the reason the usac attendance has gone down is because sargent is a
stock car promoter and has treated champ cars as second class citizens ever since
he took over. one of his first years at springfield he actually put street stocks on the
program. that shows you what he thinks of the prestige of the champ dirt cars! i would
like to see attendance figures over the last 30 years at springfield and du quoin and see
what it was before he took over and what it was each year since.his track prep is horrible
and hasn't provided good racing,which will lead to lower attendance.also, bill carey from usac,
doesn't believe they should try to have a second groove on the miles and is just as much to
blame. and usac needs to quit changing the rules on a race to race basis to quit pissing off
the teams. but most of all we need a new promoter for the mile dirt tracks that has an
appreciation for and understanding of how to promote silver crown racing !!!!!!!!!!!
one last thing that puts people in the stands, ask every fan what their all time favorite silver
crown car is and i'll bet you it's one with the traditional nose and bodywork.the looks of the cars
do put people in the stands and lead to more cars in the pits. just look at what a flop those new
pavement cars turned out to be because they were so ugly!