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Originally Posted by mscs20
I witnessed first hand Cliff Johns and Doc Dawson each die on the Springfield mile in non wing sprint cars. The biggest factor against it is that most of participants compete and bang around on 1/4-3/8 size tracks weekly, so when the mile shows came around, stuff would break or fall off, and the drivers were just totally unprepared for the speeds they incur. Guys like Bill Utz, Cliff Blundy and the ones who used to run IMCA or USAC would be more prepared because about all they would run was 1/2 miles. Sprints of any kind is just a bad idea for several reasons.
Steve
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John,
I'm surprised I didn't mention the Cliff Johns incident. He was from Evansville and was a TSS regular.