i raced there this past w/end and thought the starting line was OK...and got better as the nite went on...remember the track is still pretty green...they have been rained out something like 7 outa the first 9 weeks..as far as the shut down..well...it's a little rough...nothing that cant be handled by a competent driver in a safe race car.(imo)...they had Nost.F/C running there last year going 180 mph and they all got stopped without incident.