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Originally Posted by gman4085
By far the best race in America. I've attended more than 25 of them in my lifetime. Unfortunately I've missed the last couple due to commitments at other racetracks.
If you've never been I can assure you it should immediately go to top of your bucket list. I work at multiple dirt tracks now (I actually announce 60-75 nights per season) and can assure you nothing beats watching Little 500. Most of my younger years my entire family took up the top couple of rows in section O while more recently I've sat toward bottom of section JJ. It doesn't matter where you are at it is a phenominal race. The rookie attendees have a tough time following along once pit stops start and people are lapped but it just adds a unique (but awesome) element. To realize someone is 2 laps down but once pit stops cycle through they might be ahead gives me goose bumps just thinking about it.
The race has been more of a true "all out" sprint more recently than in the olden days of saving equipment and pacing yourself but it is still an awesome race.
Anyone on here who is having the dirt vs pavement discussion needs to realize that the Little 500 is too special and unique to be categorized with any other race.
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Well said, Totally different than any other Sprint Car race I've seen. I also agree it's a bit hard to follow, A decent sound system would cure a lot of that or at least bring people up to speed during a red or yellow. Going to try to find me a portable AM/FM and tune in, But If I can't. I'll do what I did last year and follow the first five or six and if the scoreboard says different then I'll look into them. Thing was, it too em a couple laps to update the scoreboard last year LOL.
This race also has a lot of people behind it for teams that absolutely fell in love with it as well. It pays really well. I think only the Oval Nationals come close and Im not sure about that.
Many of the top names in dirt sprints will be there as well as several pavement specialist.