Re: INDY - the highs and lows
 

Highs.. Winning the 1997 super stock U.S. Nationals....
LOWS... going red in the finals 3 years later- Results of final, round 7 eliminations in Super Stock at the 46th annual U.S. Nationals:
W/L Driver Class Dial RT ET Ov/Un

(W) Scotty Richardson GT/FA 10.28 0.511 10.257 -0.023
(L) Herbie Null GT/BA 9.74 0.490(R) 9.703 -0.037

4:41 PM Null won this event in 1997, while Scotty had never been in the Super Stock finals at this event. Null made it easy for Scotty to add this event to his long list of event wins in multiple categories.

Re: INDY - the highs and lows
 

To actually help with the car closer than 1/2 mile from the starting line.

We will spectate from home and save $224 @ $76 gas, $70 hotel, $50 food, plus the $14 gate x 2. With so many bye runs for class wins, the $ per actual drag race are high.

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Lows, Severe Sinusititis lying in camper bed till eliminations. Being 1/2 tracked by Herman Chapman in my early years at INDY. High, Runner-up to John Barkley for O/SA at the 1970 Nationals my first Indy with my First Stocker.14 + cars in class including beating John Lingenfelter, and several other regular racers.

High Winning GT/AA several times with greats Jim Boudreau and Butch Williams, Don Ciccarone,Rusty Howell. Nothing like winning a class when there are 10 to 12 cars which are very close.THAT IS CLASS RACING.

Re: INDY - the highs and lows
 

Don't know any lows yet,,, but planning now, to be there next year!!!!! Just gonna make it a 2 week vacation and make a few races getting there and coming back. Just planning now, is a high already !!!!

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I'm not a racer, just a fan of S/SS racing. I went to my first Indy last year. Only went for Wed thru Friday. The high of watching 360 cars qualify 3 times on Wed. Run class on Thursday and continue with eliminations on Friday with Comp Elim quals certainly was a high for me. I took over 2000 pictures, many of whom have been sent to some of you guys.
The low for me is not getting to go back this year, but don't count me out forever.

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Don, this is posted on ORP's website.

http://www.oreillyracewaypark.com/ap...9686&zoneid=97

Q&A says only service animals are permitted

Ernie Neal
SS3400

Re: INDY - the highs and lows
 

Geez, Sheehan. I've only been sitting in the same spot for thirty-four years. LMAO!

Re: INDY - the highs and lows
 

In '96, I entered the U.S. Nationals, my first national event. I had the good fortune to slip into the field as the 2nd alternate and then make it all the way to the finals. The finals were shown live back then on TV (yes, even the sportsman). I remember a buddy telling me "it's just another bracket race", while we were waiting on TV commercial time.
I lost in the final to Scotty Richardson, but it's still a great memory. I was a bit bummed afterwards for losing, but Bobby Brannon, who I had raced earlier in eliminations, came up to me and basically told me that there was alot of guys that would surely trade places with me, and I'll always remember that as well. I entered in again in '97 and '98, but couldn't make it in the field. I'm sure I'll try again in the not too distant future.

Re: INDY - the highs and lows
 

High, was watching Indy in 1979 (25th Anv Race) :)

Low, was finding out my Lunatti cam didn't check . :o

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I've been to Indy twice. Pretty much nothing but highs!!

1999 with my Uncle Jim where he won Best Appearing with his S-10 and class.
2004, the "whole family" was there and my brother Lee won Stock Eliminator for the second straight year over Dan Fletcher at the 50th US Nats!

Lows? MAC Tool people had left long before the Sportsman hit the Winners Circle and that we even had to leave the race track which meant that the race was over. Of course that was the next day as there was much celebrating to do that night!