For 57 of the past 65 years, the Coliseum has been home to indoor Midget auto races. Although there are still more than 10 days until the start of racing, drivers representing 11 states and Canada have already filed their entries for the Rumble. Leading the impressive entry list which features TEN former winners, will be the all-time leader in Rumble wins 9 Tony Stewart. Although only 19 years-old, the twins are already in their 10 th season of racing.
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The Allen County War Memorial Coliseum was originally designed to seat 8, for hockey or 10, for basketball. The structure was designed by A. Strauss Architects. The arena has hosted college wrestling tournaments as well as the sectional, regional and semistate championships of the IHSAA Boys Basketball Tournament during the one-class era.
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More Headlines Photo Galleries Subscribe. The Noblesville, Ind, driver started second and followed Matt Westfall early in the event before making his move. Read The Full Story While barely pushing past last year's pre-entry record of , the close of business on Sunday, Dec.
It was only the beginning of what was to be a history-filled collection of racing during the winter months in Fort Wayne. Twenty-two years ago, a , square foot Expo Center was constructed alongside the original Coliseum and the racing transferred over to it; offering a much wider and longer racecourse. As the size of the oval expanded, so did the menu of racing; a menu that remains in effect for this year. Coming off that success, promoter Larry Boos feels no need to change a proven product.