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Things are slow so we'll throw some trivia out there. Fifty years ago in 1957 USAC midgets competed at 7 Indiana ovals. Name them. Hints - 5 were paved, 2 were dirt, and 5 still exist today.

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Originally Posted by Dwight Clock:
Things are slow so we'll throw some trivia out there. Fifty years ago in 1957 USAC midgets competed at 7 Indiana ovals. Name them. Hints - 5 were paved, 2 were dirt, and 5 still exist today.

WINCHESTER,SALEM,IRP,MT.LAWN,ANDERSON,THAT,TRI STATE.

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Originally Posted by SHORTBUS:
WINCHESTER,SALEM,IRP,MT.LAWN,ANDERSON,THAT,TRI STATE.

Salem is incorrect. IRP didn't exist (1961). All others no aLSO















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Terre Haute, South Bend, Kokomo, West 16th Street

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Burg and Bloomington, salem, Avila, Angola

Chuck

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Originally Posted by jmichels:
Terre Haute, South Bend, Kokomo, West 16th Street

All are Correct.

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Originally Posted by jmichels:
Terre Haute, South Bend, Kokomo, West 16th Street

How about the Speedrome too??

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Originally Posted by Charles Nungester:
Burg and Bloomington, salem, Avila, Angola

Chuck

None are correct.

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Originally Posted by Mr. Happy:
How about the Speedrome too??

No Speedrome in '57. All Indianapolis area races were at 16th St.

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Raceway Park

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Originally Posted by jmichels:
Raceway Park

IRP was opened in 1961.

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Sportsdrome Speedway

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The 3 remaining tracks were all paved and two still exist today.

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Originally Posted by jmichels:
Sportsdrome Speedway

Correct. 2 to go.

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Originally Posted by Dwight Clock:
IRP was opened in 1961.

Raceway Park in Chesterfield?

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Originally Posted by jmichels:
Raceway Park in Chesterfield?

No.

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Allen County Coliseum

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Originally Posted by jmichels:
Allen County Coliseum

My question was meant to include outdoor ovals only. But, since I didn't say that, you are correct. We still need two more.

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Illiana Motor Speedway

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I'll give one hint for each track. One is a half mile paved track that still exists. The other was a 1/5 mile paved track that closed forever at the end of the 1957 season (9/27/57).

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Originally Posted by jmichels:
Illiana Motor Speedway

Correct. Now we just need the one that no longer exists. It was northwest of Indy.

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This is a really tough one. So I'll tell you that it was in Lafayette and was at the site of what is now the Tippecanoe Shopping Plaza.

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Lafayette Stadium Speedway. Thanks To Allan E. Brown and his book "America's Speedways".

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Originally Posted by jmichels:
Lafayette Stadium Speedway. Thanks To Allan E. Brown and his book "America's Speedways".

Correct! I'll be back in a little bit with some more trivia.

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Trivia question #2 - In the decade of the 1980's only two USAC midget drivers were able to put together a four race winning streak. Who were they?

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Originally Posted by Dwight Clock:
Correct! I'll be back in a little bit with some more trivia.

Thanks "Alarm" this is fun. I don't kow if I can answer many questions. But a person can learn a lot buy reading ths.:)

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Rich Vogler and Stan Fox

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Originally Posted by FOR4:
Thanks "Alarm" this is fun. I don't kow if I can answer many questions. But a person can learn a lot buy reading ths.:)

Some "alarm"! I think everyone fell asleep. So we'll get another question working. Who won the first Silver Crown race of his career 10 years ago today? (10/18/97)

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Jason Leffler

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Originally Posted by SpfldMile:
Jason Leffler

Not Leffler.

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Jeff Swindell

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Originally Posted by FOR4:
Jeff Swindell

No, not Jeff.

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That late in the year, I'm thinking a pavement race south somewhere. I think they ran in Springfield in October of 96 for a fairtime rainout. I will say Dave Steele. He is a good pavement guy.

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Tony Stewart

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Originally Posted by jmichels:
Tony Stewart

Tony Stewart is correct. Although he won the SC title in '95 as part of his USAC Triple Crown, he did so without benefit of winning a race. On 10/18/97 Stewart won at the 1/2 mile in Las Vegas for his first career SC win. Prior to that he had competed in 42 SC events with his best results being 5 seconds and 4 thirds.

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What about the two midget guys question?

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Originally Posted by SpfldMile:
What about the two midget guys question?

Kevin Olsen ('87) and Rich Vogler ('88).

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Here's one for you.

Where was the first midget car race in Indiana?


Jim Morrison

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Originally Posted by jmichels:
Raceway Park in Chesterfield?

may i ask were chesterfield is..

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