Lawrenceburg ISW Updates

Chris Nunn · 7/16/12, 2:31 AM

ill be proudly sporting my new Coleman Gulick tshirt tomorrow at Kokomo!

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RGraves · 7/16/12, 4:12 AM

I enjoy watching Coleman race, even bought one of his shirts this weekend but don't agree with his actions. If USAC was consistent, he would've been done for the night, as he should've.

With that said, I thought he ran a heck of a race. Didn't have a car to contend for the lead but drove a smart consistent race and ended with a top 5.

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reeserx · 7/16/12, 5:33 AM

I wasn't there to see the move, but that's why I like that kid..he drives with passion and emotion. He's a winner. He's a gasser for sure. That's why I root for him and his family are the nicest and friendliest people you'll ever find at the race track. I'll be cheering him on today at Kokomo

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Gregg · 7/16/12, 7:43 AM

From my perspective most people I meet are rich so maybe that doesn't bother me so much.

From what I saw a half a track away is Gulick getting turned around before he had a chance to make his moves to the front. It could have been a worse deal from a danger standpoint but it wasn't. The #32 bad move. The #14 I didn't see the steering wheel being thrown out of the car but there are enough witnesses to say he did. Probably not the best move by Gulick but considering the situation I could understand first hand his frustration especially with sprint week and all.

I have talked to the Shockens and the Gulicks over the years and both families seem to be genuinely nice groups of people and the drivers are very talented as well. Hopefully any ill feelings between the two drivers, if any, can be resolved quickly.

I saw an excellent race. I'm very happy for Justin Grant. How could you not like this kid?

At the same time I feel bad for BC, DD and the Throttle. Any one of them could have brought it home P1 last night but that's racing. I got to see Racegal and her sister once again plus the Mayor of Lawrenceburg is once again sitting in his familiar perch which means all is right with the world. The only bad is I missed out on some delicious fried chicken earlier in the evening due to an afternoon family commitment. I promise never to let that happen again if I ever get another chance.

Let's go racing.

DHayes818 · 7/16/12, 8:24 AM

Don't remember which restart it was, maybe the next to last one, but that battle between BC and DD was flat out awesome. Noticed that BC is starting to get the Jeff Gordon treatment as a huge cheer went up when his tire went flat. Does anybody think that he may have scraped the turn 2 wall a time or two and damaged that tire? Right against it every lap.

Wingman · 7/16/12, 8:29 AM

I am surprised that there is no discussion about Ballou and Jones incident after the heat. I was at the track but did not see what happened between those two.

I was glad to see Justin get the win. The "right place at the right time." It has been great to see this young man develop. Well deserved win.

Let me state for the record. Taping down of seats continues to be B.S. It continues to be total crap that tracks have allways and continue to allow this...I don't care if it is ISW. I pay my admission like everyone else. If I was a new sprint car fan I don't know if I would come back. Last night the only seats not taped off were the bottom 10 rows and I got there 45 minutes before hot laps.

Anyway, hats off to Justin. Dave another good show Thank You

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HARFprez · 7/16/12, 9:09 AM

Spectacular race last night ( & Friday night also). Also a few comments and corrections from others posts...no one has mentioned a sight no one has ever seen before, and that is a driver standing a sprint car on its tail...and having it stay there! With apologies to HARF Driver of the Year Chris Windom, having a great starting spot for the feature and then flipping, but the sight of the beautiful #5 sprint car remaining straight up after the flip was a bizarre sight, glad to see CW jump right out and i know he'll be back tonight at Kokomo with fire in his eyes again. The Gullick/Stockon clash started so simple, Stockon was high off of 2, came down to settle back into a racing line and touched tires with Gullick, Coleman was lucky he didn't take a rougher ride, even though i'm sure the bouncing and spinning down the backstretch was rough enough. Coleman's action following that can best be descibed as "in the heat of the moment", and probably by now are forgotten. As a previous post said, the lead was not the place to be, the maddest driver of the night should be Bryan Clauson, taking the white flag, ready for the Victory, 2 in a row during Sprint Weeks, and then someone spins, yellow comes out, and tire goes down. First to last in an instant. The DD/BC battle at the end and the slide jobs back and forth might be the highlite of ISW, but sitting back in 3rd was a quiet Justin Grant, just waiting...Congrats to Justin, a huge win for you during ISW's & 1st USAC National WIN! Looking forward to an even better race tonight at Kokomo, see you there, bob.

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p,s. by the way, when the weatherman says "spotty showers" he means it's just over the race track of the night

ossuks · 7/16/12, 9:27 AM

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Originally Posted by DHayes818

Don't remember which restart it was, maybe the next to last one, but that battle between BC and DD was flat out awesome. Noticed that BC is starting to get the Jeff Gordon treatment as a huge cheer went up when his tire went flat. Does anybody think that he may have scraped the turn 2 wall a time or two and damaged that tire? Right against it every lap.

maybe it wasn't actually Brian they were booing!!

Doin' It In The Dirt · 7/16/12, 9:54 AM

I will admit I cheered a bit. Not for Bryan getting a flat, but for Justin getting the lead. This kid has got it going on. It' s always nice to see a lower budget team win. Congrats to Justin and Mark Henry for getting a huge win.

FALCONEDDIE · 7/16/12, 10:03 AM

You go Coleman!!!!! I been watching races for many years Old School of course. Seen many things fly, many tempers flare including the Kinsers, and even A.J. Foyt. Smashing the computers I guess he's old school too! Most of you no idea as to what Coleman's parents have done to help auto racing out. No need to pick on someone just for throwing a steering wheel. Enough said. Thanks, Chris for the updates.

7/16/12, 8:24 AM	#55 Re: Lawrenceburg ISW Updates
DHayes818 Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 111	Don't remember which restart it was, maybe the next to last one, but that battle between BC and DD was flat out awesome. Noticed that BC is starting to get the Jeff Gordon treatment as a huge cheer went up when his tire went flat. Does anybody think that he may have scraped the turn 2 wall a time or two and damaged that tire? Right against it every lap.

7/16/12, 9:54 AM	#59 Re: Lawrenceburg ISW Updates
Doin' It In The Dirt Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 15	I will admit I cheered a bit. Not for Bryan getting a flat, but for Justin getting the lead. This kid has got it going on. It' s always nice to see a lower budget team win. Congrats to Justin and Mark Henry for getting a huge win.

7/16/12, 10:03 AM	#60 Re: Lawrenceburg ISW Updates
FALCONEDDIE Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 535	You go Coleman!!!!! I been watching races for many years Old School of course. Seen many things fly, many tempers flare including the Kinsers, and even A.J. Foyt. Smashing the computers I guess he's old school too! Most of you no idea as to what Coleman's parents have done to help auto racing out. No need to pick on someone just for throwing a steering wheel. Enough said. Thanks, Chris for the updates.