Originally Posted by Wendy Atkin:
Stewart hustled his No. 2x Munchkin-Volkswagen around the 1/6-mile track in 7.830 seconds for his record-extending ninth career fast time at Fort Wayne.
If Ft. Wayne was indeed a 1/6th mile, that would work out to 76.6 mph. Sorry, but if the midgets were turning laps in the high nine second bracket at Du Quoin--which likely is pretty close to a 1/6th--I find it hard to believe that the lap times were two seconds faster at Ft. Wayne. Coke syrup is sticky, but it's not supernatural.