By Danny Burton

Danny Burton’s Hoosier Race Report appears courtesy of OpenWheelRacers.com

Columbus, IN… This one is for Kevin Doty, who might have been at Lawrenceburg tonight and who has been in the past. Kevin lost his life after a bad racing crash in a midget racer up in Wisconsin this past week. He was a racer, a gentleman, and a loving father who was well respected and loved. You can’t say much more than that.   read more »

I was really disappointed not to be able to make it to the Clabber Girl Hut 100 at the Terre Haute Action Track. But rather than sit and sulk about it, I tuned into the excellent live webcast provided by the Monks Media Radio Network… on my Samsung i730 PDA/phone!   read more »

By Danny Burton

Danny Burton’s Hoosier Race Report appears courtesy of OpenWheelRacers.com

Columbus, IN… Even racing history is important, or it should be. We should remember and honor those who went before, be they statesmen, or racers. So this weekend just concluded saw yours truly going to two great and storied race tracks to remember—and see some pretty good racing, 2005 style, at the same time. Dickie Gaines, son of a legend himself, along with Jerry Coons Jr., a second generation racer, and Brian Tyler, part of a racing family, all took home the prizes this weekend. Sheldon Kinser, Pat O’Conner, and Joe James, racers from days gone by, would have been pleased to see these young men to carry on such a great tradition.   read more »

Finally! After winning the 2005 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, Tony Stewart (not to mention the rest of us) should no longer have to endure such probing questions from the media as “Uh, gee Tony… how much would you like to win at Indianapolis?”.   read more »

By Danny Burton

Danny Burton’s Hoosier Race Report appears courtesy of OpenWheelRacers.com

Columbus, IN… This weekend was the old story of both veterans and youngsters doing well. And, in a few cases, not so well. Kevin Briscoe gave himself a well deserved birthday present on Friday night with a victory at the Bloomington Speedway. He’s far from a graybeard, but is no kid any more. Saturday night at Lincoln Park, it was a 19 year old, Derek O’Dell, taking the win as he outran two veterans to do it.   read more »