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Originally Posted by sceckert
Wasn't that pretty much the last great Silver Crown race? The one that Tobias won? And if I recall the story, it was fairly well-attended, despite the Salukis playing a home game that same night...
The recounting is here, courtesy of OpenWheelTimes.com
http://www.openwheeltimes.com/index....html&Itemid=56 |
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Originally Posted by Kirk Spridgeon
That wasn't the same car, of course. He destroyed his car in the first-turn crash at Springfield, which was a very, very scary one. The car he ran at Du Quoin was originally intended to be his Mopar Million SPRINT CAR, but faced with the results of Springfield, he prepared that car for Du Quoin and ended up winning the race in one of the best races I've ever seen, and without a doubt the best Silver Crown race I've ever seen...
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Again...I'd suggest visiting the link that Kev wrote regarding that race. It is informative, and brings some resonance to this event which all witnesses I've spoken with consider as a throwback Silver Crown race of the kind that simply doesn't take place any longer.