I believe that the Baltes family still owns the property that the mile dirt track sets on.

It would be a long shot for a mile dirt track to be built from scratch these days. The mile tracks aren't appreciated like they once were. In the AD-HD dominated society that we now live in the shorter dirt tracks appeal to a larger segment of those who enjoy the rough and tumble aspect of the shorter tracks. The finesse, car control, tire management, unique driver skill and shear speed of the miles is largely wasted on those who want to see the boys and girls mix it up and clack wheels, et cetera, on the bull rings.

That, and the added track prep costs and added property size requirements all work against any miles being built anytime soon. I just want to see the ones we have preserved and raced on, but if some things don't change somewhat we may not be watching Silver Crown cars on these hallowed racetracks and that would make me very sad.