Originally Posted by staggerman:
I believe you are referring to an accident in Grand Rapids where they had a winged pavement sprint indoor event where a door fell killing a security guard. Perhaps it happend at the Silverdome also but that was before my time. I was there at the Hoosier Dome when there was a fatality in the infield pits when a car went in out of control.
From Mlive
In December 2005, auto racing fans were given an antidote to cabin fever when the Mason Dixon/Dixieland Challenge brought full-sized race cars to a quarter-mile track built inside the exhibit hall. The event was cut short after one night when a security guard was killed by a falling garage door. The event was staged the following year, but competitors were left with bounced checks from the promoter. Auto racing has not returned to DeVos Place.
Kevin Swindell won the sprint car feature the first year. I was at the second year, it was racing in Michigan in December... not much more.