"Movers and shakers" are always busy at events like Chili Bowl. Several years back, I was at the Chili Bowl BS-ing with a former MARA champ when Kevin Gundaker came by. He was seeking input for the possiblities of staging the Gold Crown, and did not mention any particular sanction.
I also spoke with a principal in Gateway when that group was just getting a good start by Brown/Siner. He said directly to an Indiana driver I was with and to me that one of their goals was to bury the USAC midgets.
Tough to fully cooperate with people who want to ruin you, even when cooperation would be good for racing and racers.