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Originally Posted by Will Shunk
You may be absolutely correct regarding the demise of non wing racing due to reasonable purse structures and payouts in the wing world. I am a staunch supporter of non wing sprint car racing for 50 years +. Their careers were launched in winged outlaw karts in CA, not USAC. When the path to Indy dried up, so did $ and stars running USAC as a career. USAC has been a rung on the career ladder for at least 30 years. Non wing sprint shows at Eldora have been generally snoozers since humper tires and dry slick was necessary to keep the cars and drivers on the racing surface. They simply do not draw fans to Eldora anymore so Tony runs what people want to see. Our ONLY hope is Brad and Kyle build in a couple of Indiana non wing shows for variety during the 2023 or 2024 season. In a free market economy, butts in the seats and eyes on FLO will determine the life expectancy of our non wing sprint car future.
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Really?? Larson was a no-name until he ran USAC midgets. Yeah he started in Outlaw Karts in cali but that wasn’t what launched him to NSACAR. You obviously didn’t attend any of the USAC sprint races at Eldora pre-Stewart when Earl still owned the place. They were so well attended he was booking up to 5 USAC sprint races per year. More than Outlaws or All Stars. I was there and the crowds were good. Actually USAC has been a stepping stone to Indy and NASCAR for more than 30 years lol. How many NASCAR stars has gall stars produced? And by the way I have a collection of home video we took from Eldora in the 90’s and there’s not a snoozer in the bunch. Just ask Jack Hewitt, Lealand McSpadden, Steve Kinser, Bubby Jones, Frankie Kerr, Kevin Doty, Dave Darland, Tracy Hines, Steve Butler, Johnny Parsons, Gary Fisher(flipping out of the park), Eric Gordon, Byron Reed, Rich Vogler, Steve Butler and every other driver you just baselessly insulted you friggin moron.