Most will tell you to hit some places in town, mostly eateries to savor local tastes. Which would be a good suggestion to take in the sights, the food, and just the atmosphere of each town. You can easily spend most of the day doing all this. So get in town around lunch time and spend the early afternoon taking things in.
As for Gas City, get there early as you can. Seats go fast, and ideally you will want to be in the top half of the stands. Pits are also not too bad an option either. As far as I remember you can still get in early to mark your seats.
Kokomo has a lot of recommended places to visit. You can't get in early to mark seats, but the line to get in starts kinda early around 2ish where most will line up their blankets or whatever by the gate and then come stand there around 15 min before the gates open. At the same time though there aren't really any bad seats here. Pits and the backstretch are also good options too.
Indeed, do yourself a favor and make plans to do the entire stretch one year. You WILL be hooked and it'll be an annual trip for you.
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