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.
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
