Well, race fans, IMO, from beginning to end, this was the best night of racing in 2010 Indiana Sprint Week, so far. The last three heats were killer. The B Main had a lot of action, featuring Ballou coming from deep in the field to second place, only to be denied by Andrew Elson for the top spot. And the battle for the final transfer spots was intense. And the feature was so full of twists and turns, that every time you though you had it figured out, someone else would step up and prove you wrong. The first major battle was between Levi Jones and Hunter Scheurenberg. The champ went to the front, which usually means clear sailing for him, but the challenger just would not go away. Then just past the halfway point Chris Windom seized control. At that point though, another subplot was developing. Even though he may have qualified bad and started deep in the field, the biggest fish in this state's pond was working his way steadily through the field and would eventually be looming over the leader. This almost always means certain doom for whoever stands between him and another win. And then on the final restart, when you knew for certain that it would come down to a battle between Windom and Stanbrough, from out of nowhere, like a shot in the dark, Brady Short went to the top of the track and just went for it, snatching victory from the jaws of defeat!! And for those of you that don't get to see Brady a lot, you got to find out what those of us that frequent Southern Indiana tracks have known for a while. This is a race car driver who just never gives up. He never settles into his place in line to accept what seems to be inevitable. At the end of a race he's always going to take his shot and tonight that shot paid off. For Brady and for all of those in attendance.

This was one of the best races I've seen this year. It ranks up there with two fantastic Stanbrough wins @ Bloomington, the Hut Hundred and the USAC Midget Instant Classic @ Granite City. That's pretty good company. Bloomington and Haubstadt still have the chance to top this for best race of ISW, but it isn't going to be easy, because Brownstown Speedway set the bar pretty high, tonight!!

Jerry