Little 500

speedy2333 · 5/25/14, 1:07 AM

Glad to see Danny "the old man" Smith had a solid race.

LocalYokel · 5/25/14, 3:46 AM

Congrats to Kyle Hamilton getting a top 5 in only his second time ever in a sprint car.

Btw... I'm a big Danny Smith fan, but that was some run Clauson had. It's too bad he had to tangle with a car that far down.

Kinser11 · 5/25/14, 7:13 AM

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Originally Posted by LocalYokel

Congrats to Kyle Hamilton getting a top 5 in only his second time ever in a sprint car.

Btw... I'm a big Danny Smith fan, but that was some run Clauson had. It's too bad he had to tangle with a car that far down.

I am a big Clauson fan, but he must of dropped his gps to run over a lap car that early in a 500 lap race. while leading. Great run by Coons & Kyle Hamilton.

Did not take long to see who was their to win. Jacob Wilson/Eric Gordon outstanding from the start. They came to race 500 laps and did not how their hand until they needed too. Great Job. Was that Eric Geodon's 10 win as a owner/driver/race strategist?

bowbuild · 5/25/14, 9:37 AM

It was great seeing Jacob Wilson win his second little 500. The entire Wilson family works very hard with their racing program from go-karts years ago to the level they have achieved today. Jacobs name is the name we here at the track but behind the scenes I am sure brother Clinton is making things happen. Again congratulations to the Wilson family. Gb

Jim Gardner · 5/25/14, 9:44 AM

Yup. 10 for Gordon. Congrats to the Wilson family and the entire crew, including IOWs own "Honest Sam" Brooks, now a 9 time champion of the Little 500 as a tire specialist.

team3521 · 5/25/14, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Kinser11

I am a big Clauson fan, but he must of dropped his gps to run over a lap car that early in a 500 lap race. while leading. Great run by Coons & Kyle Hamilton.

Did not take long to see who was their to win. Jacob Wilson/Eric Gordon outstanding from the start. They came to race 500 laps and did not how their hand until they needed too. Great Job. Was that Eric Geodon's 10 win as a owner/driver/race strategist?

Are you fricken kidding me? Were you there? Did you personally see what happened? I can tell you right now that you did NOT! Or else you wouldn't have written such an idiotic statement.
The first time Bryan was taken out by a lapped car while leading , he was on the outside of a car (#11) that should have blacked flagged at least 10 laps earlier. That car was out of control and hit Bryan in the LR, spun him and then with no car control, drove over his front end. And ultimately took himself out thankfully!
The second time he was taken out was again, another car that should have pulled in from being a mobile hazard! It's a big part of that race, but after you've been lapped 50 times, wouldn't ya get the hint!
Danny took Bryan out in turn 3 with a slip up and this time shot both of them into the wall and ended their nights. It was a shame! Bryan was flying! Making up ground from being taken out the first time while in the lead. I think he was back up to 4th?
That kid has never done anything but impress me with him ultimate talent. He is the real deal! He made no errors in dealing with those lapped cars. Too bad it happened to him twice last night. Nature of the beast of that race though.
I can't wait to see him at the speedway next year!

thebus79h · 5/25/14, 10:43 AM

Bryan lost brakes quite a while before that.

The battle between him, cottle, and Wilson would have been pretty awesome to watch though if bad luck wouldn't have happened to two out of the three.

RacinBabe · 5/25/14, 10:46 AM

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned the "extra curricular" activity that broke out on the apron of the front stretch between Chris Windom & Sexy Rexy Norris III especially since it appears our own Little Rube took a header over the barriers trying to save Windom from himself.

rockstar5 · 5/25/14, 3:58 PM

Would have been a better show without the #5 or if the right driver was in the car. Don't get me wrong, Hamilton is a good shoe but if I'd never seen him run before last night I would have thought it was his first time in a car. He had as good, if not better, equipment than the other 32 cars. Not one time did I see him make a clean pass. I'm not sure how many drivers he p***ed off last night, but there are a few. That move over flag is just that, respect the leader. I don't know, I'm sure others will think I'm wrong I've seen a lot of congratulating him on his nice run but that's not hard to do when you hit every car on the track.

Charles Nungester · 5/25/14, 5:33 PM

5/25/14, 5:33 PM	#30 Re: Little 500
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5/25/14, 3:58 PM	#29 Re: Little 500
rockstar5 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 296	Would have been a better show without the #5 or if the right driver was in the car. Don't get me wrong, Hamilton is a good shoe but if I'd never seen him run before last night I would have thought it was his first time in a car. He had as good, if not better, equipment than the other 32 cars. Not one time did I see him make a clean pass. I'm not sure how many drivers he p***ed off last night, but there are a few. That move over flag is just that, respect the leader. I don't know, I'm sure others will think I'm wrong I've seen a lot of congratulating him on his nice run but that's not hard to do when you hit every car on the track.