USAC put a lot of faith in and rolled the dice on Joe Spiker this year, by scheduling three events at LPS on his first full year there. And considering the fact that people came out in droves to fill the stands, there were 100 race cars in the pits and it was a 90 degree sunny Indiana day, this had the potential to be a "make or break" situation for this track operator and his team.

When I arrived, there was still time to walk around on the Putnamville Porch (it's a unique asset that this track has) and talk to other race fans. There was a feeling shared by everybody in attendance that was just so pervasive, it wasn't something that you thought might be there. You knew it as fact. And that was "Lincoln Park Speedway is back from the dead, on this beautiful day.", "What a great place it always has been to see a race." and "How cool is that?" Bliss, almost giddiness was abound.

And from midget hot laps to the last several laps of the modified feature, the racing was stellar, all night. The midget B-Main was the race of the night, IMO. That race proved that midgets 4 wide, on this track, is no problem at all. And adding to that the fact that you had a big, happy crowd that mostly stayed until the checkered fell on the modified feature, USAC has to be thinking "It was a good idea coming here." and "How about signing this track up for more races?" On the "Make or Break" category, this event was a big-time "Make"!

Jerry