By Danny Burton

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

Sometimes we need to have a sense of history, without obsessing over it all. This weekend many of us were happily reminded that all is not doom and gloom, be it world events or even short track racing in our fair state here in the nation’s breadbasket. We saw a future force in racing at its highest levels come back for a night to make yet another statement. We saw another who could have gone on to success at that same level but who did not; yet in my own opinion he is a success story in his own way. And we heard, albeit briefly, an interview with one of those who raced in days gone by, one who is never without a smile and a funny story. Bryan Clauson, Kevin Briscoe, and Butch Wilkerson are all Hoosier and racing treasures. The future, the present and the past were here to appreciate, all in one weekend.   read more »

By Danny Burton

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

This is the 19th Father’s Day that I’ve spent without my dad here on Earth with me in the physical sense, and not just spiritual. Children never really get over a loss such as a parent, spouse, child, or loved one, but we deal with it in one way, shape or form. How we deal with is, of course, the key. So on this Father’s Day weekend I went to see a bit of racin’ Hoosier style, as my dad and I did for many years in my youth. I like to think that he was there with me in a sense. He’d have been pleased perhaps. And I’m sure that the fathers of both Kent Christian and Tim Spindler, this weekend’s winners at Bloomington and Lawrenceburg, were pleased too.   read more »

Do you love to look at racing photos from days gone by? Larry Neuzel of Lexington, KY has been scanning slides and negatives of Indy 500, CanAm, and Formula 5000 photos he took in the early 1970s and is posting them on his web site, YesterdaysNeuz.com.   read more »

The explosion in popularity of video-sharing services such as YouTube.com has been nothing short of amazing. I’m pleased to announce that IndianaRacing.net has started building a collection of racing-related YouTube.com videos which can now be browsed and enjoyed by race fans everywhere.   read more »

By Danny Burton

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

This was another special weekend for me. Not too often do I go to a winged sprint car race. Look at it this way. Do you like, let’s say, pecan ice cream? And do you like, let’s say, chocolate ice cream better? Well, there you have my so-called dilemma. I do like and enjoy winged sprint cars, but like the traditional sprint cars better. Oh, and I’m also a fan of most all types of racing as well.   read more »