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6/8/09, 9:40 AM   #30
Re: Oldtimers race fans poll!
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Originally Posted by brc View Post
BTW: how many here was ever to the short lived race track in Champaign IL? I wonder why that track was plowed up? Anyone know,,just curious.Went to a darn good USAC show there,,in??,, I believe Bubby Jones won that day in the Bobby Hillin Longhorn racing car. That's has been a few moons ago,not sure on that..

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BC
I was at all the races ran at Champaign. The track operated maybe 3 years? It was one dusty race track on Sunday afternoons. Why the track closed, I don't know.
I saw my first USAC sprint race in 1966 at the THAT. Started going to IMCA races also. IMCA had good shows with drivers like Wooley, Woodside, Weld, and my favorite Bill Utz.