Looking for racing in Indiana June 6, 7 & 8

markd · 6/5/14, 12:17 AM

If you are looking for a place to stay, there is a brand new Sleep Inn 3 miles east of the Speedway on 16th St. We stayed there for the 500, was a nice place to stay, no complaints other than the smell of fresh paint and varnish.

racinc1 · 6/5/14, 1:07 AM

Danville, IL is running non wing sprints Sunday night. About an hour and a half directly west of the Speedway on I-74. Right on the Indiana line.

BrianBSU23 · 6/5/14, 8:52 AM

The Montpelier Motor Speedway hosts the NRA Sprint Invaders on Saturday. We are located about 20 minutes from Gas city and an hour from Indy.

Mud Packer · 6/5/14, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by HARFprez

Friday night choices are: Bloomington or Gas City Speedways, both great shows with sprints, mods, and stocks. Bloomy 1hour south from Speedway, GC about an hour and a half n.e.. Saturday, 3 choices and all are sprint, mod, and stock shows. Lawrenceburg is 2 1/2 hours s.e.; Lincoln Park Speedway is 50 minutes west as is Paragon Speedway. Both L'burg and LPS are banked bullrings and Paragon is flatter and a paperclip type. Kokomo on Sunday night for sure, fast fast fast and you'll be headed home by 9 pm. Kokomo is an hour straight north. Hope this helps, bob

HARF prez must have a rev limiter on his vehicle if that is how long it takes to get to the race tracks from his place.

Only kidding Bob, only kidding.

bart · 6/6/14, 12:48 AM

Thanks for everyone's help. My tentative schedule is Bloomington Friday night, the Burg Saturday and Danville on Sunday.

You guys/gals are great. In 24 hours you help plan my "racing weekend"!

See you at the track. If you are at one of these tracks text me so I can meet you to say thanks.

Bart
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bart · 6/7/14, 7:22 PM

I made it to Bloomington last night and Was not Disappointed. Seeing Casey win reminded me of watching his dad at Ascot, Ventura, Manzanita & El Centro!

I just pulled into the 'Burg and ready for more great racing.

Bart

dirt_trackgurl006 · 6/7/14, 8:09 PM

My father Lloyd, his gf Gail and myself will be making our very short trip to Danville VCS tomorrow. Hopefully we wil get to meet some more IOW members.
Kasi

bart · 6/8/14, 6:51 PM

After another full day at IMS I just pulled in to Vermilion County Speedway in Danville. Great weather and I hope tons of sprints in the pits!

Bart

bart · 6/8/14, 11:16 PM

Wow, that was a great sprint car race! Well worth the drive.

Bart

bart · 6/11/14, 11:25 PM

Thanks again for all those who gave input. I'm back in Dallas and wanted to recap what I got to see over the weekend. These estimates are very conservative but I would say I saw almost 1000 race cars over the weekend!

The action at the IMS Brickyard Invitational Vintage Race was great, on and off the track. It was amazing getting to see all those great cars up close and personal. Some from private collections that the public does not normally get to see.

I also enjoyed the sprints at Bloomington on Friday, Lawrenceburg on Saturday and Vermilion County Speedway on Sunday. The racing was good and I was impressed with the crowds. I heard it was family night at one of the tracks but it was encouraging seeing all the school age kids at the races.

Monday I spent the entire day at the IMS museum. Always some great stuff to see and spent a few hours listening to Donald Davidson stories.

You guys have it good in Indiania!

Bart

6/5/14, 12:17 AM	#11 Re: Looking for racing in Indiana June 6, 7 & 8
markd Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 61	If you are looking for a place to stay, there is a brand new Sleep Inn 3 miles east of the Speedway on 16th St. We stayed there for the 500, was a nice place to stay, no complaints other than the smell of fresh paint and varnish.

6/5/14, 1:07 AM	#12 Re: Looking for racing in Indiana June 6, 7 & 8
racinc1 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 37	Danville, IL is running non wing sprints Sunday night. About an hour and a half directly west of the Speedway on I-74. Right on the Indiana line.