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They're both nice tracks, either one would be good. But, I would be very concerned of the car count at Haubstadt with USAC out of town. Considering their top five drivers, as of July 1st, posted on MSCS's website is all USAC drivers (Stanbrough, Ballou, Stockton, Schuerenburg, Gardner). And as you look down the list, even more are within the top ten. Can anybody remember the last time they went to any series' race where the top five in points weren't there? Stanbrough has said multiple times this year that he's chasing the USAC championship, and I can't remember the last time Robert Ballou missed a USAC race, same with Gardner. Chase Stockton has been running well with the USAC boys, so I can't see him missing the USAC race, especially when he's running tenth in points, but who knows. All top five drivers in MSCS are within the top ten in USAC points. If I was MSCS and Haubstadt, I'd try to find another date later in the year to run it. At most you're looking at 20-25 cars, on the high end. For a $5,000 to win show, the fans should be able to see the bigger names and a larger car count, because you're paying a premium price to get in. I know a lot of people on this message board always knock down the importance of a high car count, but when you're going to see a special show like this, car count and quality should both matter.
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