By Danny Burton

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

A few years ago while on vacation, my wife visited a local casino and I had some free time on my hands. I’d heard of a race track not far from town and drove out to investigate. I had figured that the place might be deserted but was surprised to see a man there working on something. We talked for awhile and he mentioned that there would be racing at the track that very evening and the next night as well. I said that I’d be there, no problem at all.   read more »

By Danny Burton

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

A few years back I read a book by an author named Paul Hemphill, who is one of the South’s better writers. It was called, as I recall, “Wheels” and was a snapshot of the NASCAR in the mid to late 90’s before it really began to dominate as it has for this decade.   read more »

By Danny Burton

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

I often re-read books, and one result of that is that one can pick up something from a book (or movie, etc.) the second time around that isn’t noticed the first time. One is not the same person re-reading the book, in a sense. It’s much the same as seeing something with new eyes, or a new appreciation for whatever is seen, or read. The challenge is to see something new with the repeating of a familiar journey, such as this race fan’s weekly jaunts to Bloomington, Lawrenceburg, etc.   read more »

By Danny Burton

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

Mike and Jimmy made their way back to the pits, dodging the pit traffic, stopping and talking to various people, and discussing whether or not to go to Lawrenceburg the following night, or follow the United States Auto Club sprint cars to Illinois. Seeing that Mike lived in Madison, Indiana, just down the river from Lawrenceburg, his mind was made up. As they neared the bulletin board, there they saw another of the “loose confederation”, namely the guy that they called “The Scholar”.   read more »

By Danny Burton

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

‘Twas the night before Christmas
At the race track
I hollered at Landon
Hey, it’s time to go back!   read more »