MSCS at Circle City Raceway
 

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Wednesday June 9th
Circle City Raceway in Indianapolis
Pit Gates 1:00
Drivers Meeting 5:30
Racing Starts at 7:00

John Andretti Memorial “Double”
Race 4 Riley NOS Energy Drink USAC National Midgets
- Accompanied by the MSCS Non-Winged Sprint Cars -
25 laps $2000 to win

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I"m going up cuz I want to see the track. But I also just love MIDGETS and SPRINT CARS lol. Hope to see a lot of you guys there . I"m easy to spot white cowboy hat pushing a rolling walker stop by a say HI or kiss your *ss whatever lol ;) :D

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MY TAKE ON THE NEW TRACK.
I was there Friday for the World Of Outlaws Late Model Series event.
Track was rough in hot laps and heat races.
It was a better during the feature and the racing was pretty darn good.
It's definitely a bullring.
Looks a bit small from the grandstands.
The track looked bigger watching on Flo Racing.
Only bad thing is the track had some good size rocks in it.
The mostly small Rocks but there where some bigger ones and the where nailing the grandstands like hail.
Track is like a combo of Brownstown (IN) & Fairbury (IL).
Pit area is kind of small.
Huge variety of Food and it's pretty good from Hot dogs-Burgers-Pizza-Ice Cream a little pricy though.
Good selection of Beer for $5 or Craft Beer $6
Once they get the rock issue taken care of and figure out the track prep that will be a racy joint.
The new clay is still very soft which I thing led to the rough track early in the evening.
I can see Midget races there be great.

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I will stop by to say kiss my *ss:D:3:

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Do we need a helmet and goggles?

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I don't think so. Dust isn't to bad. I do recommend sitting up high in the stands for a better view.

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Jim won’t need a helmet. His head is harder then Brady Bacon’s roll cage. :5:

They had a pretty good amount of rain from what I was told too. The same system that looked like it might impede Paragon dumped on Indy. Nathan brings up good points, but I’m sure it would’ve been better for the Late Models if Mother Nature didn’t throw in her 2 cents

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I went the second night of the Allstars race and it was in pretty good shape. I agree that at first view it seems a little small but those guys were moving good in the feature.

Are coolers allowed?

Another bonus for those of us who can’t make it to the track is we get MSCS on Flo again! I wish they would just sign up with them

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Doesn’t look like it Ron. Copied from their website.

-ALL CAMPING IS HANDLED BY THE MARION COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
Phone 317-353-2444/ Email marioncountyfair@comcast.net
-NO OVERNIGHT CAMPING ALLOWED IN CIRCLE CITY RACEWAY PARKING LOTS, ONLY ON MARION COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
-NO COOLERS ALLOWED

:7: :7:

Thanks for the info.

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Ron I walked in there with a can of pop with no issues. I doubt you could bring in glass tho.

No Coolers!! 👎👎👎 Definitely a shame.

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Chief I"M hard headed NOT a hard head ;) lol

Do they charge to park?Let's hope Mother Nature doesn't win this one.

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No

There was significantly more people here for the Allstars race on Friday then there is here tonight. IMO. Probably 2:1.

Is the track better than it was for the late models? Looks like the track would be perfect for midgets. I’m not complaining about the track either I have zero clue about how to work dirt. I really hope it works it self in.

I didn’t see the late models run here but these heats so far have the track worked up higher than the Allstars did the entire night. Seems more choppy too. Not complaining just comparing from a previous race. I think these features are going to be fantastic.

During the heats of the late models most cars were basically bunny hopping on the ruts. I’ve never seen so many cars with all four tires off the ground. Feature was ok when they figured out where to run.

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They commented on Flo how the track is similar to the old Kokomo. I can see that comparison. Racing has been good tonight.

Circle City Raceway Results

Heat Race Winners:
Brent Beauchamp
Brady Bacon
Charles Davis Jr.

Feature Results:
Brady Bacon
Thomas Meseraull
Logan Seavey
Brent Beauchamp
Chase Stockon
Sterling Cling
Tye Mihocko
Aric Gentry
Paul Nienhiser
Carson Garrett
Chet Williams
Charles Davis Jr.
Harley Burns
Jake Scott
Collin Ambrose
Parker Frederickson
Alex Banales
Ricky Lewis
Brandon Morin
Landon Simon
Ben Knight
Jason McDougal
Cole Ketcham

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Wednesday June 9th, 2021- Circle City Raceway

John Andretti Double - 23 Hoosier Midwest Sprint Car Series entries

Hoosier Speed quick time: Brady Bacon

SPEC Racing Engine heat winners: Brent Beauchamp, Brady Bacon,
Charles Davis Jr

Brandies Battle: Harley Burns

Rod End Supply Podium Feature event: Brady Bacon, Thomas
Meseraull, Logan Seavey

Keizer Aluminum Wheel, top five of race, 5th place, Chase Stockon

Wilwood Brakes, good break of the race 7th, Tye Mihocko

Saldana Racing Products, Lucky 13th, Harley Burns

Takeuchi, hard charger, Chet Williams

Hinchman top running rookie, Paul Nienhiser

Afco, shocking moment of the race: Ricky Lewis (flip in 4)

Feature Results:
Brady Bacon
Thomas Meseraull
Logan Seavey
Brent Beauchamp
Chase Stockon
Sterling Cling
Tye Mihocko
Aric Gentry
Paul Nienhiser
Carson Garrett
Chet Williams
Charles Davis Jr.
Harley Burns
Jake Scott
Collin Ambrose
Parker Frederickson
Alex Banales
Ricky Lewis
Brandon Morin
Landon Simon
Ben Knight
Jason McDougal
Cole Ketcham

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Points Leaving Circle City Raceway 6/9/21

1 5 Chase Stockon 491
2 3 Kyle Cummins 421
3 61 Jadon Rogers 409
4 10 Aric Gentry 393
5 36 Collin Ambrose 338
6 5 Paul Nienhiser R 288
7 15 Carson Garrett R 285
8 38 Chet Williams 274
9 17 Kendall Ruble 269
10 7 Critter Malone 260
11 45 Eric Perrott 252
12 5 Kent Schmidt 242
13 32 Garrett Aitken 230
14 84 Stan Beadles 218
15 74 Shane Cottle 213
16 12 Robert Ballou 212
17 7 Ryan Bond 201
18 18 Cindy Chambers R 176
19 7 Sam Scott 153
20 11 Ricky Lewis 153
21 4 Donny Brackett 149
22 5 Tye Mihocko 139
23 47 Charles Davis Jr. 137
24 34 Sterling Cling 122
25 75 Dustin Beck R 113
26 2 Nic Harris R 107
27 11 Brady Short 107
28 11 James Lyerla 100
29 16 Harley Burns 92
30 53 Brayden Fox 90
31 39 Cole Bodine 75
32 9 Kevin Thomas Jr 75
33 28 Brandon Mattox 75
34 11 Stephen Schnapf 75
35 98 Brandon Morin 75
36 14 Davey Ray 64
37 76 JJ Hughes 61
38 1 Nathen Seale R 61
39 33 Jake Scott 56
40 2 Carson Short 50
41 21 Jake Swanson 50
42 22 Chase Johnson R 50
43 24 Brian VanMeveren 50
44 4 Braydon Cromwell 50
45 99 Alec Sipes 50
46 77 CJ Leary 50
47 55 John Ivers 50
48 69 Brady Bacon 50
49 17 Jason McDougal 50
50 11 Brent Beauchamp 50
51 27 Steve Thomas 40
52 87 Kyle Stearns 40
53 7 Eddie Vancil 27
54 19 Tanner Thorson 25
55 17 Max Adams 25
56 19 Chris Windom 25
57 29 Mitch Wissmiller 25
58 27 Anton Hernandez 25
59 51 Eddie Tafoya Jr 25
60 33 Matt Westfall 25
61 4 Justin Grant 25
62 24 Nate McMillian 25
63 39 Matt Goodnight R 25
64 79 Max Guilford R 25
65 17 Nick Bilbee 25
66 75 Dustin Clark 25
67 4 AJ Hopkins 25
68 24 Shane Cockrum 25
69 35 Chris Babcock 25
70 5 Colton Cottle 25
71 0 Kyle Shipley 25
72 22 Koby Barksdale 25
73 98 Billy Winsemann 25
74 78 Rob Caho 25
75 33 Shane O'Banion 25
76 77 Stevie Sussex 25
77 71 Cannon McIntosh 25
78 83 Carl Rhuebottom 25
79 9 Zack Pretorius 25
80 17 Shey Owens 25
81 27 Evan Mosley 25
82 20 Chad Davenport 25
83 5 Matt McDonald 25
84 10 Gabriel Gilbert 25
85 20 Jake Bland 25
86 71 Braxton Cummings 25
87 27 Travis Gratzer R 25
88 4 Allen Howard 25
89 47 Thomas Meseraull 25
90 5 Logan Seavey 25
91 34 Parker Frederickson 25
92 5 Alex Banales 25
93 24 Landon Simon 25
94 16 Ben Knight 25
95 41 Cole Ketcham 25

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So for those of you who have watched the first few races either in person or on line what’s every ones thoughts on this new track?

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A new track that is dirt and a circle so it's perfect.

I think once the rocks are gone, and the dirt packs in more it’s going to be one of the best places to watch a race. The facilities are super nice. I don’t like the no cooler policy, I understand it. If I bring a cooler it’s just for drinks I’ll still buy cheeseburgers and popcorn and whatnot. Also it puts 5 dirt tracks within an hour of me so that’s a bonus

Went to the USAC midget race June 9th, as a first time visitor to the track, all I can say is I love It! Bullring for sure, but wide enuf for plenty passing and slides. I sat kinda high, so saw no evidence of rocks, and the track, although a bit rough, provided some great racing. Fan features are top notch, plenty parking, no complaints here.

Ya , the rock situation was borderline dangerous. There were more than a few golf all size rocks zinging out of there. Again that was late models with four huge tires. Other cars might not be as bad.

I saw no evidence of rocks. I didn’t see anyone else with eye protection, and after I saw no rock problem I removed mine.
Overall my initial experience was positive.

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The track has great potential. As I was waiting underneath the grandstands during a practice session I could hear the stones pinging off the aluminum grandstands. A friend of mine got hit by one (sitting down low) that drew blood so stones or rocks need to be sifted out in the future. The backstretch exit needs to be padded much more or redesigned as that is a real danger area.

The good things about Circle City are the grandstands where there is not a bad seat in the house. Also the concession stands are nice and the food is mostly reasonably priced and they move the lines along pretty good. The bathrooms are great and hopefully will be kept as clean and sanitary as they are now.

The variety of shows is another plus and the facility has a good PA system.


Bruce Eckel :6:

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Your Prescription up to date Ron? Everytime Flo showed a car that spun or something you could see em all over. From palm to baseball size

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If you sat in the pit stands off 3 and 4 you definitely noticed the rocks. When the sun was still up the track seemed sandy and dry for the heats but seemed to hold moisture after the sun went down. A couple of big rollers developed that caused more problems for the sprinters than the midgets but aside from that I think there were 3 legitimate grooves and they were really ripping it right against the wall in 3 and 4. The top line was a little lower in 1 and 2 but still plenty wide and racy. I never saw the old Kokomo but the racing reminded me a lot of how they mix it up at the new version, just on less banking.

We sat just to the right of the flag stand towards turn 1 about 12 rows up. Not once saw or got hit by rocks. Didn’t see anyone else get hit either.

I’m sure it depends a lot on where you sit. Walking underneath the stands you could definitely hear them pinging.

Fun track - we will go back!

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The three of us saw no evidence of rocks. We were fairly high up and to the right of the flag stand.

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There was one individual that visited the ambulance outside the track to be treated for an injury from being hit by a rock. Pretty good cut to the nose I was told, but treatable with just a bandaid. Fortunate he wasn't hit in the eye.:)

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When we ran TQ's there, we had an awful rock problem, people in the stands would come out to help us clear what we could so we could use the track, some even brought their kids Radio Flyer wagons to haul them, Liberty is the same way, has been forever, seems like they just work up thru the soil, from down deep, it's really a dangerous situation for everyone, too bad when they evidently have nice new facility, it was so dusty before also, maybe they'll get lucky and the rocks will stop working to the top.