Originally Posted by RichC:
What's interesting to me is that of all the places that I've been to, far and away hands down the most "homer" crowds can be found in Indiana. Even considering Pennsylvania. I think if you talked to a few of the west coast guys that came to Indy and won a championship, you'd be surprised to hear that their success wasn't always exactly welcomed by the Indiana folks. So, in a way it's kind of ironic to see a post like this. The is not intended to be a knock on Indiana at all, I love to go out there to race. Just an observation.
It's been my observation that during sprintweek, the west coast drivers get alot of support. Some of the biggest cheers from the crowd have been for west coast drivers. Kruser, Bud, Gardner, Coons and others are definately crowd favorites. There are some homers in the crowd, but the majority of fans don't care where the driver is from, just how can he drive.