Originally Posted by sprntr:
Indy (near where most of the teams are located) to Springfield - 212 miles - 3.25 hrs.
Indy to Belleville - 656 miles - 9.75 hrs.
Belleville - Friday race - at least 2 days of work missed.
Springfield - drive down Friday night after work, race Saturday, drive home Sunday. No lost work time.
Besides the Miles always draw better.
steiny
True, even back when Springfield and DuQuoin were drawing car counts in the 40's, those races that were much farther away from Indy would get counts only in the 20's