If you can find a Barnes & Noble, I highly recommend "Reid Duffy's Guide to Indiana's Favorite Restaurants". I've had a lot of good eating because of that little book.

My favorite in Lawrenceburg is Whisky's Restaurant, 334 Front Street. This is less than a mile north of the track on the main drag, which is always clogged with traffic. Whisky's is on the left. A little south of the track is a gas station with a restaurant. Decent food, but air quality ranges from clear at times to very smokey at others.

Kokomo - I have been going there for several years, numerous times a year and the best I have found are the IHOP and Bob Evans on the south side of town. Jerry Spencer should know some others and he is on this board quite a bit. HELP, Jerry.

I like the Coffee Cup Family Restaurant in Terre Haute a mile or so north of the track on Route 41 at 2919 South 3rd Street. Next to IHOP. REALLY good homemade pies! Go under the interstate and past the stop light and there you are, on the left.

Downtown Bloomington has a bunch of good restaurants, thanks to the University of Indiana being next to the downtown area. I have had excellent Thai and French, and there is a really good deli downtown, and probably 30-50 other good ones.

I agree with ClaytonYeley on the Amish buffet south of Haubstadt. Just take Route 41 south under the interstate and it is on the left. I think when you are coming from the north you have to drive a block or so past it and get on the access road to come back to it.

Hope this helps some. Enjoy Indiana Sprint Week.

Addition: See Chris Nunn's post on Brownstown for all you could possibly want to know about the track and motels and restaurants in the area.