The big attractions at the fair, horse races and car races, were scheduled on alternate days. In fact, the car track oval was just outside the horse track, with only a solid cement wall about four feet high and a bit of grassy space between them. The sand rails and dragsters used only the final straight away, but the stock cars used the whole oval, just like the Daytona or any NASCAR sanctioned competition. The meet wasn’t sanctioned yet, but the promoters were hoping to get there someday soon.
Jeff felt a stir of excitement as the cars lined up for the first race. The Mustang sure looked good. Of course looks didn’t win races, but he knew the care Mike had put into the mechanics equaled or exceeded the cosmetic part. That did win races, along with the skill of the driver. He had no way t
