On the track itself. Yes it was all sand for the most part. I know for a fact that several very prominent men associated with the race's history were in touch with the fairboard in effort to make the surface more racy for automobiles. They wanted nothing to do with it as the horse racing scenario has been cooking for quite a while. The relationship between USAC and the Fairboard became a thing of the past.

I was party to several meetings at the Working Man's Friend were two men who actually won the "Hoosier 100" had proposed repairing the surface. Folders, charts, projected expense, the works.

They (the Fairboard) wanted no part of it.

AJ Foyt himself spent a ton of money on this event in the late 90's. You can still pick up a poster and program as they printed THOUSANDS of them.... it was not for lack of trying. There was no draw at the gate. The track was not racy and the show's normally ran very late into the night.

I took a carload of texans out there once, somebody hit the pitstand late and that race went on forever. I think Chuck Leary won the darn thing? A zombie trip to Mid Ohio for the CART race the next day happened a couple of times! Those were the days! It would kill me now!