USAC Indiana Midget Week car counts.


Is it me or are the midget week car counts down this year?
Seems like there are normally a god bit more cars than this.

28 cars at Tri-State Speedway and 28 at Circle City Raceway.

My only guess why is the economy.

You are probably correct that the economy is always a consideration. This would be true for any local teams. I also think that the xTreme series may be splitting up the car counts some.

if ya haven't noticed, Everyone that can't afford a 70k engine program is running D2, Badger and Madger or whatever thats called.

Same in the sprints, The dash 12 is alive and well. And 360s are holding or growing but the hammer class is dropping like flies. Some of this isn't just cost, Some are having problems either getting motors or parts for them.

I'll be at the Saturday show and it usually drops a few just because of the big track freakout but hope to have a full field for features.

See you then, Family members health permitting.

And here it is; in Northern California there has not been a pavement Midget race for at least three years, perhaps four. With the arrival of the overhead cam engines car count started to dive. The dirt Midgets of the BCRA now run only with a USAC show; no stand-alone shows.
In the Pacific Northwest, it looks like some effort is being made to provide a bit of parity for the older pushrod engines (-12s, and similar).

$$$

Money issues of owning a midget team has been around for a couple of decades or longer.

Looks like 33 on the lineup tonight

Speedy Bill also had a quote on em, Something like "Midget minds, Midget money"

I never seen Staab in his midget days, But he said that the minute you think your up to date and competitive, You're a year behind in midgets.

Alot of the guys who ran midgets have moved on to wing sprints.