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Crown Point, IN

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Happy Anniversary RaceStar -- Good Bye Old Friend

October 21, 2007 - I have made many attempts to write a story celebrating RaceStar's 10th Anniversary. Nothing inspired me more than a recent walk around the grounds of what was the start of my interest in the sport of auto racing. I drive by Crown Point Speedway a few times a month. The transitions that have taken place there really astound (and sadden) me. I have only been around this track (and racing for that matter) for 20 years. For some, it's been a lifetime, and others had just started racing and making new allies at the 60+ year old facility before it's demise in 2006.

I can honestly say that Crown Point Speedway gave me my start with RaceStar. Back in 1987, my husband, Rich began his dirt track racing career at (then) Southlake Speedway. Like many, he started in the Street Stock division and enjoyed seeing his name in print with the articles about the weekend's racing events and suggested that I write and submit stories to the Midwest Racing News. My only experience was one year as Editor-in-Chief for my high school year book. I hesitantly obliged and began my weekly entries.

In 1990 I approached track promoters Guy Pleasant and Terry Hayes about a souvenir program for Southlake Speedway. With my brief and amateurish year book capabilities, I was granted permission to take on this task which ended up producing 6 subsequent year's souvenir programs. During that time, I was still writing stories and scoring. It was in 1996 when new track promoters decided that the weekly story was no longer needed, and my job there was done. I knew that fans and drivers were enjoying the weekly update and decided that I could produce it on my own, not only for CPS, but for all the local tracks.

I bought my very first computer in 1997, called my business RaceStar Publications and on May 30, 1997 the first printed installment of RaceStar Publications made its debut. In August of 1999, RaceStar was strictly available online, and has been since.

I guess you can call CPS my alma mater. Returning last week to `


The south side of the main driveway approaching the main entrance. Where fans used to park.

The end of the main driveway approaching the main entrance to the main gate. This is a view from the parking lot looking towards the back of the concession stand/office.
 
Standing near the main gate facing the north end of the pits.
 
This was taken from the north end of the pits facing north.

A wider shot of the north end of the pits. The entire section has been dug out to a pit about 20+ feet deep.

The old pit shack used to stand to right of this shot. This is the entrance to the track from the pits.

Looking down the old front stretch from the track entrance.

Beyond this wall is where a smaller section of bleachers stood (just behind the Photo Booth)

Taken right behind the wall of turn 3 and 4 in the pits. The creek is beyond the black fencing in a distance.

The recognizable red & white blocks that lined turns 3 & 4 (taken from the pit side)

This was taken from just outside the pits (near the pit shack) looking south. The frontstretch is just to the left, the grandstands used to be on the right.

This is where the 60+ year old dirt grandstands once stood.
 
Turn 3 & 4 (taken from turn 4)