 9-McCluskey-82; 10-Jason Leffler-82.

CROSSED FLAGS · 9/19/08, 11:43 AM

i had the honor of flagging an amsa mini sprint race there. what a racy joint it was.:thumb

D.O. · 9/19/08, 12:31 PM

**B.Reed flipped during qualifying. Mehner flipped during the semi.

Head injury???

:dologob:

LEADERS EDGE · 9/19/08, 1:21 PM

21 of the drivers who took time that day no longer race anything(To my knowledge) and about 3-5 drive just a handful of times a year.

How things change.

Flags anything · 9/19/08, 1:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by D.O.

**B.Reed flipped during qualifying. Mehner flipped during the semi.

Head injury???

:dologob:

Damn, DO it's been that long ago since we raced there. It was hell of a midget track. Talk about head injury. The night Jason & whoever decided that we needed a little "WWE" action after the race. I don't remenber whos head hurt the worse mine, theirs or the fans/ drivers who either got hit with "nice gooshy mud balls" from the track. How many did we have upsided down that night? What living brain cell I have left from that says 10 or 12.

And yes, the "protective gear" that Kenny presented me with the next race there I still have in my office.

Bill Shipman

Hubie · 9/19/08, 2:29 PM

16th Street was fun, but it was hard on cars.

The Summer Sizzle was a total bust, and you would think a lesson would have been learned. It has not, as Moto GP used the same, "better hurry, tickets are selling out" mantra.

I think if it had been paved it would have lasted longer.

9/19/08, 2:50 PM

Always a fun night at the racetrack when 16th Street Speedway was alive and kicking. One of the things that made it fun that we don't get to do now is everyone went to the pits after the race - told stories - and saw the drivers and equipment up close. For it's short life as a track - there were many interesting racing things that happened there and a ton of great racers who ran and won there.

9/19/08, 8:57 AM	#21 Re: 16th Street Speedway RIP 9 years
terrehautian Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,518	Since I had no idea about any speedway other than current ones in Indy, I did a search and found this. http://www.stevehardin.com/htm/16thst.htm I think the speedway looks cool, I would love to see races inside a track like that. What is the address on this place? I am trying to find it online maps. _________________________________________________ Last edited by terrehautian; 9/19/08 at 9:08 AM.

9/19/08, 9:47 AM	#24 Re: 16th Street Speedway RIP 9 years
itsanonwingthing Senior Member Race Count This Year: 4 Race Count Last Year: 51 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 654	I remember looking these results up last year when this 16th St. anniversary was posted by DO. 16th Street Finale 1999-09-18 USAC 16TH STREET SPEEDWAY MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: September 18, 1999 -- Indianapolis, Indiana - 16th Street Speedway QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Randy Koch, 82, Krueger-12.585; 2. Michael Lang, 94, Stebbins-12.617; 3. John Wolfe, 3m, Morgan-12.705; 4. Ron Smoker, 24, Parker-12.852; 5. John Sluss, 28, Pro-Motion-12.877; 6. Ted Hines, 12, Hines-12.935; 7. Roger McCluskey, Jr., 111, McCluskey-12.968; 8. Bill Baue, 10, Baue-13.027; 9. Tony Reed, 8R, Reed-13.041; 10. Dennis LaCava, 29, LaCava-13.120; 11. Rick Vaughn, 16, Nowicke-13.148; 12. Dennis Mann, 44, Mann-13.218; 13. Chris Coers, 22c, Coers-13.227; 14. A.J. Felker, 37, Felker-13.402; 15. Joe Justice, 63, Dickerson-13.415; 16. Critter Malone, 7m, Malone-13.471; 17. Barry Reed, 76, Reed-13.523; 18. Jerry Zike, 97z, Zike-13.556; 19. A.J. Smith, 27, Smith-13.870; 20. Tim Mehner, 65, Mehner-13.873; 21. Michael Bridges, 21, MB Racing-13.941;22. Rick Koehler, 36, Koehler-13.960; 23. Roy Caruthers, 15, Caruthers-14.210; 24. Bruce Adkins, 23B, Adkins-14.251; 25. Matt Hardin, 95x, Hardin-14.276; 26. Andy Pierce, 3p, Pierce-14.311; 27. Matt Maners, 23, Maners-14.462; 28. Tim Spindler, 81, Goss-14.478; 29. Doug Cross, 41, Griffith-14.487; 30. Jeff McCloud, 91, McCloud-15.360. FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Sluss, 2. T.Reed, 3. Koch, 4. Bridges, 5. Hardin, 6. Cross, 7. Coers. NT SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Pierce, 2. Lang, 3. Hines, 4. Felker, 5. LaCava, 6. McCloud, 7. Zike, 8. Koehler. 1:51.30 THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Caruthers, 2. Smith, 3. McCluskey, 4. Wolfe, 5. Maners, 6. Vaughn, 7. Justice. 1:57.49 FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Malone, 2. Smoker, 3. Spindler, 4. Mann, 5. Baue, 6. Mehner, 7. Adkins. 1:55.67 KELLY'S PUB II "LAST CALL" SEMI: (10 laps) 1. Baue, 2. Vaughn, 3. LaCava, 4. Zike, 5. B.Reed, 6. Koehler, 7. Justice, 8. Cross, 9. Maners, 10. McCloud, 11. Hardin, 12. Adkins, 13. Mehner. NT FEATURE: (30 Laps) 1. Ted Hines, 2. Andy Pierce, 3. Roger McCluskey, Jr., 4. Jerry Zike, 5. Bill Baue, 6. Tony Reed, 7. Roy Caruthers, 8. Dennis LaCava, 9. John Wolfe, 10. Ron Smoker, 11. Critter Malone, 12. John Sluss, 13. Michael Lang, 14. Tim Spindler, 15. A.J. Smith, 16. Randy Koch, 17. Rick Vaughn, 18. Dennis Mann, 19. A.J. Felker, 20. Michael Bridges. NT **B.Reed flipped during qualifying. Mehner flipped during the semi. FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-6 Hines, Laps 7-11 Wolfe, Laps 12-14 Hines, Laps 15-24 Lang, Laps 25-30 Hines. FINAL 16TH STREET SPEEDWAY MIDGET CAR STANDINGS: 1-Smoker-193; 2-Malone-186; 3-Pierce-171; 4-Wolfe-155; 5-Caruthers-113; 6-Steve Knepper-108; 7-Lang-86; 8-Vaughn-84; 9-McCluskey-82; 10-Jason Leffler-82. __________________ Keith Wendel It's a Non Wing thing,.......you wouldn't understand!

9/19/08, 9:09 AM	#22 Re: 16th Street Speedway RIP 9 years
Jonr Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,632	For us that were not around 9 years ago, why was it closed? Too much to operate? Too loud/community complaints? Not enough fans? Not enough cars? I remember seeing the pictures when it was opened, and thought that it would be a great place to watch a race. I have also seen some of the pictures of it on the web, and thought it would have been a great track. Wasn't Tony George the money behind the operation?

9/19/08, 9:20 AM	#23 Re: 16th Street Speedway RIP 9 years
terrehautian Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,518	Wow, what a neat looking place. If only someone could convince the city to lease it to them and put a couple million into the place it would be top notch from the aerial pictures.

9/19/08, 11:43 AM	#25 Re: 16th Street Speedway RIP 9 years
CROSSED FLAGS Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 18	i had the honor of flagging an amsa mini sprint race there. what a racy joint it was.:thumb

9/19/08, 12:31 PM	#26 Re: 16th Street Speedway RIP 9 years
D.O. Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,915	**B.Reed flipped during qualifying. Mehner flipped during the semi. Head injury??? :dologob:

9/19/08, 1:21 PM	#27 Re: 16th Street Speedway RIP 9 years
LEADERS EDGE Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 980	21 of the drivers who took time that day no longer race anything(To my knowledge) and about 3-5 drive just a handful of times a year. How things change.

9/19/08, 2:29 PM	#29 Re: 16th Street Speedway RIP 9 years
Hubie Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 541	16th Street was fun, but it was hard on cars. The Summer Sizzle was a total bust, and you would think a lesson would have been learned. It has not, as Moto GP used the same, "better hurry, tickets are selling out" mantra. I think if it had been paved it would have lasted longer.

9/19/08, 2:50 PM	#30 Re: 16th Street Speedway RIP 9 years
Brad D. Posts: n/a	Always a fun night at the racetrack when 16th Street Speedway was alive and kicking. One of the things that made it fun that we don't get to do now is everyone went to the pits after the race - told stories - and saw the drivers and equipment up close. For it's short life as a track - there were many interesting racing things that happened there and a ton of great racers who ran and won there.