I don't know what the situation is going to be like in a year, but I think the bigger issue is: if they had 22 cars last year, and the other big-track midget races this year were doing worse than ever without competition, what would the Hut Hundred have been like this year?

I'm not going to look into a crystal ball and read anything more into Mike King's comments than are there. I will say that I don't think even he would expect a 60-car field next year - I think they would have been OK with a 33-car field or something remotely close to it.

Here's my question: would it have been better to run a Hut Hundred with 20 cars, or not to run it at all? I guess that answer is up to personal preference, but I'd like to hear what other people have to say.

Also, keep in mind that I'm out in California, so I really don't have horses in this race, so to speak.