[wildman92]

Another Indiana Sprint Week has come and gone and man, was it awesome! While I appreciate that everyone (including myself) has the right to complain about whatever they want, we just had a string of 8 damn good races in the state of Indiana. Regardless of track prep, spectator seating, bleachers, seat saving, conspiracy theories, internet streaming, microphones not working, parking, which drivers are better and where (local track drivers vs USAC regulars), later start times, etc., as race fans, we truly could not have asked for a better ISW, in my opinion.

We were fortunate enough to make all 8 races this year. Who would've thought with the spring flooding and countless rainouts this year that we would get perfect (albeit warm) weather for ISW. The only threat of rain was last Sunday at Lawrenceburg and USAC/Burg worked together to speed things up and the checkers dropped just as the rain did. Otherwise, the days were sunny, warm and breezy (thank goodness). We got to see a competitive sprint week come down to the last race, where up to 4 drivers still had a chance. Outstanding.

We also had a great time catching up with friends, some of which we may not see very often. We also made new friends along the way. If you go to a race track in Indiana and don't make a new friend, you aren't trying very hard. We thoroughly enjoyed spending the afternoons and evenings visiting with friends under a canopy or shade tree and sharing stories, some beverages and a lot of laughter.

Now for the fun fact. We kept a running list of spectator cars we saw in the parking lots during sprint week and noted what state they were from. We saw license plates from 32 states and 2 from Canada. If you are curious, the list is attached. I'm sure there are some that we missed so please don't be offended if your state isn't listed. It was suggested to us that next year we look at Indiana plates to see how many counties (out of the 92 in Indiana) are in attendance. Seeing how far people come to watch sprint car racing in Indiana is amazing. It's a great reminder of how lucky we are to have such great racing and so many options on any given weekend. People will always complain about something, but let's keep this thread focused on the positive. Feel free to share your thoughts below on what you LOVED about ISW2K19.

As one of our dear friends says, we hope all of our racing families enjoy all of the great racing events wherever they go and you make some Kodak moments. God Bless America.