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1--great racing
2--meeting people from different states
3--seeing new tracks
4--seeing cars i`ve never seen before
5--great racing
6--new restaurants
7--different size tracks
8--seeing a lot more of my state ,than i ever have
9--looking at the out of state license plates in the lot.
10--best racine in all the united states----------------

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1 thru 10. If Jon Stanbrough starts on the front row, it is time to leave. LOL

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Originally Posted by dyno don:
1 thru 10. If jon stanbrough starts on the front row,or it is past 9:30,it is time to leave. Lol

fixed

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1. Blake Fitzpatrick's first USAC win 2. Seeing Kokomo for the 1st time 3. Meeting and talking to Dave Argabright. Truly a gentleman in every sense of the word. 4. My wife having vacation so she could be there too. 5. Seeing friends you only see at the track. 6. Jon Stanbrough winning Sprint Week points( nothing against any other driver) 7. The weather, no rain and I love summer. 8. My daughter and future son-in-law being able to attend the finale. 9. Excellent racing at all I was able to attend. 10. Excellent crowds at all tracks.

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Here are my ten.

1)Good friends, some of whom we don't get to see often enough. We welcome them back at anytime. A special shout out to Buck Rice and his grandson Johnny. Thanks for spending time with us and entertaining us with your stories.:6:

2)Jon Stanbrough and the Fox Brothers Racing team.:32: Jon showed us all why he is one of the great drivers no matter what state you are talking about. A great season so far with many wins still ahead.

3)Great racing from start to finish. 7 different tracks that did an excellent job of hosting the fans, drivers, crews, car owners and sponsors. A lot of long hours by the track crews with a bunch of water being laid down. Thanks guys.

4)Good car counts. Let's hope that it continues.:( Attendance was also good. Not too many empty grandstand seats.

5)Sprintweek WITHOUT a qualifying race.:8: The way it should be done. USAC, let's get rid of it for good. Let them race in a heat race and be eligible for a semi at least.

6)Brownstown Speedway joining the fold. A neat little, throw back track to days gone by. I hope them become a permanent stop on the tour.

7)A decent track surface at the Action Track. See it can be done. Reece, Bob and whoever else is responsible, THANK YOU.:9:

8)A first time winner in Blake Fitzpatrick. A great run from a guy who is always up on the wheel.:31: I am sure the second one will be right around the corner. A number of other drivers had shining moments as well. Good luck to all in the second half of the season.

9)A strange points battle, up and down. Jon mentioned it Saturday night. About the time you felt that someone was ready to gain control, something happened to open the door again for a number of drivers.

10)Group qualifying.:7: Not a real fan of this but I might have to get used to it.:15: I am old school I guess, so individual car qualifying is how I grew up and what I enjoy. Time will tell.

I hope everyone enjoyed the 2010 Indiana Sprintweek as much as I did.

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Mine would be...Other than number 1 and 11..No particular order..

1. Seeing the "Welcome To Indiana" sign.....
2. Hanging at the Frolic..
3. Hanging with Aero, Amy, Rube and the NEW miss' RUBE..
4. Hanging with the Eckert Brother's
5. Seeing Funk, Funkette and Coach
6. Seeing Morty.............IN ONE PIECE...Hope your recovery goes well...:18:...:19:
7. Hanging with Robert, Derrick and Wes on Monday and Tuesday
8. Seeing Mr. Shaw, Mr. Hoover and Danny Burton...Sorry Danny your not old enough for the MISTER pre-fix...:18:
9. Seeing Bob and Monica...
10. Seeing Petey, Eldora Mark, Augie, Benny, Coco, ASQ, Koonzie and family, Jersey (Devils are :11;), Tom (keep your head up and get yourself well:6:), and seeing Mark and meeting his buddy Half Azzed :15:, got it wrong again, I mean Half Fast..:32:
11. Seeing the Welcome to Pennsylvania sign, after driving ALL DAY and EVENING to get home from Haubstadt..

See yall next year......I HOPE...:32:

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Tracks listed form 1-7, 1=favorite
1. Tri-State
2. Burg
3. Kokomo
4. Gas City
5-6. Tie Brownstown/Bloomington
7. Terre Haute
8. Fair food at Terre Haute
9. All the interstate miles and scenery
10. Seeing so many people enjoying themselves at the tracks.

Would still like to meet more IOW folks.

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Originally Posted by Pine:
Mine would be...Other than number 1 and 11..No particular order..

1. Seeing the "Welcome To Indiana" sign.....
2. Hanging at the Frolic..
3. Hanging with Aero, Amy, Rube and the NEW miss' RUBE..
4. Hanging with the Eckert Brother's
5. Seeing Funk, Funkette and Coach
6. Seeing Morty.............IN ONE PIECE...Hope your recovery goes well...:18:...:19:
7. Hanging with Robert, Derrick and Wes on Monday and Tuesday
8. Seeing Mr. Shaw, Mr. Hoover and Danny Burton...Sorry Danny your not old enough for the MISTER pre-fix...:18:
9. Seeing Bob and Monica...
10. Seeing Petey, Eldora Mark, Augie, Benny, ASQ, Koonzie and family, Jersey (Devils are :11;), Tom (keep your head up and get yourself well:6:), and seeing Mark and meeting his buddy Half Azzed :15:, got it wrong again, I mean Half Fast..:32:
11. Seeing the Welcome to Pennsylvania sign, after driving ALL DAY and EVENING to get home from Haubstadt..

See yall next year......I HOPE...:32:

12 Being able to give me s^%$ about complaining about the long drive to Haubstadt. I guess I had it coming. :2:

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In no particular order

1.) A few of the California boys that came out to race
2.) Met lots of new people
3.) Lots of driving and sightseeing
4.) Robert Ballou make an ass out of himself
5.) Justin Grant set fast time 3 different nights
6.) First time USAC winner
7.) Watch Jon Stanbrough prove why he is one of the best of all time
8.) Tri State Speedway proved why they are the best
9.) Ice Cream at Bloomington
10.) First trip to the Burg

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Originally Posted by racefan20:
12 Being able to give me s^%$ about complaining about the long drive to Haubstadt. I guess I had it coming. :2:

:3:

....1820 mile round trip...and loved every mile of it.....:22:

P.S...13. There was also some pretty awesome racing going on...:9:

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Originally Posted by v8j:
What are your top 10 things seen at Indiana Sprint Week ?

1. Double D's;)
2. DD
3. Lburg
4. Kokomo
5. Btown
6. Old friends
7. Everybody smiling
8. Head with his bullhorn
9. Roaming the pits after races
10. My sons
maybe not in that order though.

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Originally Posted by Pine:
:3:

....1820 mile round trip...and loved every mile of it.....:22:

P.S...13. There was also some pretty awesome racing going on...:9:

1820? Piker. I got back home with about 3,000 new miles on my ride. Well worth the effort. I would put up a top ten list of my own, but it is hard to figure just ten.

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1. Jon Stanbrough and the boys doing it with no frills, just smart and hard work.
2. Blake Fitzpatrick winning his first USAC feature.
3. Huge crowds, or at least impressive crowds at every stop.
4. Brownstown for pulling it off, beating the rain and getting rewarded with quite a feature.
5. Brady Short taking the road less traveled to win at Brownstown.
6. The California guys for coming back to race here.
7. Meeting new and old friends, not unlike a family reunion of church on a holiday, when EVERYONE seems to show up.
8. Seven Hoosier promoters who know the true meaning of the word "promote." We are both blessed and a bit spoiled here.
9. Taking my grandson and his dad to Gas City, then hearing that the grandson wanted to go to Kokomo too, so off we went.
10. Surviving a trip to Haubstadt with Dave Foist.:18::2:

I'm sure that we all could come up with more than 10...weather, etc. Shucks, I could come up with a top ten for each track, starting with L'burg with its geographically challenged promoter. :2: And Pine, did you know that I'm even older than Mr. Hoover and Mr. Shaw? No, really. :)

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Originally Posted by Danny Burton:
10. Surviving a trip to Haubstadt with Dave Foist.:18::2:

Dave told me that this was #1 on his list.:3:

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1. A DD win and a Hug from Susan and Deb. Should hold me over for another year! :)

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1--f 2--o 3--x 4--s 5--t 6--a 7--n 8--b 9--r 10-o

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I can't believe no one mentioned the beer belly contest @ L-burg.:2::2::2:

I can't think of ten but I thought the race @ B-Town was great. I know Brownstown isn't a hot bed of sprint car racing but I thought it was a great show. I'm not from that area and only been there a hand full of time to watch late models.

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Not in any certain order.

1.Seeing a great week of racing.
2.Seeing B. Fitz getting his first USAC win.
3.Hanging out with the Morgan's,Howell's,Steve Farris,Blake Memmer, and Coach Meece.
4.Adam Nigg wreck at Terre Haute. (Never seen anyone flip out of the ballpark.)
5.Playing corn hole.
6.Watching the best race of the year at Brownstown.
7.Hearing Chris Nunn give Kurt Gross the nickname "The Savage":6:
8.Beer Belly Contest at "The Burg" funniest thing I have ever seen at a race track.:8:
9.Meeting many new people.
10. Seeing sprint cars go 5 wide at Kokomo.

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Dont know if the Dogs in two at LPS top the beer belly contest or not for funnyest of the year award

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1.Surviving the ride to Haubstadt with Danny Burton 2.the great racing 3.Getting to meet new friends and IOW members. 4.getting a hug from the nice lady from Wisconsin. 5.All of the great hospitality from the Clauson's 6.All of the great race track food. 7.Blake Fitzpatricks first Usac win 8. Dave Darland's win at Lawrenceburg. 9.The great job by all of the promoters and staff's. 10.Surviving the ride home from Haubstadt with Danny.:6::8:

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Originally Posted by Charles Nungester:
1. A DD win and a Hug from Susan and Deb. Should hold me over for another year! :)

Should have put my hugs from those two ladies #1:6:.

Speaking of Wisconsin, seeing Tim Watson and Company is always a treat, not to mention Jack Kraemer, who probably sponsored Barney Oldfield at one time.

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Originally Posted by Danny Burton:
Should have put my hugs from those two ladies #1:6:.

Speaking of Wisconsin, seeing Tim Watson and Company is always a treat, not to mention Jack Kraemer, who probably sponsored Barney Oldfield at one time.

Thanks for mentioning me DB. I'm glad the Swordman didn't put the whoopin' on me in the ticket line at Kokomo! :5:

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Originally Posted by Pine:
:3:

....1820 mile round trip...and loved every mile of it.....:22:

P.S...13. There was also some pretty awesome racing going on...:9:

You forgot about me! :(

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Originally Posted by Tim Watson:
Thanks for mentioning me DB. I'm glad the Swordman didn't put the whoopin' on me in the ticket line at Kokomo! :5:

Lucky for you he ain't that crazy about cheese. Though later he did hammer a couple of Kokomo's cheeseburgers. I always have a good time at Kokomo, but he made it even better that night.

I'm still wondering who's the shortest fan, Tim, John or that Checkered Past character?:11:

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Originally Posted by Danny Burton:
Lucky for you he ain't that crazy about cheese. Though later he did hammer a couple of Kokomo's cheeseburgers. I always have a good time at Kokomo, but he made it even better that night.

I'm still wondering who's the shortest fan, Tim, John or that Checkered Past character?:11:

Trust me Danny boy, they are all tied with Swordman.:19::5::3:

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Seriously, I believe Swordman might be the tallest! :5: :5: :5::5:

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1. People. Lots of people.:6:

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Originally Posted by Danny Burton:
Lucky for you he ain't that crazy about cheese. Though later he did hammer a couple of Kokomo's cheeseburgers. I always have a good time at Kokomo, but he made it even better that night.

I'm still wondering who's the shortest fan, Tim, John or that Checkered Past character?:11:

The "short off" saga continues, and it never gets old, but we do! :3:

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Originally Posted by bacon99:
You forgot about me! :(

Ya PINE, What's up wit that:33::34::26:

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I took care of that with a text...:19:

Congratulations, to Brady and crew on winning the Cottage Grove Sprint Car Nationals on Saturday Night in Oregon....:32: