By Danny Burton

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

Columbus, IN… Here they were, the same old highways, the same old cornfields, and the same old horizon off in the Indiana landscape. Oh, and same old standing water from our recent storms. It sounded like a weary scene as I drove north and west to one of our treasured American short tracks, the Terre Haute Action Track. But it was far from that; instead I was curious as most always, watching for the imperceptible changes in the Hoosier countryside and anticipating another fine opening night at a favorite track of mine. As it turned out, not only were my expectations met, so were those of Bud Kaeding and his Scott Benic race team as they took advantage of others’ misfortunes to win the MSCS feature on Saturday night, April 8. Neither cold weather, too many flips, nor a track that wasn’t in the greatest shape (thanks entirely to the weather), would stop young Mr. Kaeding or several hardy race fans from enjoying the night.   read more »