NEW PARIS —
Repairs were made to a concrete wall and fencing at New Paris Speedway to allow for a planned “night of destruction” Tuesday night after a crash damaged the wall and injured six people Saturday night.
After a race car hit a section of the south wall at the New Paris Speedway about 11:55 p.m. Saturday, six people had minor injuries from flying concrete debris. The injured were taken to IU Health Goshen Hospital by five ambulance crews from New Paris, Goshen and Syracuse, according to Rick Rolston, chief of New Paris EMS service. No race drivers were hurt. The racing was stopped after the crash.
Track officials declined to comment on the incident when approached Monday afternoon.
About 25 feet of the south straightaway wall was repaired Monday and about 100 feet of wooden bleacher seats were removed.
The speedway was set to host the “destruction” event Tuesday, which was said to be similar to a demolition derby. Events planned Tuesday included a trailer race and a first ever “tug-a-truck” events, with truck drivers playing tug of war with their machines.
Fireworks were set at 10 p.m., as an intermission to the auto events, which were planned to 11 p.m. or later.
“We are trying to spice it up,” said Betty Berkey, spokesperson for the speedway.
She said a third generation of local spectators visit the track now, which is more than 50 years old. The trailer races are “silly,” she said, but the winner was set to earn $1,000.
Sabrina Rife, New Paris, predicted it would be a packed house Tuesday night.
If spectators were concerned about safety at the track, they didn’t express it Tuesday.
Justice Ratliff, Goshen, said he wanted to see a mattress race, where the driver has to hold a mattress on top of his car with one hand and drive with the other. He said he was at the track to watch his friends, Tyler Oden, Goshen, and Kyle Moore, Warsaw, who were participating.
Todd Lehman, Goshen, said he had not been to the speedway for 10 or 11 years. But he said his girlfriend was visiting from California and he wanted to show her the action at New Paris.
“They don’t have this kind of thing out there,” Lehman said of the games set on Tuesday. “It’s something to do. They are laid back here.”
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