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Salem Silver Crown (14) (1,436)
Posted By openwheelfan1
My perception of most of the Silver Crown teams...
8/13/25, 11:36 PM
My perception of most of the Silver Crown teams is that they don’t have the sponsorships, spares, nor budget to race 3 nights in a row.
Donny Schwartz & Tony Stewart Racing SPLIT! (11) (1,161)
Posted By openwheelfan1
At Knoxville last week the prevailing rumor was...
8/12/25, 11:47 PM
At Knoxville last week the prevailing rumor was that Stewart was folding the WoO team at the end of the 2025 season, once the contracts with the sponsors were completed. I think completing...
Do food and facilities matter to you? (25) (1,431)
Posted By openwheelfan1
Facilities absolutely matter to us! We typically...
8/10/25, 9:55 PM
Facilities absolutely matter to us! We typically travel a minimum of 2 hrs one way to any track that runs sprint cars or midgets, so we usually have to eat at the track. Decent, SAFE food is...
Indiana Track Info (4) (699)
Posted By openwheelfan1
This is just some additional info for you, not...
7/25/25, 5:23 PM
This is just some additional info for you, not being critical. Coolers are allowed at TSS, but they ARE size restricted. I THINK their limit is 14”x14”, but I don’t remember exactly.
Cole Duncan / Gio Scelzi to fill in for Tyler Courtney (1) (398)
Posted By openwheelfan1
I SINCERELY hope Tyler heals quickly and...
7/21/25, 4:56 PM
I SINCERELY hope Tyler heals quickly and completely! IMO, putting Gio in the car for the rest of the season after Lernerville will give the team a great chance to continue to contend for wins and...
North Vernon (3) (2,350)
Posted By openwheelfan1
Just saw this on FB. I have no idea if this is...
7/13/25, 7:25 PM
Just saw this on FB. I have no idea if this is fact or fiction.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/dirttrackracingofindiana/permalink/3954392781466574/?
Best Place to live for racing (8) (2,835)
Posted By openwheelfan1
We lived Plainfield, IN for a lot of years. 30...
6/27/25, 5:37 PM
We lived Plainfield, IN for a lot of years. 30 minutes to LPS, 45 minutes (or so) to Paragon, about 1 hr 15 minutes to Bloomington, an hour to Terre Haute, about 1.5 hrs (at the time, probably more...
Bacon @Knoxville (32) (18,893)
Posted By openwheelfan1
We attended the USAC races at Knoxville a couple...
5/31/25, 6:18 PM
We attended the USAC races at Knoxville a couple or 3 years ago. Friday night there were probably less than 1000 people in the stands. Saturday night when USAC was paired with the Knoxville 410’s,...
What are some Closed Race Tracks you've been to? (39) (8,670)
Posted By openwheelfan1
AZ: Manzanita 1/2 and 1/3 mile CA: Ascot IN:...
5/9/25, 7:15 PM
AZ: Manzanita 1/2 and 1/3 mile
CA: Ascot
IN: Iliana/Schereville, Twin Cities/North Vernon, Chandler Raceway Park Dragstrip and oval, Liberty/Whitewater Valley, Cataract Falls, Greene County...
Kokomo midgets now Sat/Sun (0) (2,678)
Posted By openwheelfan1
Kokomo midgets now Sat/Sun
4/24/25, 11:50 AM
Per USAC Racing, due to inclement weather, the Kokomo Grand Prix has been shifted to Saturday and Sunday. Same times and formats, just shifted a day.
Terre Haute promoter? (7) (6,510)
Posted By openwheelfan1
Don Smith and my late FIL were friends in the...
4/11/25, 4:15 PM
Don Smith and my late FIL were friends in the Terre Haute business community. Don was more than a businessman and a race supporter. He was very civic minded and did a lot of things for not only...
SUMAR Classic 2025 entry list (20) (16,823)
Posted By openwheelfan1
Great looking entry list. I hope they have good...
4/8/25, 9:20 PM
Great looking entry list. I hope they have good weather, a GREAT crowd and a fantastic race!
Optimism for this week’s racin (7) (8,309)
Posted By openwheelfan1
We are in Western KY and live near Paducah, KY,...
4/6/25, 4:12 PM
We are in Western KY and live near Paducah, KY, and I can tell you that there is “ no room at the inn” down this way for more water. We have broken many all time records for rainfall in the last 5...
Racing Around Indiana This Week. March 31 - April 06 (3) (7,246)
Posted By openwheelfan1
Outstanding list! Thank you for your hard work...
3/31/25, 10:28 PM
Outstanding list! Thank you for your hard work compiling this!
No Way Out 40 (13) (29,658)
Posted By openwheelfan1
We weren’t in attendance but I “watched” the...
3/16/25, 1:27 PM
We weren’t in attendance but I “watched” the progress on MRP. Congratulations to the Paragon promotion team and staff. It was a brave and bold move to change the show to Friday night, but given the...
Seriously, 12 classes? (9) (5,519)
Posted By openwheelfan1
[QUOTE=Grocery Guy;579485]I saw that same...
3/2/25, 1:06 PM
[QUOTE=Grocery Guy;579485]I saw that same Clarksville car count. Clarksville was supposed to close, but clearly they're making it a go packing the back gate.

If I read correctly, the property...
Seriously, 12 classes? (9) (5,519)
Posted By openwheelfan1
Seriously, 12 classes?
3/1/25, 9:36 PM
Okay…this isn’t REALLY open wheel related, but a track two hrs. from me is running 12 classes tonight. Clarksville Speedway in Clarksville TN. Is running:
Super LM
604 Crate LM
602 Crate
QS...
RIP Lee Kunzman (3) (3,391)
Posted By openwheelfan1
RIP Lee Kunzman
2/28/25, 3:33 PM
I saw a post on FB that Lee Kunzman passed yesterday, Feb. 27. Lee was a fierce competitor in the USAC Sprint cars in the 70’s and endured after a couple of horrific crashes. He was the team...
Winter Schedule (6) (3,003)
Posted By openwheelfan1
It is hard to argue with success. We’ve been...
2/20/25, 1:44 PM
It is hard to argue with success. We’ve been attending the WoO shows at Volusia for about 10 years now, and for the last 3 years, the Friday night shows have been packed and the Saturday night show...
USAC Teams (18) (8,515)
Posted By openwheelfan1
WoO sprints ran at Volusia Feb 5-8, and Brady...
2/16/25, 10:38 PM
WoO sprints ran at Volusia Feb 5-8, and Brady drove the #16TH, which was Kevin Newton’s second car. USAC was Volusia was Feb. 10-11 and at Ocala Feb. 12-15. Brady drove the #20 at all the USAC...
WOW! What a change in 10 years (19) (4,707)
Posted By openwheelfan1
WOW! What a change in 10 years
1/16/25, 6:43 PM
In 2015, there were at least 6 tracks running non wing sprint cars on a weekly basis. Bloomington and Gas City on Friday nights, LPS, Lawrenceburg and Paragon (not sure if they were weekly in...
Wild West Shootout / Flo / Crowd (No Spoilers) (14) (2,763)
Posted By openwheelfan1
We’ll be there too! Also, all the USAC races the...
1/13/25, 11:57 PM
We’ll be there too! Also, all the USAC races the next week. Florida in February!
Sprints at IMS (25) (10,558)
Posted By openwheelfan1
Street glider, you ready to pay up on that bet...
12/13/24, 10:18 PM
Street glider, you ready to pay up on that bet now after the announcement that IMS will have USAC Sprint week race?
POWRi 410 Outlaw Sprint League (5) (1,645)
Posted By openwheelfan1
POWRi was supposed to run a 2 day winged/non-wing...
11/25/24, 1:21 PM
POWRi was supposed to run a 2 day winged/non-wing show at Paducah , and showed up with 7 winged cars and 5 nonwinged cars the first night. They “rained out” the Friday night show, and there was rain...
Off Topic. RIP Bobby Allison (0) (826)
Posted By openwheelfan1
Off Topic. RIP Bobby Allison
11/10/24, 1:22 PM
Bobby Allison, who was arguably one of the most successful stock car drivers to compete in Indy Cars and the Indianapolis 500 passed away yesterday at the age of 86. Bobby drove primarily for Roger...