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6/30/14, 6:42 PM   #1
Favorite ISW Moment/Memory
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With Indiana Sprint Week just around the corner I would like to ask folks to share their favorite memory or moment from years past.
 
6/30/14, 7:28 PM   #2
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2004 Twin Cities. JJ Yeley's last corner pass for the win.
 
6/30/14, 7:52 PM   #3
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Don't remember the year but it was my first time at kokomo. My dad and I were walking through the pits and just were impressed by how many people used to make the trek from California each year.
 
6/30/14, 7:57 PM   #4
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Terry Pletch's first and only career USAC win in the 1999 Indiana Sprintweek opener at Terre Haute. Won it from the last row!!! Aired live on ESPN2.


 
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Wasn't there but watched it on TV. Great to see the underdog win once in a while.
 
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I'm hoping I get one before I'm taking a dirt nap..
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6/30/14, 8:16 PM   #7
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2004 Twin Cities. JJ Yeley's last corner pass for the win.
As far as I'm concerned, that was the greatest drive I have ever seen. He started well back in the pack and kind of got lost in the shuffle. For some reason, I really felt he had a chance to shine that night. Watching him put that sprint car in places that it really shouldn't have fit was very exciting to watch. Going into 3 and coming off of 4 he looked like he was shot out of a cannon. I kinda just sat there asking did that really happen?

Sad to see Twin Cities fall into the wrong hands and no longer be a part of sprint week. I saw a lot of good racing there in the day.
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6/30/14, 9:12 PM   #8
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Terry Pletch's first and only career USAC win in the 1999 Indiana Sprintweek opener at Terre Haute. Won it from the last row!!! Aired live on ESPN2.

http://youtu.be/wQ8PVZ5BZUA
Correct me if I'm wrong; but didn't he drive the last 10 laps with a flat left front?
 
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Correct me if I'm wrong; but didn't he drive the last 10 laps with a flat left front?
Flat right front tire.
 
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6/30/14, 9:32 PM   #10
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Terry Pletch's first and only career USAC win in the 1999 Indiana Sprintweek opener at Terre Haute. Won it from the last row!!! Aired live on ESPN2.

http://youtu.be/wQ8PVZ5BZUA
Just noticed your Thunder video. Thanks for posting this. It wasn't quite 10 laps but holding off Yeley and Elliott for two with a flat is still my favorite ISW memory. Great hearing Larry Rice's commentary. I was in my long held seat coming out of four that night.
 
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