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So, originally I was only going to be able to make terre haute but now I'm getting off work early and I'm going to be headed to lawrenceburg. Who else will be there?

Wingman will be in the house.

If you see a fat guy in a BC hat wandering around aimlessly by himself, that would be me. Haha

3 on the way to the races, 1 to the casino.

I may be a little later than normal, but I am Burg bound.

Dust/Sun combo in 3 in 4 is painful

DD, T-Mez and Leary seem to be guys to beat.

Not a smoker, but between the guy and his wife two rows down I am at about a pack so far tonight. Holy Cow!!!

If you sit in the family section there isn't supposed to be any drinking or smoking.

Yikes both Stockon and Boespflug don't transfer from the B. Rough nights for those two so far.

Feature line-up is stacked.

Definitely a stacked field tonight. Seems to me boespflug has been struggling of late.

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Had a good time. Dad, Uncle and Dad's GF came and it was a plesant evening.
Got multiple hugs from the Darland Gals (Susan and Deb) and a bonus, Kelly hug and got to see Mudpacker as well.

Glad to see DD and the Phillips team put two solid performances together (They've been snakebit all year) Was also to great to see CJ Leary win one in the family car. CJ just runs well at LBurg, They came down three our four years ago and won a couple races and decided to just run for the championship and they won a couple more and got the championship. He can just find speed there and it shows. Glad they got their team roliing as well.

Ballou shot like a cannon and went from 8th to fourth in a lap or two before finishing fifth.

Felt bad for Boespflug and Stockon They are both competiors for the win when the pieces are in place.

Absolutely stacked field. Hope everyone has a safe remainder of the week.

Was also good to see Stephen Cording and his better half.
Night.:6:

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Other than in qualifying, at no point did anybody have or even come close to having anything for C. J Leary, tonight. Started in the 3rd row of the heat, quickly raced to the front and drove off. In the feature, started in the second row, had brief skirmishes with Hunter and Bacon and then just said "hasta la vista." Simple as that. Sometimes you get to see races that go down to the wire and other times you don't, but you are witness an individual performance that is just as spellbinding to the crowd as the first type of race. Both of those types of races, you get your money's worth. Tonight, you got to see C J Leary do what most race fans like to see. A courageous driver that just goes up and runs the wall for 30 laps, on a big, high banked, scary track. Not only did he do that, but he also made some pretty bold moves, getting in and out of lapped traffic. That would have been a perfect opportunity to fall prey to the 2-Time USAC champ, who was looming back in second. But that didn't happen. Other than that, the other notable performance was Kevin Thomas, Jr methodically working his way through the top 10 and taking the last podium spot away from Dave Darland at the very end. It was a great night for CJ, Donnie Gentry and that whole team.

Jerry

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My first time to Lawrenceburg, nice facility, pretty drive on Rt.1. I guess landscape gets interesting as you approach Ohio River. Ran into an Aussie with a Tony Funk & the Homewreckers T-shirt at a rest area, turned out to be a friend of good ole BrentTfunk. Never saw a track with a dip on the straights before....
It was over about 10:15, got a great headstart on my drive East tonite...easy cruise all the way to Zanesville Ohio, beginning of Appalachians, even prettier drive tomorrow.... no coffee either, just good tunes & energy from the race

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One question & I've probably asked it before: If A-Main lineup is determined by Time Trials, best times from heat qualifiers inverted Top 6, whats the incentive to win the heat? (as long as you're in Top 4) Likewise with the B, winner doesn't gain anything over 6th finisher, goes to qualifying time again..
It sure seems like guys are trying to win heats & B Main, taking chances, but I can't see why. makes no sense to me
I like the idea of racing your way in, not basing it on Time Trials

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Originally Posted by revjimk:
One question & I've probably asked it before: If A-Main lineup is determined by Time Trials, best times from heat qualifiers inverted Top 6, whats the incentive to win the heat? (as long as you're in Top 4) Likewise with the B, winner doesn't gain anything over 6th finisher, goes to qualifying time again..
It sure seems like guys are trying to win heats & B Main, taking chances, but I can't see why. makes no sense to me
I like the idea of racing your way in, not basing it on Time Trials

If you slow down you may be passed at the end and lose your good starting spot. Also heat races score points. I think this is the best method out there. Sure your time trial means a lot, but you have to race to use it.

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Originally Posted by BrentTFunk:
If you slow down you may be passed at the end and lose your good starting spot. Also heat races score points. I think this is the best method out there. Sure your time trial means a lot, but you have to race to use it.

Points for season points fund?

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Originally Posted by revjimk:
Points for season points fund?

Points for the season championship and the Indiana Sprint Week championship.

Yes if you're running for the usac national championship those heat race points become very important. That's why they're so racy in the heats. Agreed that this is the best method

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I'll never agree that someone from the B main starting in front of any of the heat transfers is the best method. Granted they can start no better than 7th but it should be 17th

That being said I Know at least three of the heats cars from the third row won or finished second. DD also won his heat which I missed the pass for the lead as I was watching the final transfer spot.

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I just don't like drawing for position and the two fastest guys start up front. Win and then win the feature from the pole. I get your theory on b main cars starting ahead of cars that made it from the heats, but to me that equalizes the invert a little. I like that the fast cars have to pass in their heat to not run the b. Back to the subject. I thought last night was pretty good

It was pretty good. Hoping I can get to another couple shows to enjoy the top class fields that have been showing up. I love it.

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I wish the Late Model tours would use a format similar to this.

One of the large tours does everything heads up all night and the "racing" has suffered ever since they started doing it. But now car counts are really falling off because the local and mid regional guys that are left aren't going to that Series races because they have such slim chance of running well enough to offset costs.

You add some inverts and guys may feel like they have a chance against the guys in better equipment to make the race and/or steal a good finish. But its just the top equipment and fast cars being given the front all night.

I hope USAC doesn't go away from their format; the way WoO has went away from heat inversions. Stay the course, gives the little guy a chance if he will fight for it and gives the fans some great racing to watch.

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This is probably going to come across as a novice question from someone who has been to plenty of races over the years. Reading through some of these awesome, very detailed comments, I keep wondering, how do you guys know what to watch come feature time? I'm sitting there last night trying to keep up when the cars get spread out and it was a challenge to even find Leary tearing em up. As weird as it sounds...any tips for watching a full field of sprint cars on track?

I think knowledge of the cars, drivers, and tracks help a lot. Sprint car racing is an intense action packed sport that can be hard to keep up with. Knowing who runs well where is a good way to find someone who may make a charge from deep(example if Kyle Cummins started deep at tri state where he always runs well) also knowing where cars start helps. I usually watch the lead group early until or if it spreads out then I'll watch throughout the field periodically checking in on the leaders to see if anyone is closing or if it looks like he may encounter heave traffic that may tighten it up etc. I rarely get locked in on 1 battle for extended periods of times even if there is a great race for 5th I'm still finding the leader every lap or 2 to make sure nothing is changing there.

Originally Posted by MilfordSprintFan:
This is probably going to come across as a novice question from someone who has been to plenty of races over the years. Reading through some of these awesome, very detailed comments, I keep wondering, how do you guys know what to watch come feature time? I'm sitting there last night trying to keep up when the cars get spread out and it was a challenge to even find Leary tearing em up. As weird as it sounds...any tips for watching a full field of sprint cars on track?

I just try to find a good battle or two in the pack if the leader checks out. Last night I was focused primarily on KTJ and the meseraull/ballou battle until tmez broke his jacobs ladder. I'll glance back to the leader every now and then to see how he's handling the lapper and if second is catching him, but there's almost always a good race somewhere on the track. Just enjoy it and soak it all in!

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Originally Posted by Charles Nungester:
I'll never agree that someone from the B main starting in front of any of the heat transfers is the best method. Granted they can start no better than 7th but it should be 17th

That being said I Know at least three of the heats cars from the third row won or finished second. DD also won his heat which I missed the pass for the lead as I was watching the final transfer spot.

Agreed. B-Main guys should start behind heat qualifiers, IMHO

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Originally Posted by MilfordSprintFan:
This is probably going to come across as a novice question from someone who has been to plenty of races over the years. Reading through some of these awesome, very detailed comments, I keep wondering, how do you guys know what to watch come feature time? I'm sitting there last night trying to keep up when the cars get spread out and it was a challenge to even find Leary tearing em up. As weird as it sounds...any tips for watching a full field of sprint cars on track?

I've only been going for 7 years & still trying to figure it out, & I suspect its a challenge for everybody. You can't see everything. I kind of prioritize, battle for lead first, other battles (especially last qualifying spot), & sometimes focus in on a particular driver who I think will advance. Just like Mr. Nungester, I missed a pass for the win in one of the heats while watching another battle. & if the leader has lapped several cars, its easy to lose track of him if you start following another battle. I think the chaos & sensory overload is probably part of the appeal....

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Originally Posted by MilfordSprintFan:
This is probably going to come across as a novice question from someone who has been to plenty of races over the years. Reading through some of these awesome, very detailed comments, I keep wondering, how do you guys know what to watch come feature time? I'm sitting there last night trying to keep up when the cars get spread out and it was a challenge to even find Leary tearing em up. As weird as it sounds...any tips for watching a full field of sprint cars on track?

I keep track of the top three. If nobodys gaining on anyone there. I look back to see if anyone is moving forward. Like another said, Kevin Thomas in the 9 was moving foreward and who I was watching for the most part, But I did catch where Leary, Bacon and Darland where every couple laps. Ballou was also in that mix for awhile.. Beyond fourth or fifth. I couldn't have told you who finished where.