Eldora... Another Million Dolla Race????
 

We were at Eldora for the WoO race a few weeks back and they were handing out questionaires on what type of car the fans would like to see race for a million....Non wing, wing or late models. Its been a while since they have had a race with money like this on the line... Any one know when this could happen or if it even will? just curious..

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I would much rather see twenty races at fifty thousand each....Donnie Moran was the big Dog last go around. Fifty races at twenty G's would make me smile but if Tony does a Million you can bet it will be a three or four day mud taxi extravangza.

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I personally would love to see a million dollar race with nonwings or late models. Nonwings would be really awesome but yet again late models would bring a lot more cars and put on a better show at Eldora. Nonwings are just better on shorter tracks.

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Midgets!

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Earl did a million dollar deal with the non-winged sprinters but it didn't pay a million to win. They called it the Mopar Million and I believe Russ Gamester led quite a few laps and Jack Haudenschild ended up winning it. I was in the grandstands for it but don't remember how the payout went down.

I do remember that the non-wingers putting on one hell of a show at Eldora for the Mopar Million deal.

The mud taxis have done the million to win deal and I believe Stewart should race another genre of cars if he'd gonna' do a million to win. JMO.

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Non wing has been done yes. But no doors for me please. Tony has been running with the wing some. Think he would try to win his own money? Or maybe send Newman after it?

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Originally Posted by ISF:
Earl did a million dollar deal with the non-winged sprinters but it didn't pay a million to win. They called it the Mopar Million and I believe Russ Gamester led quite a few laps and Jack Haudenschild ended up winning it. I was in the grandstands for it but don't remember how the payout went down.

I do remember that the non-wingers putting on one hell of a show at Eldora for the Mopar Million deal.

The mud taxis have done the million to win deal and I believe Stewart should race another genre of cars if he'd gonna' do a million to win. JMO.

First place paid $250,000 and the rest of the run down I am not sure about. I want to say it paid $10,000 to start.

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First paid $200K, 125 for 2nd and 100 for 3rd. It was the highest paying sprint car race ever. Haud won followed by Stevie Smith, Dickie, JJ, and Rob Chaney. Russ did lead the first lap(he started on the front row) but quikly fell. I would love to see another race like this go down. What a weekend that was. Whoooo Racing!!!!!!!!!

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First place paid $200,000. The lap leaders were Dean Jacobs, Dickie Gains, and Haud. Nobody else led a lap as I remember (long time ago though). I checked the box score and it shows:

A-MAIN LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-19 Jacobs, Laps 20-28 Gaines, Laps 29-40 Haudenschild

That was one of my favorite events of all time. Not the best race I've seen, but one of the best overall events for sure. I'd love to see another one. If they are going to do one based on a vote, late models will win with ease. Much bigger fan base than anything else that runs at E. So if they pass those out at each race, I'm sure that would win.

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How about 50K to win an open non-wing sprint car race, 50k to win an open winged sprint car race, and 50k to win late model race, run in all three and you get a $1,000 bonus just for running, win two out of the three a 50k bonus, win all 3, a million dollar bonus. You telling me Kinser wouldn't pack himself in a late model for a chance at a million bucks? What about Scott Bloomquist in a sprint car, it'd be interesting to see that's for sure.

Tony's rich, he could do it.

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Originally Posted by thebus79h:
How about 50K to win an open non-wing sprint car race, 50k to win an open winged sprint car race, and 50k to win late model race, run in all three and you get a $1,000 bonus just for running, win two out of the three a 50k bonus, win all 3, a million dollar bonus. You telling me Kinser wouldn't pack himself in a late model for a chance at a million bucks? What about Scott Bloomquist in a sprint car, it'd be interesting to see that's for sure.

Tony's rich, he could do it.

I'd pay to see that!!! Didn't the Owens do pretty decent at the Chili bowl?

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[QUOTE=thebus79h;230632]How about 50K to win an open non-wing sprint car race, 50k to win an open winged sprint car race, and 50k to win late model race, run in all three and you get a $1,000 bonus just for running, win two out of the three a 50k bonus, win all 3, a million dollar bonus. You telling me Kinser wouldn't pack himself in a late model for a chance at a million bucks? What about Scott Bloomquist in a sprint car, it'd be interesting to see that's for sure.


Very good idea!! That would be the only way to get me back there!!

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Originally Posted by thebus79h:
How about 50K to win an open non-wing sprint car race, 50k to win an open winged sprint car race, and 50k to win late model race, run in all three and you get a $1,000 bonus just for running, win two out of the three a 50k bonus, win all 3, a million dollar bonus. You telling me Kinser wouldn't pack himself in a late model for a chance at a million bucks? What about Scott Bloomquist in a sprint car, it'd be interesting to see that's for sure.

Tony's rich, he could do it.

Something along those lines would absolutely be the way to do it....I could personally do without the late models but having them would help pack the place totally full...

Maybe tweak the payout to encourage guys to run all 3 classes even if they aren't going to be super competitive in one of em...give the biggest paycheck to the dude who has the best combined finish from all 3 classes or best total points even if he only runs 2 classes....

500 grand to the overall champ plus some money to the top 5......... 50 grand to win the A in each class and a healthy payout to make the feature in each..

I would absolutely buy a ticket and drive 13 hours one way to see that deal

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And you gotta beg Hewitt to come outta retirement to do this race...he could probably still end up bein the best overall

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Sometimes i just want to bang peoples heads off walls on here.

THEY ARE RACE CARS...not Mud cabs, taxis, or whatnot.

This place would explode of the word "tumblebunny" or "oversized go kart" or "pushemandflipems" were even mentioned.

Just be happy auto racing is still around and there are different genres of cars.

Modifieds would be the best choice if he wants car count, but not if he wants a packed house.

Late Models would bring a car count AND a packed house, I was at the original million and it was like a sardine can

I wasnt at the Mopar Million for the Sprints so I cant judge how the crowd was, but they got a pretty good car count as well.

Its a toss up really, if its ran, people will come.

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I was at the Mopar Million and it was a World 100 sized crowd. The million dollar mud cab race was some bigger, no doubt.

I can't find the video but Gamester was in the front for quite a few laps. He did fade after half way.

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Originally Posted by ISF:
I can't find the video but Gamester was in the front for quite a few laps. He did fade after half way.

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And the disrespect to racers continue..

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How about we put a million dollars in the track surface???

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Originally Posted by openwheelKT:
First place paid $200,000. The lap leaders were Dean Jacobs, Dickie Gains, and Haud. Nobody else led a lap as I remember (long time ago though). I checked the box score and it shows:

A-MAIN LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-19 Jacobs, Laps 20-28 Gaines, Laps 29-40 Haudenschild

That was one of my favorite events of all time. Not the best race I've seen, but one of the best overall events for sure. I'd love to see another one. If they are going to do one based on a vote, late models will win with ease. Much bigger fan base than anything else that runs at E. So if they pass those out at each race, I'm sure that would win.

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Originally Posted by openwheelKT:
First place paid $200,000. The lap leaders were Dean Jacobs, Dickie Gains, and Haud. Nobody else led a lap as I remember (long time ago though). I checked the box score and it shows:

A-MAIN LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-19 Jacobs, Laps 20-28 Gaines, Laps 29-40 Haudenschild

That was one of my favorite events of all time. Not the best race I've seen, but one of the best overall events for sure. I'd love to see another one. If they are going to do one based on a vote, late models will win with ease. Much bigger fan base than anything else that runs at E. So if they pass those out at each race, I'm sure that would win.

Rite on as usual.:6:

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i 2nd a mil in the track surface, and a bigger water truck. if ya run l m's w sprints, please run all the sprint races (feature n all 1st, before put'n l m's put there to ruin the surface! i'd def be there for non wings, wings, slight chance, l m's, no way in hell!

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Wing Sprints!

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...and unless it's wangs, don't count on Steve Kinser even if it's a Mil to win. He's got a points championship to win with the Woooooo...:15:

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I was at Eldora for both "million races" and the non wing sprinters were by far the best show.

What we remember most about the late model million is that Jack Hewitt was leading the second heat race with just a handful of laps to go and the engine let go. Couldn't believe it. No one was within 8 to 10 car lengths of him when it came apart. If he had went on to win it he'd have started on the inside of the third row in the 100 lapper.

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Originally Posted by darnall:

[/COLOR]And you gotta beg Hewitt to come outta retirement to do this race...he could probably still end up bein the best overall

Are ya nuts? I like Jack too but I REALLY dont want to see him hurt again.

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Two day four crown,50k to win each feature , but with different classes, like the old days. Sprints,wing and non wing.Midgets and late models. 500K Bonus to in all 4. Something for everyone with big cash.

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Non-wing sprints---$250K to win
Silver Crown- $250k to win

$500k bonus if 1 driver wins both!

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pave the place then run midgets nw sprints or champs, excuse me i havent had my coffee yet.

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Originally Posted by richie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_yb-9ym7Tc

Thanks for posting that richie, sure was great to watch it again after being there. Another big non wing paying show would be cool and i would be there for sure. I always liked the Big One, just needed to be run at a different time and not right before the Knoxville Nats. Also, why hasn't the Eldora booster club ever surfaced again?

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1st. Jac Haudenschild 200,000
2nd. Stevie Smith in his first Wingless race. 150.000
3rd Dickie Gaines. In HAR 69 second car. 100,000

It was a awesome show but not nearly as well attended as a KR or world 100.

Hell lets just have a full season of 50 thou races vs one show. You could split it up among WOO, LMS and NW, Have a sell out every show and a hundred of the class in every show.


What was great about the Mopar Million is it was 10g to start.

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