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Dave Gawronski June 22, 2015 | Reedsburg

In all fairness, guys, this is not the forum to take cheap shots at the Fair board. I have seen great success with other county owned fairgrounds speedways, when the fair board simply leases the operation to an outside party. I don't know how much consideration this has been given, Obviously Mr. Andretti has taken a shot at the Mile in some fashion to keep Indy cars coming, but who can jump into this role other than a Menard, Penske, Andretti...?
He's out there, so please Fair Board, hold on until we find him. The tradition, the history, the ability to utilize this awesome facility is something we don't want to lose. To a kid from Wisconsin (the Midwest) making laps at Milwaukee is as close as we may get to Indy or Daytona. Sure was the highlight of my racing career.

James Mitidiero June 22, 2015 | Homer Glen, IL

Please keep the Milwaukee Mile operating.

Dave Logan June 22, 2015 | Indiana

Raced at the mile with USAC in the 70's and hope to with IMCA Vintage. Keep the landmark, history, tradition, excitement.
Keep the mile.

kenneth June 20, 2015 | luck,wi

this track needs to be saved

Chris June 19, 2015 | West Allis

It's time for the Fair Park Board to realize that they know absolutely NOTHING about racing!!! With proper promotion and multiple events (large and small) The Mile can be a huge asset for the next 110 years. Find someone who can run this track!!! It's not you Fair Park Board.

Bob Hunt June 19, 2015 | Lodi

The ARCA summer special that brought Matt Kenseth, his son, and other recognized fan favorites to the Mile must continue in some form. The Mile needs two or more large events every year.

Matthew S. Young June 19, 2015 | Texas

I hope the Miles future is no longer in doubt after several consecutive years of successful IndyCar events!

Thomas Cahill June 11, 2015 | Delafield, Wisconsin

Why is the oldest race track in the world not a Wisconsin nor a national landmark?

Melissa June 02, 2015 | Wisconsin

I have been going to the Mile for over 20 years! and work 5 minutes away now - it is a great facility!! I wish more people appreciated it and valued that it is there!I I LOVE the mile and have had many great times there! And we have met so many great drivers and celebrities over the years! Please Save the Mile!!!

J.C. May 31, 2015 | Ashville, OH

Even though I never been to the track to watch a race, I've always enjoyed watching the races there and learning about all of the history about the track and the legends that drove on it.

Brandon Urbaniak May 24, 2015

So many amazing experiences attending races here. Always loved going to either Indy or NASCAR races here, save the mile!

Kyle Mathe April 23, 2015 | United States

I have been going to the Nascar and Indy races since before I even knew what the heck Nascar and Indy really was. I loved going to the races every year and I looked forward to it. I dont want to see the Mile go. Its my home town track and I love that it is still here. Bring something here besides just Indy car. Its worth a few ARCA, USAC, ASA races. Its the Legendary Mile.

Lance Malburg April 07, 2015 | Iron Mountain, Mi

A great old track.
Seems like a Midwest, like ARCA, CRA, ASA, or similar tour should want to race the mile. Maybe not as big as NASCAR, but something to keep the track alive

Barrett March 29, 2015 | Pennsylvania

Save the mile! I loved when the Nationwide now Xfinty series ran here. Bring it Back!

Dustin Wetor March 19, 2015 | Milwaukee

Save the Mile!!!!

James Gibson March 19, 2015 | New Berlin, WI

Save the Mile!

Joseph Brunnquell March 19, 2015 | Port Washington, WI

I have been to the milwaukee mile a few times and I have always enjoyed going. I want to be able to take my kids to go see a few races when they are older.

Emily Webber March 01, 2015 | Waukesha

The Milwaukee Mile is an iconic venue that must be preserved. It would be great to see the event schedule for the track expanded.

David Skulstad February 12, 2015 | Tennessee

I went to my first race at the Mile in 1968 and have been back whenever I can. It is a piece of American racing history and just as important a facility as Indy.

Nick January 14, 2015

The legendary mile needs to be saved!!! As a huge fan of racing, ive been attending since the early 90's.

Ryan Galloy September 29, 2014 | Fishers, Indiana

One of the best tracks to watch an indy car race! But move the race back to early June!

Faith Greene August 28, 2014 | Milwaukee, WI

Please save this cultural landmark!

Jim Rauth August 27, 2014 | Franklin

Save the Mile for future generations

Joel Nowacki August 18, 2014 | Greensboro NC

Save the Mile! I starting going to races with my Dad back in the 80's. Seeing a packed house every year. A few more years and hope to see the new stands full with 60k fans!

Justin Lott August 18, 2014 | United States

Save the Mile!!

Jody August 17, 2014 | Plymouth

Save the Mile!

Thomas Runningen August 17, 2014 | Plymouth

Save the mile

Aura Mora Gheller August 17, 2014

The Legendary Mile is the oldest racing oval in the world. Please consider keeping the Magnificent Mile & the history attach to it. Would not be nice to be mentioned in the books as on of the top racing cities for open wheel? It bits being on the top for high taxes or the top 10 most dangerous city in the USA

Dave July 19, 2014 | Saron Wi.

WE need the mile come on give it up road America Give it up it supported you it you bad days the Indy and Stock car need to run the mighty mile the road course need the road race cars

Kurt June 25, 2014 | Huntley, IL

Save the Mile. Remembered it as a kid and loved the USAC and ASA races there.

Tracy June 15, 2014 | United States

Please save the Mile!

james June 15, 2014 | greendale

Please please bring back nationwide series that was the best

Timothy Gingras June 12, 2014 | United States

Keep the mile. its a landmark.

Heather Rowley June 08, 2014 | janesville, wi

Wisconsin needs the Mile!

Carl H June 03, 2014 | West Allis

SAVE THE MILE!

Tyler J May 19, 2014 | Milwaukee

I never got to see a Nascar race yet. I don't want to have to travel far to see my first one. It would be amazing to get the opportunity to see one annually close to home. Please support and, maintain this historic track!

Prosper Pfannerstill May 15, 2014 | Lisbon WI

BRING RACING BACK, JIM DOYLE IS GONE. SAVE THE MILE!

EMMA April 21, 2014 | Joliet Illinois

I used to go to NASCAR RACES IN MILWAUKEE BRING IT BACK

Jari larocco March 23, 2014

Always a great time at the mile. Met Carl Edwards there. Plz save the mile.

Fred Weichmann March 12, 2014

I have been a NASCAR fan since 1987. I loved the races held at the Mile! I havn't been to a NASCAR race since they stop being held at the Mile. Bring them back! No more D shape tracks

David March 11, 2014 | Roanoke, VA

Save the Mile!

John Norton January 14, 2014 | Milwaukee

This tracks history speaks for itself. Every possible effort should be made to keep, and bring more racing to this venue.

Mac Miller November 04, 2013 | Green Bay

Bring Nascar back to the Mile, bring money back to the Mile!

James November 02, 2013 | Chicago

Please save the track

Seth Burton October 27, 2013 | Goldsboro,NC

Racing at the mile was always exciting needs more to comeback install garages to attract more big time racing.

Rick Valdez October 23, 2013 | Beloit, WI

The longevity of auto racing depend on tracks like the Milwukee Mile who have the flexability to offer any brand of racing a track and a crowd.

Steve Johnson October 16, 2013 | Milwaukee, Wi

I am excited to hear that Milwaukee IndyFest is returning to the Milwaukee Mile. Now... if we could only figure out how to get NASCAR back!

Alan Sernec July 15, 2013 | 2552 S. 83rd Street, West Allis, WI 53219

The Mile is like a historic land mark. If the Mile goes there won't be any place left to go and see racing and other events. Please don't let something with so much history disappear!!

Michael Hamm July 12, 2013 | Wisconsin Rapids

Miss all great racing, please someone bring them back.

gene hayes July 09, 2013 | west allis, wi

We have screwed around with this long enough. Find
someone with experience and morals to run the racing portion of the track. A promotor with more
interest in putting together a great racing season
for people that have supported this facility for
many many years..

Diane McLaren July 09, 2013 | Milwaukee, Wi next to the milwaukkee mile

Do not destroy the track keep it going with nascar and the Indy cars. When we moved here they always had something going on . We need to reserve the mile and keep it going .

Mark Olson July 09, 2013 | Madison, WI

Keep open wheel racing alive at the Mile. Hope to see NASCAR return, too, in the future.

Mary Fraundorf July 09, 2013 | Milwaukee

The Mile is one of the grandest places in WI, lets get more racing back here.

Mike Wezyk July 09, 2013 | Milwaukee, WI

Spent all that money in adding grandstands and fixing up the place just to destroy it.. how stupid.. Bring weekend races and nascar back. Track has too much history to demolish. Don't make it were no one has anything to do like the city already is doing, Keeps kids out of trouble and it's a family tradition to a lot of familys out there. Brings the city more money too due to tourism. Get someone who knows what there doing just like andretti is doing and promote more.

john July 08, 2013 | menomonee falls

too much history here - and it CAN be a family event - for me it started with my dad taking me to the races as a kid - now i'm taking him!!!!

Adam Kielpinski July 08, 2013 | Milwaukee, WI

Great speedway. I hope it stays for another 110 years.

Anthony Nares July 02, 2013 | New Berlin

One of the most memorable moments of my life was watching A.J. Foyt get out of his car and try working on it himself. His DNF made me the mechanic and racer i am today.

Peter Reinhart June 20, 2013 | sec 310 row 30 seat 3

I go evey year to one of the most important venue in the usa. I hope you come back. I will bring my freinds. DO whatever it takes.If they tear it down i will move somewere else. Peter Reinhart- mil wis

Michael Fischer June 20, 2013 | michaelfischer@new.rr.cmo

IndyCar racing at the Mile is FANtastic!

Raymond S. Dadal June 19, 2013 | Chicago

My first race at The Mile was in 1956, IndyCars. After that my brother and I bought season tickets for all the races at The Mile. I have been to Chicagoland, Trenton, Charlotte, Daytona. But, The Milwaukee Mile is still the best track ever.

Matt Iszler June 19, 2013 | Indy

The Mile is a storybook venue for Indycar. A series looking for great storylines can't lose the oldest track in America.

Bryant Dunbar June 19, 2013 | Northbrook, IL

Save this great historic living landmark. Indycar racing needs to be here year after year.

Tim Crider June 19, 2013 | Florida

Save the milke, it should be on the Indy car schedule for a very,very long time.

Spencer June 19, 2013 | United States

Great race and best open-wheel competition class in years!

Daniel June 19, 2013 | St louis

The Mile is a great event, and a must on the Indycar schedule. You said yourselves the crowd is improving, just imagine what could happen if the race weekend had good weather and no threat of rain, because that is what hurt the chances of a descent walk-up crowd.

Greg Nelson June 18, 2013 | Greenfield, WI

I am proud to have this racetrack in my backyard, and I wish more people who are motorsports enthusiasts would support this track by attending the events there. I am disappointed that NASCAR isn't returning and is now going to Road America instead. I'd argue there is enough passion for motorsports here in Wisconsin and the Midwest, and both tracks could support NASCAR races. I sincerely appreciate Michael Andretti for promoting the IndyFest. It's a great time at a historic venue. Well done!

Diane Bennett June 17, 2013 | Milwaukee, WI

It's revenue lawmakers!

Kathy Studer June 11, 2013 | Hawthorn Woods, IL

We need great racing in the area and this track brings me to Wisconsin every year! I enjoy seing the locals who love auto racing so excited to have a track close enough to visit!

Dan Scott June 08, 2013 | Burbank, CA

I grew up going to Indy Car races at the Mile and my father, Landy Scott, drove his Studebaker powered #17 "Welch Special" at the Mile in the 1940's and 50's. Please save this historic track for generations to come. The loss of Ascot Speedway in So Cal was a great loss, but it wouldn't compare to the losing the Great Milwaukee Mile.

R P Daniels June 07, 2013 | Denver

The Milwaukee Mile without an Indy car race? No stock cars at State Fair Park? Say it ain't so! We can save the Mile. Keep racing in Wisconsin. I swear by the ghost of Rex Mays, that we shall not fail. Fellow Cheeseheads unite! Don't let us down legistrators, save the Mile!!!

Brenda Stary June 05, 2013 | Green Bay Wi

Save the mile!!!!!

Jeff Schnitzler May 27, 2013 | muskego, wi

save the mile!!!

Rich Dobek May 27, 2013 | NewLenox Il

The track has history of racing. we need to save it

Robert Blask May 27, 2013 | Greenfield, Wi.

I've been going to races at the "Mile" since 1948,and have seen the mismanagment of this great facility by government selected promoters. We now have great people running things, so lets have the goverment screw it up again. - Remember I vote and politicians can be replaced.

Matt Nugent May 26, 2013 | Milwaukee

The history of auto racing at The Mile is near legendary. To not continue to keep the track up and running for another 100+ years is just plain stupid! For Wisconsin and Milwaukee to be involved in Large scale racing on a national and international leval is great for fans, the state, local community, and the economy. Keep a good thing going for generations to come.

Keith May 25, 2013 | Salem, WI

Wisconsin needs this track! I believe Nascar would come back if the track were run by a professional racing entity.

Rudy May 14, 2013 | Wisconsin

Have you (state fair executives) finally figured out that you have done a HORRIBLE job of running the track? Now that it has been run into the ground... again, maybe... Just Maybe it's a good idea to let a REAL race team owner take control of the track so the track will finally make money. Best of all, it will bring much needed money back into West Allis... If Road America can make money, how the heck can't you figure it out? Smaller tracks are thriving much better than the mile... Unbelievable. Maybe MILWAUKEE should think about spending that money allocated for the street cars on the mile instead??? Every city knows those street cars ALWAYS lose money. Use it wisely here & you'll get a return in taxes.... Duh... Win win for everybody then.

Carrie May 12, 2013 | Watertown, WI

I was very upset when I heard that NASCAR was no longer at the Milwaukee Mile!!! I want to be able to bring my son to these races now that he is old enough and start a new family yearly trip but that has been ruined for us!! :( Someone had better do something to fix this. Not only my family but several others. Also think of all the lost revenue for this state!! someone needs to get their head out of their butt!!!!!!!!!!!!

James Bogacki May 01, 2013 | Greenfield Wi.

I cannot believe this is happening again. It just makes me sick.Who are these idiots on the state fair park board.Nascar will never come here again folks if they have to deal with those imbiciles.Thats a fact people.John Menard wanted control of track with other partners and the IDIOTS on that board said no to his proposal.Menard wrote a very strongly worded letter basiclly saying the samething I am saying.It is sad.My sister was showing me pictures the other day of me and my mother in turn four by the pit entrance.It had to be in the sixties because I am so young I can't remember it.Iam 48 now and have seen the greatest drivers in the world compete.The State fair board needs to sell or give that track to Menard or sombody with a racing background to run that track.Then maybe they can make amends with Nascar maybe.I would like to say THANK YOU to the Andretti's for bringing Indy cars here and ARCA.Now its up to us as race fans to fill the stands.Actions speak volumes.Cities and States building tracks and facilities and Wisconsin wants to get rid of the oldest track in theU.S.A.Where are your brains? I could go on and on I love that place

Timm Hagen April 27, 2013 | Hutchinson, mn

Keep acing alive

Keith Bentti April 24, 2013 | Greenfield, WI

I have been watching races at the Mile since the mid 1960's and have enjoyed seeing some of the greatest names in the sport go head to head here. This track has such a rich history !!! We can't let a great venue like this slip away !!! Better management, marketing and promoting are needed ASAP to keep racing here. Thanks to Michael Andretti and his group for what they are doing to preserve this. SAVE THE MILE !!!!

bryan lundy April 20, 2013 | west milwaukee wi

bring racing back to milwaukee.keep the History of Wisconsin Auto Racing ALIVE.

Aaron Wilke April 17, 2013 | Bridgeton, MO

save the mile

ken smith April 17, 2013

this track has so much history .always good crowds wisconsin has arich fan base..keep the mile going.

Mike Gorecki April 03, 2013 | Palmyra Wi.

I grew up on 79th street and I would climb up trcks , trees, anything to watch a race over the north wall.I was a sophmore in high school when I saw A.J. put his dirt car on the poll siiting on top of an oil truck.

Mike Gorecki April 03, 2013 | Palmyra Wi.

I grew up on 79th street and I would climb up trcks , trees, anything to watch a race over the north wall.I was a sophmore in high school when I saw A.J. put his dirt car on the poll siiting on top of an oil truck.

Pete Klinger March 29, 2013 | Milwaukee

A national treasure and historic site. Landmark... you can't remove this lasting history and lost it forever.

Brooks Rathsack March 24, 2013 | waunakee

save the track

Ross Damon March 23, 2013 | Madison

Racing has always been an important part of life for people in Wisconsin. Saving the Milwaukee mile would important for people all across the state. It would also bring revenue to the city if they booked NASCAR races at the mile

douglas spodeck March 04, 2013 | macomb mido not close

do not close the mile

Parker Brown March 03, 2013 | Shawano, WI

Save the mile!

Rob February 28, 2013 | Oak Creek

Save the Mile...Been going there for a Long Time.

Kristi February 26, 2013 | East Troy

Save the Mile!!!!

john February 11, 2013 | west allis

save the mile.been going there the past 46yearsm

Slick January 18, 2013 | collinsville, il

Growing up in Wauwatosa, my dad and I used to attend races all the time. I have seen state fair go through many transitions, physically and financially and in the end it has alway survived. This park and its track are at a vary critical stage of their existence. There are many that flat-out don't care what happens and would prefer the idea of redevelopement. We all have seen how well that goes....look a half mile east, that went well didn't it?!! The State of Wisconsin is truly blessed with a tremendous sense of racing heritage. At one time there were more drivers coming out of Wisconsin than any other state. This track needs to gather state wide and even national attention in support of its future. There needs to be a political agenda pushed through to Madison to secure funding from both the public and private sector. However, with that said, it can't go the same route taken by the last ownership that bled it dry. As a fan of the Milwaukee Mile what can we do? Write local and state represenatives and demand action to keep the "Mile" open.

aj wietecka December 25, 2012 | Oconomowoc Wisconsin

NASCAR is really shooting themselves in the foot here. Because I hear there were expansion planes for backstrech grandstands.. if it was true before NASCAR pulled out they could have carried out these plans and NASCAR could have doubbled maybe even trippled their revenue. I went to NASCAR races from '04 all the way through '09 NASCAR... Please come back!!! The mile needs you!

Jabez November 26, 2012 | Cocoa

We need NASCAR back here

Sandy October 31, 2012 | Waunakee, WI

“It’s time for their staff and their marketing people to get off their asses and sell more sponsorships and promote it better so they don’t lose money”

-Rusty Wallace

Enough said!!

John Goad October 18, 2012 | Reidsville, NC

My Dad took to my first race back in the early 50's when the track was still dirt. Drivers then were the likes of Myron Fohr and Marshal Teague.When I heard that it was to be paved I cried because I loved the cars careening through the turns sideways, the dust that turned us black and the thrill of racing that I thought would be lost with pavement. Of course I was wrong. I lived for summers spent on the south turn (#1) bleachers, sneaking in the park via the railroad tracks during Fair Week, the smells, the sounds and the excitement of the Rex Mayes Classic 100, the Tony Bettenhausen Memorial 250...I even miss Wednesday night races cheering Miles Melius, Etchie Biertzer and Kenny Tlougan on the 1/4 dirt track that is now the pit lane. From the late 50's until I went into the USAF in 1966, I never missed a single race of any type on the mile track...Stock cars, Big Cars (Indy-type cars used to be called that) and even the midgets. Please preserve the greatest racetrack in North America.

dane devoney October 17, 2012 | schaumburg il

Been fans of nascar since 1988 and our first race was at da mile in 2008 for trucks/nationwide. Perfect place to start our live watching and better believe it -we want to come back again as its a perfect get a way weekend. GET ER DUN!!!!AND BRING HER BACK.

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