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Post by wilmywood8455 on Jun 19, 2018 14:10:56 GMT -8
In an effort to create some excitement and draw some new fans for the Brickyard 400, RACER has learned the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will be hosting a USAC dirt race inside Turn 3 to kick off the NASCAR weekend. With crowds plummeting for NASCAR’s Xfinity and Cup races the last few years, IMS is hoping to jump start things with a USAC midget race on either Sept. 6 or 7th. The Brickyard 400 is Sept. 9. IMS began bringing in dirt Tuesday morning to construct a quarter-mile track and will erect bleachers that will hold 5,000 spectators. NASCAR star Kyle Larson (pictured below at the Chili Bowl) is one of the premier midget and sprint-car drivers in the country, and he just finished running a couple of USAC Midget Week shows in Indiana. He’s expected to be one of the major attractions.
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Post by Buck on Jun 19, 2018 14:14:24 GMT -8
I should see this activity going on tomorrow giving track tours...
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Post by wilmywood8455 on Jun 19, 2018 14:51:52 GMT -8
Buck, didn't they have a small dirt track there a while back for Tony Stewart?
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Post by wilmywood8455 on Jun 19, 2018 14:53:41 GMT -8
I thought so
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Post by Buck on Jun 19, 2018 16:35:43 GMT -8
Bryan Clauson and Sarah Fisher took laps with him. Just a few months before we lost Bryan...
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Post by Buck on Jun 20, 2018 12:30:12 GMT -8
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Post by wilmywood8455 on Jun 22, 2018 15:06:33 GMT -8
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Post by Buck on Jun 26, 2018 13:56:55 GMT -8
(More info) IMS TO BUILD DIRT TRACK, HOST LUCRATIVE USAC MIDGET EVENT SEPT. 5-6 INDIANAPOLIS, Tuesday, June 26, 2018 - The Indianapolis Motor Speedway will add to its luster as the Racing Capital of the World with the construction of a quarter-mile dirt track inside its famous oval, hosting a United States Auto Club Midget National Championship event during Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard Powered by Florida Georgia Line race week in early September. Race week for the Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard powered by Florida Georgia Line will feature an even wider variety of thrilling action with the USAC P1 Insurance Midget National Championship competing in a two-night spectacular event, the Driven2SaveLives BC39, on Wednesday, Sept. 5 and Thursday, Sept. 6. The event honors late USAC champion and three-time Indianapolis 500 starter Bryan Clauson and increases awareness of Indiana Donor Network and Driven2SaveLives. The Driven2SaveLives BC39 will include a unique format ending with a 39-lap feature Sept. 6 in the richest Midget racing event in recent history. The event will feature more than $70,000 in purse and incentives, including a $15,000 winner's purse - the largest in Midget racing. Dirt and asphalt racers from around the country have expressed interest in the event, with a large and diverse field - including NASCAR Cup Series drivers - expected to compete. "This is an exciting new chapter of the longtime relationship between USAC and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and reinforces the connection between short-track racing and this facility," IMS President J. Douglas Boles said. "The Speedway truly is The Greatest Race Course in the World, and adding a dirt track will create even more opportunities for fans to enjoy the magic of IMS. We can't wait to see some of the best drivers and teams in America compete here during Brickyard race week." Construction of The Dirt Track at IMS, located inside Turn 3 of the oval, started last week with the first loads of Indiana clay arriving for grading. Concrete walls and safety fencing will be constructed during the summer, and portable lights will illuminate the track. usacracing.com/component/k2/item/7282-ims-to-build-dirt-track-host-lucrative-usac-midget-event-sept-5-6
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Post by Buck on Jun 26, 2018 19:13:26 GMT -8
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Post by Buck on Sept 6, 2018 17:52:11 GMT -8
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Post by Buck on Sept 6, 2018 18:29:59 GMT -8
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Post by Buck on Sept 6, 2018 19:30:35 GMT -8
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Post by Buck on Sept 7, 2018 7:13:59 GMT -8
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Post by Buck on Sept 7, 2018 7:32:14 GMT -8
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Post by Buck on Sept 7, 2018 7:41:00 GMT -8
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Post by Buck on Sept 7, 2018 8:14:49 GMT -8
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Post by Buck on Sept 7, 2018 8:21:24 GMT -8
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