Originally Posted by ISF:
I would strongly suggest that anyone attempting to make the trip from Madison to western Ohio not go through chitcago as the mapping suggests. First and foremost you may have to dodge bullets on your way through and traffic will be horrendous. The only way it will save time to go through chitcago is if you got through between the hours of 1 AM and 4 AM. Traffic is beyond description!
I live near Madison and nearly every trip to Eldora is a painful drive. The mapping might say 6.5 hrs. but that's not going to happen. Chicago tolls and traffic always get you. The rigs will likely leave after the race and go through at that middle of the night time frame you mention. that's the time go though putting them in western Ohio early morning. Going through overnight I run 94 through downtown down to 80. It saves some tolls and stops and flows well. Keep your speed up and be alert though or the locals will run you off. I find it a little fun sometimes.
A four crown trip for me always seems like a sun up to sun down drive. Milwaukee would of been nice. There is also a big half mile an hour up the road at the Dodge county Fairgrounds in beaver dam. I always thought it would be a good track for them.