For today's Video of the Day, it's a USAC Sprint Car Series feature that took place on May 5, 1999 at the oddly-shaped Louisville Motor Speedway. The track no longer exists, but it was home to a certain driver's only career USAC National Sprint Series feature victory on this night.
I saw a number of races at the old Louisville Motor Speedway. A very unique little bullring that does indeed remind me of Kil Kare as well. The front stretch saw the racecars go downhill while the back part of the track was D shaped and went uphill. Never did quite figure out how many turns this track had. Missed seeing the old fairgrounds track but always heard it was a great facility.
Mike
Be nice to people on the way up. You might need them on the way down. Jimmy Durante
That's kinda the way Benton Cty was, before they "unpaved" it, had almost a roadcourse feel to it, at least 6 bends, and 3 elevation changes, and super slippery when the fog rolled in! Bob!
"Being old, isn't half as much fun, as getting there"! Ole Robert I!
Originally Posted by richie:
For today's Video of the Day, it's a USAC Sprint Car Series feature that took place on May 5, 1999 at the oddly-shaped Louisville Motor Speedway. The track no longer exists, but it was home to a certain driver's only career USAC National Sprint Series feature victory on this night.
Yet another packed grand stands down here in Good Old L'ville to watch an open wheel show. If they had run them on the figer8 track it would have been a sell-out and they would have run out of beer before the main event.
I don't think anybody really ever found the grove for that track. You could stand in the pits and hear the tire squeeling going through turn 4or 5 or 6 what ever the turn was that ran into the front stretch. The guy that I thought drove it the best was Chet Phillips he sure was smooth there.
Missed seeing the old fairgrounds track but always heard it was a great facility.
