BACKGROUND The Minneapolis Raceway is a family operated 3/8 mile clay oval track located directly east of highway 81 and one mile east of Minneapolis Kansas, The track is located 30 miles south of Concordia Kansas, and 20 miles north of Salina Kansas, and Interstate 70. The raceway occupies 44 acres and can accommodate up to 3,400 spectators in the grandstands, The Minneapolis Raceway is operated and promoted by Terry Robins, Director of Competition is Ronny Robins and Scott Robins is in charge of advertising. ‘The Minneapolis Raceway officially opened to the public on April 9, 2006 with a test and tune of the track, cars and both car and track crew members. Minneapolis raceway held its official season opener and inaugural race on April 26, 2006, The Minneapolis raceway ‘opened its season with several LM.C.A. modifieds, sport modifieds, stock cars and hobby stocks. However, the racing field was light in the mosquitoes, a four-cylinder front wheel drive car, and mod-light, motorcycle engine, series. Only three mosquitoes showed up to race in 2006, Mosquitoes in 2009, on average, have 20 to 24 cars show up to race. In 2006 only two mod-lite series racecars showed up. In 2009 the mad-lite series averaged 26 racecars in attendance. During the inaugural race at Minneapolis Raceway they had a tum out of midgets and 360 sprint cars, but the track no longer runs those types of racecars. Average tum out for cars in 2009 was around 120 drivers. The average tum out for the grandstands was around 1,000 spectators, not including those who were in the pits as crewmembers. ‘Though Minneapolis Raceway is built outside of Minneapolis, which has a relatively small population of 1,900, its location is one of the tracks best features. Concordia’s population is 5,200 and Salina has a current population of 46,400. With these towns well within driving distance the tracks location is key for drivers traveling from the north and the south of the track. On average the Minneapolis Raceway attracts, on average, 120 drivers, and just ‘over 1,000 spectators per race weekend. The raceway averages a payout of $9,000. Current major sponsors of the raceway are Grandma Max’s restaurant, Bank of Tescott, T and R Dirt Construction, Terry Smith Plumbing, Coors light and Lott implement Inc. The Minneapolis Raceway is Intemational Motor Contest Association (I.M.C.A.) sanctioned. The ILM.C.A. was organized in 1915 and is the oldest active automobile sanctioned in the United State. Rules and regulations for motor car competition are set forth by the LM.C.A. All cars that run at Minneapolis Raceway are rigorously inspected by LM.C.A. officials to make sure they are in full compliance of the guidelines for racing set forth by the LM.C.A. President for the I.M.C.A. is Kathy Root, and the main office of the LM.C.A. is in Vinton, Iowa.