Originally Posted by BrentTFunk:
I am bad with years. I know it was the last year Lipkey ran Kokomo. Sprintweek was on life support, and the promoters had a meeting at the Waffle House in Martinsville to try and save it. It has been my favorite time of the year ever since.
Well, at least somebody tried to save the true spirit of Indiana Sprint Week. Glad to learn that part of USAC's history is the fact that not everybody always bent over for an emblem that is only as strong as the spirit behind it.