The Dream had been the top payout for dirt late models and was introduced by Baltes in 1994. At the time, he was told he could never pull it off, since then, as now, he had no sponsor. I hope I can do it without having to sell the speedway. He said a price for tickets hasn't been decided on yet, but he insists that the price of hot dogs will stay the same. Baltes says that 29,000 is the biggest crowd he's ever had at Eldora, and he's running out of room to put more fans.
Many tracks can add bleachers on the backstretch.
At Eldora, that would put fans in the Wabash River, which flows right behind the racetrack. The track has plenty of practice at handling large numbers of racecars. Over 200 teams typically show up every year for the World 100, with only 24 surviving qualifying and heats to make the feature. Baltes didn't offer a guess at how many might show up for this one. Even though top dollars will be on the line, Baltes insists that the race will follow the standard Eldora policy of allowing anyone who has a regulation car to make a qualifying run.