Originally Posted by Charles Nungester:
In contrast
1988, Was so dry we had grass fires at the end of Feb.
Ran every show at Florence, Actually cancelled two shows for being too dry.
Corn on the way to Eldora was only thigh high in August
Four crown, Stormed all over south of I-70 In fact you could see the lightning ect from Eldora, Never a drop at the track. 
It was BLISTERING hot at the Indy 500 that year..the grass was brown.