Truly thankful that the USAC division that Smokey Yunick once described as the last true "racing" division in the country is back at our two beloved Illinois mile dirt tracks for another year!! The health of participation is very good. Never, in all my years of being a bleacher jockey, have I seen absolutely great racing so sparsely supported as the two Illinois dirt miles. Especially Springfield. Last August the race was halted at 76 miles but there was action and excitement enough packed into those 76 laps for 200 miles!

Thank you Bob Sargent, USAC, all car owners, crew's and drivers for promoting, organizing and producing some of the best racing we see all year long!!