There were to many big events within a 5 hour drive of Gateway last weekend, that was part of the reason for the low car turnout, the political pissing match was part of the reason, and the still piss poor economy was the other reason. Low spectator count cat be attributed to lack of advertising, and the piss poor economy. Let's face it, we are fighting for a share of people entertainment budget, and unlike the stick and ball sports that get the free advertising by being on the new media on a daily basis, auto racing for the most part is ignored by the media. Any event like this will start out small with lots of lessons learned afterwards. If the track learns, and makes the correct corrections, the event will grow, simple as that.