Race weekend around the 500
 

I am thinking about making a racing weekend around the Indy 500. What would you recommend as other races to see in the state. I am thinking about going to Gas City on Friday night, I am unsure about Saturday, and then the 500 on Sunday.

I am more of a dirt track fan than a pavement fan. Thus the midgets at ORP or the mini 500 are not high on my list. What other races should I consider, or should I go to one of the pavement shows.

Thanks

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IF the Burg has any races...I woudl go there, I have never been there but from pictures on here, it is a superd operation.

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Originally Posted by Jonr:
I am thinking about making a racing weekend around the Indy 500. What would you recommend as other races to see in the state. I am thinking about going to Gas City on Friday night, I am unsure about Saturday, and then the 500 on Sunday.

I am more of a dirt track fan than a pavement fan. Thus the midgets at ORP or the mini 500 are not high on my list. What other races should I consider, or should I go to one of the pavement shows.

Thanks

If they are running that Sat night I suggest you take in the Sprint cars at Paragon Speedway. Not far from Indy and always alot of cars.

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Saturday May 23rd at Lawrenceburg is Open Wheel night, with the King of Indiana Sprints, AMSA Mini-sprints, Mdwest TQ Midgets, and the VARC Vintage race cars.

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Originally Posted by Jonr:
I am thinking about making a racing weekend around the Indy 500. What would you recommend as other races to see in the state. I am thinking about going to Gas City on Friday night, I am unsure about Saturday, and then the 500 on Sunday.

If you have the energy and/or the will you can sprint out of Indy after the race and make it down to Haubstadt around heat race time. We have done that several times. http://www.tristatespeedway.com/schedule.html

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little 500 at anderson is a must see.......that is on sat night before the 500

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Hulman Classic at Terre Haute on Thurs. night.

Haubstadt is the place to be on Sun.

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Kokomo on Sun. after the 500.

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Assuming it doesn't get rained out for the third year in a row, the Hoosier 100 is Friday at the Fairgrounds. Also at the Fairgrounds both Friday and Saturday is the Memorabilia Show. There is an admission cost, but it is worth it. Don't know who the guests are going to be this year, but there are always some drivers to sign autographs, some free, some not.

Frank Daigh

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Originally Posted by D.N.3:
Kokomo on Sun. after the 500.

Starting an hour late that night to accomodate 500 fans, also.

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Fishnman forgot to metions its Budweiser Open wheel night at Lawrenceburg Speedway, $1.50 Buds, and open wheel racing at its finest,King of Indiana Sprint Series (KISS Sprints), AMSA Mini Sprints, MTQRL Qaurter Midgets, and Vintage American Racing Club.
Thanks, Dave

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Originally Posted by Fisher79:
Starting an hour late that night to accomodate 500 fans, also.

Great!

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This would be my schedule if I still lived in Indiana:

Wednesday - Anderson Speedway, HOSS/Auto Value Winged Sprints
Thursday - Terre Haute, USAC sprints
Friday - Indiana State Fairgrounds, USAC Silver Crown
Saturday - Anderson Speedway for the Little 500 (must see, even for dirt fans)
Sunday - Kokomo, non wing sprints

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I dont know where you are coming from and you said you arent much of a pavement fan but any sprint car fan must see the little 5 at least once.Believe me.You wont believe in your wildest dream the first 10 laps.It is amazing to see 11 rows of 3 on a little fast highbank quarter like Anderson.

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I agree the little 500 is a must see last year was my first one it was pretty amazing
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one of my top 5 races for the whole year is always the Hoosier Hundred the friday night before the race (if Mother Nature allows us to enjoy it). the other fun stops for you should be THAT (Terre Haute Action Track, and the name fits) on thursday night, saturday night is really a pick-n-choose, Lawrenceburg hi-bank dirt is so exciting and scary-fast, Paragon has a ton of sprint cars (with alot of younger racers getting started, but everyone makes a feature), or the always classic Little 500 at Anderson. on that saturday night alone there will be over 200 fire breathing sprint cars in Indiana, does it get any better than that? then sunday, if ya got the energy still, go to Kokomo, you won't be disappointed, you'll see the fastest and closest wheel-to-wheel racing of the weekend. just my humble opinion, but then again i am a professional race fan, but whatever race you pick, it'll be a great evening, after all, we are the World Center of Auto Racing. see you at the track, bob:checkered:

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My tentative month of May plans for being at Indy. Bloomington Speedway will be a first time at that track for me. Tri State in Haubstadt, another Indy favorite track of mine is a lot of fun to watch open wheelers - I think so anyway. USAC sprints at Terre Haute on 21May and The Indy Mile on the 22nd of May. The Little 500 I am sad to say for me is doubtful, but I have seen it before and it is an 'amazing race.'

Have a good day...see you at the races

Rich - Arnold, Missouri

May 8
Indy practice during the day.
USAC sprints at Bloomington Speedway that evening.

May 9
Indy 500 practice and qualifying positions 1-10 during the day.
MSCS non wing sprints at Tri State Speedway in Haubstadt, Indiana that evening.

May 21
USAC sprints Terre Haute

May 22
USAC Silver Crown "The Indy Mile"

Have a good day...see you at the races

Rich - Arnold, Missouri

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Gas City Friday
Little 500 Saturday= a must see, you won't believe it!
Angel Park or Eldora Sunday, depending on weather.

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This year's plan:
Wed - Anderson - Winged Sprints on Tar & Midgets
Thur - Terre Haute - USAC Sprints
Fri - Fairgrounds - USAC Silver Crowns
Sat- Morning - Fairgrounds - Memorabilia Show
Sat - Night - Lawrenceburg - KISS Sprints
Sun Morning - IMS - Indy 500
Sun - Night - Terre Haute - MSCS Sprints

Last year we did IMS for the Indy Lites on Sat afternoon & Twin Cities on Saturday night followed by the 500 & the NRA Sprints at Eldora on Sunday.

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Bloomington Fri, May 29
King of Indiana Sprint Series
(KISS) www.kissracing.com $2,500 to Win $250 to Start, $100 to start BMain