Q: Just wanted to say how right you are about USAC being the best racing around. Ever since they announced two dates in New Smyrna, Fla. I was pumped. I grew up watching midgets every Saturday night in Joliet, Ill. This was my first midget race in 17 years, and what a show! They turned laps more than 2 seconds faster than the super late models, sliced and diced like you'll never see in stock cars, and drew a bigger crowd, as evidenced by the mass exodus from the grandstand after the feature. Kyle Larson is indeed the hottest thing since fire! His pass coming out of Turn 4 on Caleb Armstrong on the restart was probably the best pass I've ever seen in a midget. I was just a little disappointed with the track announcers though. They didn’t seem to know much of anything about Larson, outside of what he did at the big track Saturday. No mention of the 4 Crown Nationals, or really any of his racing achievements. Also, Bryan Clauson was in the field, with no mention of his starting the 500 last year, or his National Championship. ***? How often does an Indy 500 starter come race at the local track here in FL? There was a lot of praise for Dave Steele, being a Florida guy, but just an also ran kind of mention of Tracy Hines. Tracy Hines! He's won more races than half these drivers have ever been in!

Ethan Donahue

RM: Nothing better than USAC midgets and sprints on the dirt and if Pat Sullivan had been on the PA the fans would have known everything about those guys.

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