Thanks so much for the updates! This was the first USAC race Brady ran that we couldnt be there so the updates were great. Thanks again for taking your time out to do them. :applaud:

Thanks, Don. It killed me that I couldn't go back today. The updates helped a lot.:thumb

Thanks anyways Don. He's a buddy and I like to follow his results.

I missed you and Leon . Hope to see you guys next weekend.

Just a few quick impressions taken from a great day of racing at Winchester:
Love these Sunday afternoon affairs. Wish USAC could schedule a few more of them. Maybe promoters fear that many potential ticket buyers will stay home and watch NASCAR on TV like Dwight did. :wink
Most impressive (to me) of a bunch of impressive youngsters was Jacob Wilson #07. Passed a gaggle of cars, good cars, to finish 6th. Restarts were a bit of a problem. May have been car related rather than driver. Want to see a lot more of him.
Tracy Hines also had a bad restart after the final yellow. I was thinking Tracy might have something for Hagen, but behold Dave Darland in the Pace #44 who blew by the #21 for 2nd.
Brian Gerster is a much underrated driver IMO. He still stands on the button, especially on the high banks.
Declined the once a year offer of a beer from Rich Hollmeyer. May take him up on it in '09.
Sorta, kinda wish they had a special spot marked off in the parking lot for motorhomes. As it is they each seem to take up 3 spots or more along the entrance road. Not a big deal as we get there early, unlike Danny Burton who shows up after time trials and wonders why there are no seats on the top row.
Got another lesson in Mainespeak from Andrew Quinn who says I sound like a Massachussettiatan when I try to imitate him. Hey, I thought all those NE folks, ate lobster, sailed boats, cheated in football and sounded just alike. I'm learning Andrew.
:thumb to Dakoda Armstrong for his 5th quick qually lap; to Kenny Biros for running a nice steady line all day long; and to Chris Windom who looked smooth as Dave Steele......well, almost.I missed Marc Jessup.* He should be racing and would be competing for wins IMO.
Like me, John Hoover didn't miss many meals this winter. I mistook him for a fireplug (never wear yellow John..dogs, ya know) at the "meet and greet" where only Ben Andres showed up.That snuff!!!

Thank you for the updates!! You guys are great!!:applaud::checkered:

I was as impressed by Jacob Wilson as Marv was. Looked like he'd been racing on the high banks for years. Tracy Hines demonstrated, much like he did at Anderson, just how much last year's pavement racing suffered, due to his absence. But, apparently unimpressed by all of that was DD, who snatched the runner-up position away from him, with one lap to go. And how about Chris Windom? Not only did he have a chance of winning this thing, he turned in two of the smoothest fast laps I've ever seen there. You had to have been listening very closely to hear him lift, at all, on either one of those laps. All in all, a great day's racing. Even though I am a dirt fan by far, my year wouldn't be complete without at least one trip (in this case, two) to this historic facility.

Now, I'm ready for a drive, 3 miles southwest, to see the rebirth of another Indiana racing icon!

Jerry

...No "potential " ticket buyer here, Marv. I ate my $20 ticket when I had to work and couldn't go back. With my luck I probably hit the 50/50, too, and will never know it.:O: Glad all of you had a great day at the hills!:thumb

Aaron finished 5th in the LM 100 at Winchester.

Very impressed by most of the the young guns today. Jacob Wilson stood especially out for me. How about Darland snookering Hines on that last restart?

Great weather, my favorite racing series, my favorite track, and safe racing. Who could ask for more? I had tons of fun.