Originally Posted by miledirt:
I can't remember...
What was the deal the year Tobias won at DuQuoin at night?
Did it rain all day or what? I just remember that there was a cushion and he rode it all the way to the wall and to the win.
The initial race day was rained out and the decision was made to run it at night the following Saturday since the track had just had lights put up. We hadn't been to DuQuoin for 6 years and I said we need to go check this out. It was pretty cool temperature wise, I needed to wear a jacket at the end of the night. I don't know if the track retained it's moisture from the rainout or if they just watered it a lot but it was just beautiful all night long. Roger Rager was the first to crack the 29 second barrier then Teddy Beach wound up setting quick time. Some say it was the greatest race on a mile ever as Tobias came from like 33rd to win it.