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I'll be there for my 2nd in a row. While not a pavement fan, the racing was good, close and many passes and a three hour race in sprints is not even close to normal. Lots of talent Lots of stratagy and even some luck make this one tough one to win.

See ya there, I'll be in Section 0 back stretch, thanks to a friend. Also should be on site most of the day.

See you there, I bet it sells out again, if it isn't already.

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Going for the 23 rd straight year ...my only pavement race every year ..other than that its Kokomo & Gas City ...But I do love the Little 500..the 4-5 pace laps are awesome ......

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I'll be there in spirit! Go B.S.III :6:

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This will be my 40th. Went to my first when Danny Smith, had high school graduation before drivers introductions. Uncle Sam kept me from going to a few. About the only race i attened any more. I set in between first and second turns, gave up the fourth turn tickets. when i watched a start with no sun in my eyes.

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I have only missed one since I saw my first. Wish I could remember the year. Like Charles, I didn't go for years because it was pavement, but I look forward to it every year. Always big fun.

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I'll be there Thursday helping the Pay Less / Kroger volunteers with Senior Day at the Track. Then Saturday night will be my 18th races. Kudos to the Pay Less stores that raise money for the local food bank and donate it prior to the start of the race. :22:

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Pay Less / Kroger sponsorship of the Little 500 has to be one of the longest in short track racing.

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3rd year in a row, turn 3 front row aisle. Like the hot rubber shower.

This will be my first. Like others, I have shied away because of the pavement. Some online friends talked me into it and then I was asked to help on a pit crew, so that will be a different way to experience my first one. Looking forward to it!

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Sadly, this will be the first one I am going to miss since I shot my first Little 5 in 07. I will be back next year, though.

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I will be there love this race 11 rows of 3 on that 1/4 mile track its just amazing to watch! See ya all there! :):6::32:
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It is quite amusing to hear many individuals say how they don’t really like pavement when referring to Little 500.I find it strange that so many people think that dirt is the only possible surface for any race car to run on.😸 Any of the best drivers have done both equally well.Look at your history books.I mean while I respect Donny Schatz and believe him to be the best winged sprint car driver in Country,you would hardly call him an all around talent.Really,what I want to know is why you don’t like pavement.Get into your head,if if you will.Any reasons will be appreciated.Is it a society thing.I mean the biggest race in the World is on pavement and it is next Sunday.I like dirt and pavement equally well,so to me it is a non starter.Please offer reasons.I am intrigued.

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Will be there for 6th time overall. 2nd in a row, loving all 500 laps.

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The cushion never comes in, the bottom never goes away and no one has over gone to the front with 4 in the fluff on pavement. Pavement is all about driving like a grandma and keeping tires under you. I was a pavement guy until I was 30, and now I wonder how I managed to love racing the way I do when that was all I ever watched or raced. Now , I generally avoid pavement. I'll still go to a race here and there, but I much prefer dirt.

Hard to top what Rhody said. Dirt is just more entertaining to me. I grew up in the Era when both were run and I loved it all, especially Winchester, Salem, and Dayton. In my opinion, after those 3 tracks, the entertainment value of pavement racing dropped considerably. The late Illiana speedway was just minutes from my house, and while I rarely missed an open wheel race there, I can't say it was super exciting, but 15 minutes away is a nice selling point. They raced stock cars weekly and almost every Saturday I would drive past them on the way to a dirt track. I've always been told what a great race the little 500 is, and it is on my bucket list,just not very high. Although I've got a couple guys I call friends participating in the race this year in different capacities, and they're both first timers so maybe after I talk with them they'll convince me to elevate it on my list. One last comment, just for the record if the little 500 were a dirt race I would not have any more desire to see it. I know I'm wrong when I say this because I really respect the opinions of people that endorse it, but to me it seems like a novelty. OK I'll sit back and take my beating

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Pavement died when the same car wasn't used for both IMHO. Granted I've been to about four pavement races in my life. A Cora Midgets at Queen City early 80s which was ok not bad racing, Staab's win at IRP. Kinda liked this one as it was standard sprints and there were some slide jobs. Mostly because I helped with the car a bit, the winner was my local track champ and through a series of things there were many lead changes.

Winchester after a obvious rule change early to mid 90s, Dave Steele in a car that looked like anything but a sprint car laps up to third, Second a half lap back. I can appreciate the discipline but the racing sucked.

Little 500 2017. Six or seven car pack of cars running very close most of the race, Others moving up. Stratagy gaining mass positions or losing. Different car being the fastest at different times during the race, Multiple leaders and lead changes, And while the finish wasn't very close, a couple laps more and Santo's would have made close as he'd made up 3/4th's of a lap in the last ten laps..

That, The fact that the track looks imposible to race three wide on, yet they do and do often, The circus that is the pits, Push trucks pushing off under green etc. It's so much action, it's hard to keep track of everything.

Only dang thing I didn't like about it was the totally crappy PA and the fact I had to used the RR for about the last hour but held out. :)

And the number one reason Pavement got to sucking. 12 car counts, Honestly, Even if they do have a good race, How does that compete with 4-5 heats two consi's and a feature? Companies base their purchase on Return on Investment (ROI) why wouldn't a fan? I know to travel over two hours to something, it has to be much better than a closer dirt option. I thought the little 500 lived up to that.

Little 500 had about 38 last year, 47 for this year and im guessing about 10-12 of those cars and drivers were perfectly capable of winning. Strategy, execution and a little luck wins it.

You apparently never saw Bentley Warren run the Little 500

I really wish there were more pavement races honestly. Not only sprint cars, but midgets too. They used to put on a heck of a show when the National midgets ran at Anderson. And the sprints at Winchester was just flat out awesome.

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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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You're not going to get any sort of beating from me. What you think and believe is your own business. However, a legitimate question to you begs asking. Don't ya' think it's just a teeny bit tough to know for sure whether the Little 500 is worthy of your interest and/or attendance without having ever seen one?:11::27:

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I plan to be there on the back straight again this year.

I don't know how many of these races I've seen. I think my first was 20 years ago. I haven't missed many. Over time, this has become my favorite race of the year. I can't hardly stand to miss it. I have many great memories of exciting Little 500 races.

I'm not going to try to convince anyone that they should like the Little 500 as much as I do. Although I enjoyed the first time I saw the race, my passion for the race grew over time. But, I'm coming at it kind of opposite. I fell in love with sprints and midgets on pavement first and it took me time to learn to appreciate the dirt track racing.

There's a lot of big names on the entry list this year! I'm very excited about it. :6:

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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.

One race a year I never miss its far from a typical pavement race for the dirt only crowd it is the greatest short track race in the world period.

I love the Indianapolis 500 and have enjoyed my fair share of pavement open wheel short track races and even a few stock car and late model shows. Having said that, I just prefer the racing on dirt. I like it better and usually, but not always, I find it to be more exciting. The reason I've never been to Little 500 is because it's just not as easy for me to get excited about a pavement show, even though I've seen many great ones. I also agree that the best drivers are the ones that master both. Having said that, I still PREFER dirt. Don't hate pavement at all. Just not my first choice.

ISF, I've always paid attention to it as long as I can remember, and that goes back to the days when I would get home from school and ask Dad if the Speed Sport came. And I remember telling him we should go sometime, but the desire faded with pavements decline. As I said, it's definitely something I want to do some time but I just don't have the resources to go to every race I want to go to. I can only do so much so I try to prioritize. So not to get off topic too much on this thread, I'll start another about bucket list's. I hope everyone has a great time there and every where else this weekend! And remember those who paid the price so we can be free to go racing!

Last year was our first little 500 and our tickets are the same this year sec G row 13 seats 1@2.

Our plan to beat the crowd out after the race got over last year got messed up when they sent us out the back way. Being lost in downtown Anderson at night is a little scarey.

I love Anderson Speedway and have great memories of all the races I have watched there over the years!

Thinking about going for the first time this year, do you think there’s still decent seats still available?

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Are you from Colorado? Missed ya at Chili Bowl....
I'm going to my 1st Lil 500 this year, God willin' & the creek don't rise

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Just finished packing today, got a few things to take care of & hopefully I'll see ya there!

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You should be on the phone tuesday with the track, They have all kinds of info online about the event but I'd say purchase tues or weds before qualifying and fridays events, I don't know that there is a bad seat but they will sell out.

I don't know if there is a bad seat as far as being able to see it

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Well I started going to dirt track "jalopy" races in Virginia in the early 1960s, they were great. Moved up North in 1966, went to 2 pavement races & lost all interest. Seems like cars have more leeway to maneuver on dirt, getting sideways, etc. On pavement it seems like they're either on or off the track, nothing in between. But BrentTfunk has convinced me to give the Lil 500 a shot.... he hasn't steered me wrong yet....

Well I got lucky and my wife just bought us some tickets today! She’s a keeper

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Bringing a buddy of mine down to Indy for his first Indy 500. He's on the fence for going to the Little 500. Everyone please help me convince him to come! Otherwise I'm driving down to Anderson all by myself. I'll never miss the Little 5 as long as I'm in town for the big race Sunday.

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Better have tickets in advance.

I think your buddy would be more disappointed in the big race versus the little 500, my personal opinion. This will be my girlfriends first Little 500 this year and this week can’t be over with quick enough. Can’t wait! If you guys are in town Friday, come check out the race that evening for the guys that didn’t qualify, as kind of a sample for your buddy and see what he thinks. I think that was a great idea to do a feature Friday. I think it would be even better if it was for a spot in the little 500

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4 cheeseheads from Green Bay WI. Being from Green Bay I have to ask will IOW be having a tailgate?

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Some of the best tailgating of the year. Nice break between the short practice and the race.

One of you 4 cheeseheads should bring some spotted cow, that beer is delicious! Sucks it’s only available in Wisconsin

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I'm heading down from Wisconsin as well. I can bring some! The actual brewery is only about 25 miles from me :23: