sentences:  It is used for other events, including Independence Day fireworks as well as summer festivals.For many years after it opened when the track surrounding the football field was made of cinders, the stadium also doubled as the Joliet Speedway where it mainly hosted Stock car and Midget racing.The Stadium was the home of the United Auto Racing Association (UARA) and among the regular drivers at the speedway were midget racers from neighboring towns including Streator native Bob Tattersall (who would later go on to win the 1969 USAC National Midget Championship) and "Wild" Willie Wildhaber from Lexington..