Here is the story on the illegal tire. It made it past our tech, and was only reported to me by a long time veteran of the sport after the race on night 1. I went over to look at the car, and asked that it be taken off. They replaced it with a legal tire, and still went out to win night 2.

I was upset our tech missed it. They were told to watch for it this year. It just got by us. Hoosier gave the tire to Tony.

Prior to last years race, I sent the rules to TSR, and spoke with their crew. The Munchkin had to take off the large oil tank that they had on it from when it was purchased from Mike Fedorcak. They made all the changes ordered by rule. The left side of cars were getting out of control with weight before then.

I wish I had the video of 1999 when Jon Heydenreich let Tony hop into the Wild Goose, a totally conventional car. He started 17th and put on a CLINIC on slicing through the field with NO contact on the way to the lead.

The exhibition brought a tear to the eye of a few hardened veterans of midget racing.

There is a reason Roger Penske offered Tony a ride in the Indy 500. He can flat out drive anything.