In the mid 1990’s a new competitive midget motor was around $12K-$14K and complete roller was around the same. Car counts at Winchester, IRP and Salem were typically between 25-30 cars. THAT was more around 70-90 depending on the event. There were always top owners back then…Potter’s, Lewis, Calderwood..ect and will always continue to be as in any motorsports venue.
I feel it is up to USAC and ALL Midget owners to sit at the round table in a locked room and devise a business model to bring the midget series back to its prominence it once had.
As for TSR, only Stewart knows why he pulled the plug and really doesn’t care what anyone thinks. However, I do feel his midget series failure was much more than the engine, but the mechanics who worked on them.