[ronmil]

On this date, Dec. 6, in 1980, the first midget race was run in the Pontiac Silverdome. It was an invitational race, and was called Heroes vs. Outlaws. It paid a $50,000 purse. Steve and Kelly Kinser were among the participants. Gene Gennetten won the feature.

[ronmil]

And I was there

[tamati]

Me too

[Grocery Guy]

Nice! Congrats for being there. Just wondering....how big was the crowd that day? Big turnout?

[snowdrift]

Me to

[snowdrift]

If I remember right it was a dust bowl they haul dirt in and had garden hoses one for each corner did not keep up .I went 2 times to the races up there the second time or third time they had them up there the dirt froze in the parking lot

[ronmil]

Originally Posted by Grocery Guy Nice! Congrats for being there. Just wondering....how big was the crowd that day? Big turnout?

I don’t know exactly, but it was a decent size crowd