Originally Posted by cmakin:
I remember back when NARC used to do a California Speed Week. It was around this time of year, as I recall. I wasn't out there often enough to make all the shows, but I did make a couple at Calistoga. Yeah, by then they had wings, but on that big track, it is quite a show. If I am not mistaken, one year they ran a USAC/BCRA joint midget show with the sprint cars that Billy Boat won. Early nineties if memory serves.
Yes, I was at Calistoga on the last night of CA speedweek when Tony Stewart won the midget race having to come from the B main, and Ronnie Day beat Brent Kaeding in the Sprint feature and kept him from winning a big bonus. I think the bonus was for anyone who could win either 5 or 6 of the races. Both races were excellent, and it was the first time I got to see Tony drive in person. Used to look forward to Thursday Night Thunder back in those days.