By Danny Burton

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

Terre Haute, IN… Picture, if you will, a race that lasts past midnight. (That shouldn’t be too hard.) And imagine a 100 lap race that has six yellow flags and four red flags, with two of the reds in the first two laps. Try and see in your mind a guy who leads most of the race, loses the lead when he makes a minor bobble, and then regains that lead on a late re-start after one of these caution periods. See this same guy, from out West, who has seldom, if ever, raced here, go on and win the race. Craziest of all, try on this vision: 31 cars in rows of three, charging toward the green flag. The winner was California’s Johnny Rodriguez. The track was Terre Haute’s incomparable Action Track, right by U.S. Road 41. And the race was the Hut 100, brought to you in large part by Clabber Girl. Forget the late hour of completion, the numerous race stoppages and slow periods; all involved were okay, though a few would be a good bit sore for a bit. It wasn’t the greatest race I’ve ever seen, nor even the most exciting. But, with all that, it was short track racing with all the thrills one could ask for on a hot and humid Saturday night in Indiana and you can’t beat that. (Even when you arrive home at 2:10 a.m.)   read more »

I made my very first trip to the Terre Haute Action Track on Friday July 22 for the final event of Indiana Sprint Week. I had a great time! While it will probably be quite some time before I can process and caption all of my photos from that night, I thought I would share a few interesting shots of the grandstands all lit up. Torrential rains during the day, an almost-full moon, and a great crowd all made for some pretty cool photo opportunities.   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 »