I was in the infield at that first race in 1960. Hot day for sure. I remember some of the cars with wire cages over the windshields to keep the flying asphalt from breaking windshields. I'll have to look it up to be sure, but I think that race was in late June instead of Memorial Day. Guess they hadn't figured out they could compete with Indy but I also seem to remember it was held that week because they had a hard time getting the track completed. But I do remember my uncle took me to that race and we were up against the fence down in the hole in 3 and 4. Happy Memorial Day.
