Yeah, from the early to mid late eighties it was crazy packed at times, usually on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings till the mid morning hours. I wasn't even aware of any bad accident happening there at all, at least when I was running the staging and start area.
There was an aging Highway cop with silver hair and a silver unmarked grand fury that would harass us with no slack.
I only found out about the West shore runs one night when a race was staged to happen there between a Money no object Pontiac and a Chevrolet, but never materialized. Nice stretch of concrete.