Top 5 races you attended in 2011

ClaytonYeley · 12/30/11, 3:22 PM

With the year running out think back to the best/most memorable 5 races you attended this past year(if you didn't make it to 5 that's ok too). This isn't about a video you saw or a race you heard about. These are races you actually witnessed. The following are mine-

1) Indy 500: May 29th Dan Wheldon passes JR Hildebrand in the last few hundred feet.
2) Haubstadt MSCS: May 29 Chase Stockon gets by young Fitzpatrick on the last corner of the last lap.
3) Ky Speedway IndyCar:Oct 2nd ED Carpenter beat Franchitti back to the line by a nose.
4) Haubstadt MSCS: July 30th Levi Jones holds off a last lap slider thrown by Blake Fitzpatrick during the 40 lap Hoosier Sprint Nationals.
5) Belle-Clair Powri: FanFeat night 1 Nick Knepper gets past Andrew Felker in the last lap of the race.

Just Missed the Cut:
Haubstadt USAC: Hut 100 The battle between feature winner Zach Daum and Hagen was wild.
Terre Haute USAC:Sprint week Chris Windom holds off a hard charging Keith Bloom.

Lets Hear your top 5-
*Note- Your top races don't need to be last lap passes. Maybe you enjoy other aspects of racing.

dirt330 · 12/30/11, 3:34 PM

1- indy 500
2- kokomo sprint week
3 tri-state sprintweek
4 winchester 400
5 eldora usac four crown

and any race attended with my son and grandsons

Wallsracing · 12/30/11, 3:56 PM

1st chili bowl
2nd lps midget week
3rd kokomo klash
4th sprintweek terre haute
5th mscs show at tri state harvest 50

Mud Packer · 12/30/11, 4:13 PM

A difficult task to rate just 5 but here we go.

1)Indiana Midget Week @ Lincoln Park-Clauson passes Larson on last lap for the victory.

2)PowrI Fan Fest night 1 @ Belle Clair-Knepper gets around Felker on final circuit for the win.

3)Indiana Sprint Week @ Kokomo-Schuerenburg, Windom, Clauson and Grant all slicing & dicing for the win.

4)PowrI Battle at the Center @ Southern Illinois Center in DuQuoin-Clauson and Meseraull put on a show of sliders under the roof.

5)Little 500 @ Anderson Speedway-Windom holds off 9 time champion Eric Gordon for his first 500 victory.

Honorable Mention:

MSA & AVSS Doubleheader @ Toledo-Bobby Dawson wins the MSA portion with a 40 Lap Green to Checker performance holding off fast qualifier Charlie Schultz in 9:34. Hometown hero Jimmy McCune takes the AVSS win after NTR holder Schultz comes to the front from 10th starting position only to see his evening end with a flat tire.

Pine · 12/30/11, 4:20 PM

1} Three Crown...Larson Sweep
2) Lucas Oil Late Model's, Winchester Virgina....The battle between Jimmy Owens and Scott Bloomquist was awesome.
3} Indiana Sprintweek
4} Hillbilly 100, Open Late Model Show, Tyler County West Virgina, 4 and 5 wide all night long...
5} 3 days at Tri-City Ill....Sprints and Midgets, can't beat it !!!

Honorable Mention.. Port Royal PA...Just seeing the new promotional team turning Port into a great 1/2 mile...

......

StevenBlakesley · 12/30/11, 6:29 PM

*Sorry for including a stock car race but I just have to*
(list in no particular order)
1) NASCAR K&N Pro Series at All American Speedway - Jason Fensler comes from 15th starting position to make a three-wide move for the lead late in the race
2) USAC Western Sprints at Madera "Gerhardt Classic" - Hunt and Pierovich trading the lead multiple times through mid point of 100 lap race
3) USAC Western Midgets Mini Gold Cup at Chico - Photo finish between Clauson and Kody Swanson
4) USAC Western Classic Sprints at Placerville - Geoff Ensign and Colby Copeland side-by-side at the line
5) Ocean Speedway June 3 - Ronnie Day collides with Tarlton coming to the line and still wins

ISF · 12/30/11, 11:00 PM

#1. Poweri National Midgets, "The Battle at the Center", Du Quoin State Fairgrounds. One of the best dam midget races I've seen in years.

#2. USAC National Sprints, the THAT edition of "Indiana Sprint Week", Terre Haute, IN. Great race from green to checkers.

#3. USAC Silver Crown, "The Hoosier Hundred" Indiana State Fairgrounds. A pretty good show from green to checkers.

#4. The Indianapolis 500. No need to expand on this race.

#5. USAC Silver Crown, "The Ted Horn Memorial". The Magic Mile on the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds. The first 25 miles of this race were as intense and exciting as you will ever see from these cars on a mile dirt track. Clauson and Larson went after each other as hard as it's possible to do so. The first 1/4 of this race more than made up for Kyle stinkin' up the remainder.

Honorable mention must go to 2 or 3 shows at Ventura Raceway we were lucky enough to have watched on Ventura's free internet feed. We have never been to the track so I can't take credit for witnessing them in person but a couple or three of those races we watched on the internet were fantastic. Too bad the God awful announcing somewhat spoils the excitement on the track. Maybe they'll wise up out there and replace him with someone good.

Andrew S. Quinn · 12/31/11, 12:58 PM

No particular order
Indiana midget week at Putnamville
POWRi at Little Belleville
Gas City the night Justin Grant came from 18th or so to win. I always like seeing a good drive from the back.
Kokomo Sprint Week
Little 500 and seeing Chris Windom come from 2 laps down with about 20 to go to win.

Jerry Shaw · 12/31/11, 2:01 PM

#1 Indiana Midget Week @ Lincoln Park Speedway- This was one of the best races I've seen in the last 5 or 10 years. Eight passes (maybe more) for the lead in the last two laps. Enough said. Many people left that night knowing that Sprint Week HAD to come to this track.

#2 Indiana Sprint Week @ the Terre Haute Action Track. Bloom stepped up and was fearless. Ballou, Cottle and Hunter came from the back to the front. But, in the end, Windom was the man and won it going away. All the way through the field, this race was just utter chaos, from green to checker.

#3 Hoosier Sprint Nationals@ Tri-State Speedway. Wes Mac gave Levi fits. Blake Fitzpatrick and Jon Stanbrough waged a war that went on for most of the race. And Blake made a furious attempt at taking the win away from Levi, only to come up a few feet short.

#4 Indiana Sprint Week @ Kokomo Speedway. Windom looked to be the man, but was caught and passed by a hard charging Hunter Schuerenberg. Hunter's run that night may have been the strongest individual performance I saw this year.

#5 May 29th MSCS show @ Tri-State Speedway. Chase Stockon snatches the victory away from Braylon Fitzpatrick with slide job, on the last turn, of the last lap. You went there just expecting a regular pretty good MSCS show, but saw that place lit up by these two young drivers.

Honorable mention: The two Dave Darland last corner of the last lap passes @ LPS, to take wins away from Seth Parker and Chris Windom.

Jerry

Johnhunt · 12/31/11, 6:33 PM

1-Kokomo Sprint Week-normally my perennial #1
2-Indianapolis 500-because it's the Indianapolis 500
3-USAC/Indycar at the Milwaukee Mile-Bobby East came through the field time and time again to win the Silver Crown. A true shame this event couldn't get any traction.
4-Night before the 500-always entertaining
5-Hoosier Hundred

Honorable mentions-USAC sprints at the gasser in April, rumble at ft wayne, IndyCar weekend at Mid-Ohio.

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12/30/11, 4:13 PM	#4 Re: Top 5 races you attended in 2011
Mud Packer Senior Member Race Count Last Year: 59 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,070	A difficult task to rate just 5 but here we go. 1)Indiana Midget Week @ Lincoln Park-Clauson passes Larson on last lap for the victory. 2)PowrI Fan Fest night 1 @ Belle Clair-Knepper gets around Felker on final circuit for the win. 3)Indiana Sprint Week @ Kokomo-Schuerenburg, Windom, Clauson and Grant all slicing & dicing for the win. 4)PowrI Battle at the Center @ Southern Illinois Center in DuQuoin-Clauson and Meseraull put on a show of sliders under the roof. 5)Little 500 @ Anderson Speedway-Windom holds off 9 time champion Eric Gordon for his first 500 victory. Honorable Mention: MSA & AVSS Doubleheader @ Toledo-Bobby Dawson wins the MSA portion with a 40 Lap Green to Checker performance holding off fast qualifier Charlie Schultz in 9:34. Hometown hero Jimmy McCune takes the AVSS win after NTR holder Schultz comes to the front from 10th starting position only to see his evening end with a flat tire. __________________ Mike Be nice to people on the way up. You might need them on the way down. Jimmy Durante

12/30/11, 4:20 PM	#5 Re: Top 5 races you attended in 2011
Pine Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,011	1} Three Crown...Larson Sweep 2) Lucas Oil Late Model's, Winchester Virgina....The battle between Jimmy Owens and Scott Bloomquist was awesome. 3} Indiana Sprintweek 4} Hillbilly 100, Open Late Model Show, Tyler County West Virgina, 4 and 5 wide all night long... 5} 3 days at Tri-City Ill....Sprints and Midgets, can't beat it !!! Honorable Mention.. Port Royal PA...Just seeing the new promotional team turning Port into a great 1/2 mile... ...... _________________________________________________ Last edited by Pine; 12/30/11 at 4:24 PM.

12/30/11, 11:00 PM	#7 Re: Top 5 races you attended in 2011
ISF Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 3,047	#1. Poweri National Midgets, "The Battle at the Center", Du Quoin State Fairgrounds. One of the best dam midget races I've seen in years. #2. USAC National Sprints, the THAT edition of "Indiana Sprint Week", Terre Haute, IN. Great race from green to checkers. #3. USAC Silver Crown, "The Hoosier Hundred" Indiana State Fairgrounds. A pretty good show from green to checkers. #4. The Indianapolis 500. No need to expand on this race. #5. USAC Silver Crown, "The Ted Horn Memorial". The Magic Mile on the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds. The first 25 miles of this race were as intense and exciting as you will ever see from these cars on a mile dirt track. Clauson and Larson went after each other as hard as it's possible to do so. The first 1/4 of this race more than made up for Kyle stinkin' up the remainder. Honorable mention must go to 2 or 3 shows at Ventura Raceway we were lucky enough to have watched on Ventura's free internet feed. We have never been to the track so I can't take credit for witnessing them in person but a couple or three of those races we watched on the internet were fantastic. Too bad the God awful announcing somewhat spoils the excitement on the track. Maybe they'll wise up out there and replace him with someone good. __________________ Silver Crown Championship Dirt Cars properly driven on a one mile dirt track are classic poetry in motion. Using that analogy, Jack Hewitt is one of the greatest poets of all time. _________________________________________________ Last edited by ISF; 12/30/11 at 11:15 PM.

12/31/11, 2:01 PM	#9 Re: Top 5 races you attended in 2011
Jerry Shaw Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4,694	#1 Indiana Midget Week @ Lincoln Park Speedway- This was one of the best races I've seen in the last 5 or 10 years. Eight passes (maybe more) for the lead in the last two laps. Enough said. Many people left that night knowing that Sprint Week HAD to come to this track. #2 Indiana Sprint Week @ the Terre Haute Action Track. Bloom stepped up and was fearless. Ballou, Cottle and Hunter came from the back to the front. But, in the end, Windom was the man and won it going away. All the way through the field, this race was just utter chaos, from green to checker. #3 Hoosier Sprint Nationals@ Tri-State Speedway. Wes Mac gave Levi fits. Blake Fitzpatrick and Jon Stanbrough waged a war that went on for most of the race. And Blake made a furious attempt at taking the win away from Levi, only to come up a few feet short. #4 Indiana Sprint Week @ Kokomo Speedway. Windom looked to be the man, but was caught and passed by a hard charging Hunter Schuerenberg. Hunter's run that night may have been the strongest individual performance I saw this year. #5 May 29th MSCS show @ Tri-State Speedway. Chase Stockon snatches the victory away from Braylon Fitzpatrick with slide job, on the last turn, of the last lap. You went there just expecting a regular pretty good MSCS show, but saw that place lit up by these two young drivers. Honorable mention: The two Dave Darland last corner of the last lap passes @ LPS, to take wins away from Seth Parker and Chris Windom. Jerry __________________ A man is about as big as the things that make him angry. Winston Churchill _________________________________________________ Last edited by Jerry Shaw; 12/31/11 at 2:04 PM.

12/30/11, 3:34 PM	#2 Re: Top 5 races you attended in 2011
dirt330 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 4,583	1- indy 500 2- kokomo sprint week 3 tri-state sprintweek 4 winchester 400 5 eldora usac four crown and any race attended with my son and grandsons

12/30/11, 3:56 PM	#3 Re: Top 5 races you attended in 2011
Wallsracing Senior Member Race Count This Year: 54 Race Count Last Year: 37 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,925	1st chili bowl 2nd lps midget week 3rd kokomo klash 4th sprintweek terre haute 5th mscs show at tri state harvest 50

12/30/11, 6:29 PM	#6 Re: Top 5 races you attended in 2011
StevenBlakesley Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 25	Sorry for including a stock car race but I just have to (list in no particular order) 1) NASCAR K&N Pro Series at All American Speedway - Jason Fensler comes from 15th starting position to make a three-wide move for the lead late in the race 2) USAC Western Sprints at Madera "Gerhardt Classic" - Hunt and Pierovich trading the lead multiple times through mid point of 100 lap race 3) USAC Western Midgets Mini Gold Cup at Chico - Photo finish between Clauson and Kody Swanson 4) USAC Western Classic Sprints at Placerville - Geoff Ensign and Colby Copeland side-by-side at the line 5) Ocean Speedway June 3 - Ronnie Day collides with Tarlton coming to the line and still wins

12/31/11, 12:58 PM	#8 Re: Top 5 races you attended in 2011
Andrew S. Quinn Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4,173	No particular order Indiana midget week at Putnamville POWRi at Little Belleville Gas City the night Justin Grant came from 18th or so to win. I always like seeing a good drive from the back. Kokomo Sprint Week Little 500 and seeing Chris Windom come from 2 laps down with about 20 to go to win.

12/31/11, 6:33 PM	#10
Johnhunt Member Race Count Last Year: 22 Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 193	1-Kokomo Sprint Week-normally my perennial #1 2-Indianapolis 500-because it's the Indianapolis 500 3-USAC/Indycar at the Milwaukee Mile-Bobby East came through the field time and time again to win the Silver Crown. A true shame this event couldn't get any traction. 4-Night before the 500-always entertaining 5-Hoosier Hundred Honorable mentions-USAC sprints at the gasser in April, rumble at ft wayne, IndyCar weekend at Mid-Ohio. Posted via Mobile Device