Indeed Jerry, a second, third and fourth of the fact that you do a wonderful job of describing what makes the red clay such a special place to be. Alas, as a sports writer, I wasn't able to attend Bloomington on Friday due to high school football in Brazil, but I identified with so much that you eloquently expressed. Bloomington has such a history and a wonder to it if you simply walk around and listen to the stories from veterans in the stands and in the pits. The sixty-five sprints in the pits says a lot because a lot of $5,000 to win shows don't draw half that many. Everybody there knows what it means to win at Bloomington. Legends were nurtured there....

Thanks Jerry for the story,

Carey Fox