The rain that had washed out the entire first weekend of qualifying finally cleared and set up a gorgeous day and an exciting run for the 2006 MBNA Pole Award on May 20, 2006. This sound gallery includes 13 recordings made that day, including the full qualification run of pole winner Sam Hornish Jr and several of his closest competitors. Portions of a few post-qualification interviews can be heard, along with the wonderful booming voice of Tom Carnegie calling the action.   read more »

There are just two recordings here, the first being Marco Andretti’s first official lap at the Speedway during Rookie Orientation (which I like just for historical reasons), and the second the first lap of the second practice session on Pole Day (1) which was ultimately cut short due to rain.   read more »

Sounds from the 2005 JD Byrider 100 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. This was the last race on pavement for the USAC Silver Crown division’s traditional cars. Sounds include qualifying, heat laps, the start and finish of the race, and fireworks in Victory Lane with Bobby East celebrating his win. Recorded on August 4, 2005   read more »

Sounds from the final race of Indiana Sprint Week 2005, at the Terre Haute Action Track. The race was won by Levi Jones and Cory Kruseman was crowned Sprint Week Champion. Includes sounds from heat races, the start of the feature, and Levi’s victory lane celebration. Recorded from the infield between turns 3 and 4 on July 22, 2005.   read more »

As a regular listener of WIBC-1070 AM, it was an absolute thrill to hear Dave Wilson, host of the Dave Wilson Show and part of the IMS Radio Network team, playing some of my sound recordings and mentioning IndianaRacing.net on the air last Friday afternoon!   read more »