The Inside Track Aug 2014 | Page 12

Which Is More Popular…Winged or Wingless? Let’s Look At The Numbers… Non-winged 600cc Sprint Car racing (here in the northeastern section of the country) has grown by leaps and bounds over the past several seasons – both in popularity and number of participants. But you probably already know that. I’ve made no secret about the fact that I’m a huge fan of wingless competition, and I am evidently not alone…as evidenced by the large and enthusiastic crowds who have embraced the wingless 600’s at the JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA on the Kutztown Fairgrounds. Come on out some Wednesday night and take a poll of the folks who frequent the speedway on a weekly basis; they’ll tell you the non-winged 600’s regularly put on the best show of any of the divisions at the Action Track USA. It’s also pretty neat to see how many of the northeastern tracks (that host the 600’s as a weekly class) have switched them over to the wingless style of racing. When a facility such as Micro-Sprint stalwart Linda’s Speedway – long devoted to winged 270’s and 600’s – decides to alternate, on a monthly basis, between wings and no wings for the 600’s, well…you get an idea of just how well this wingless deal has caught on… I decided to look at some num