And yet, fans go to more than 800 short ovals in the U.S. on Saturday nights to watch sprints, midgets, supermods, stock cars, fender benders and the like. Tony Stewart just bought Eldora and added a charity race for stock cars there with some of his NASCAR brethren. The Knoxville Nationals are fine. Since the Indy cars are no longer at Phoenix, Manzanita is drawing better. The Richard Petty thing was a money deal that didn't work out. The Outlaws are still running and USAC sanctioned 18 different series this year.
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