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  • HoosierDirtFan
    Senior Member
    • Dec 2012
    • 22186

    #1

    Your 2017 Race Season - How was it? How many races, New Tracks, ECT....

    Your 2017 race season?
    How many races?
    Any New Tracks and how was it?
    How many different States did you go to a race?

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    43 Races at 15 tracks in 4 states.
    Track - State - Number of Races at that track

    01. Brownstown Speedway - Indiana - 1
    02. Chicagoland Speedway - Illinois - 1
    03. Dirt Oval at Route 66 Raceway - Illinois - 4
    04. Eldora Speedway - Ohio - 4
    05. Fairbury American Legion Speedway - Illinois - 9
    06. Farmer City Raceway - Illinois - 3
    07. Hartford Speedway - Michigan - 1
    08. Kankakee County Speedway - Illinois - 2
    09. Kokomo Speedway - Indiana - 4
    10. LaSalle Speedway - Illinois - 3
    11. Lincoln Park Speedway - Indiana - 2
    12. Lincoln Speedway - Illinois - 1 - New Track for me: USAC Midgets / UMP Summer Nationals.
    13. Montpelier Motor Speedway - Indiana - 2
    14. Plymouth Speedway - Indiana - 2
    15. Shadyhill Speedway - Indiana - 4
    Nathan Stephens

    Next Race - 7/20 TBA
    2024 Season: 14 - Brownstown (IN) 2, Fairbury (IL) 2, Farmer City (IL) 1, Grundy Co (IL) 1, Kankakee (IL) 2, & Shadyhill (IN) 6
  • CIRF
    Senior Member
    • Jul 2007
    • 8122

    #2
    These are just the dirt late model events we attended except for Fairbury where we included the open wheel shows. There are about 10 other non-dirt late model shows that we attended, as well.

    The best all around dirt late model show we saw all year was at Sycamore.

    Farmer City-Illinois-5
    Macon-Illinois-4
    Fairbury-Illinois-8 (including the 3 open wheel shows, please don't hold it against me)
    La Salle-Illinois-4
    Kankakee-Illinois-1
    Sycamore-Illinois-1
    Peoria-Illinois-1
    Tri-City-Illinois-1
    Jacksonville-Illinois-1
    Lincoln-Illinois-1
    Last edited by CIRF; 12-28-2017, 04:30 PM.

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    • MI Dirt Fan
      Banned
      • May 2007
      • 8806

      #3
      Went to 3 races.

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      • Chris Thomason
        Senior Member
        • Jan 2017
        • 1078

        #4
        I think I made it out 40+/- times counting drag races. Entertaining year all round and the Lucas at duck river getting moved to Sunday was a huge bonus. My new tracks were Boyd's and Rome. State were Al. of course, MS, TN, and GA. Hope you guys get to see all the racing you want in 18

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        • drunkinashortbus
          Senior Member
          • Jun 2010
          • 147

          #5
          Made it back to Fairbury for the 1st time in yrs and it was good time!! This year besides Fairbury I went to Attica 5 times Eldora for all the Late Model shows. Florence 3 times Mansfield 3 times, Muskingum twice, Atomic, Oakshade, Wayne County once. Had plans to do the Ohio speedweek and it was pretty much all cancelled. Looking for more traveling this coming yr. Staring with Arizona I was out there 3 yrs ago and then east bay week.

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          • TTS_JF
            Senior Member
            • May 2007
            • 2091

            #6
            52 Races at 16 tracks in 4 states which ended with the Dome. The only new track was Route 44, formerly Union County/Whitewater in Indiana.

            Looking forward to next season, but since the hangover was re-scheduled to Saturday; I might get one more race in this year.
            T3G - Never Forget, Hardly Remember
            Eastbay (5)

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            • bill39
              Member
              • Jun 2014
              • 39

              #7
              40 races 24 different tracks 6 new tracks (ponderosa, florence, lincoln, fairbury, jacksonville, and knoxville) 6 states best race i seen would be a tie between florence spring nationals and lawrenceburg indiana midget week

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              • Shiny Side Up 18
                Senior Member
                • May 2016
                • 12862

                #8
                53 races at 19 different tracks.
                Opinions are my own. Twitter.com/ShinySideUp18

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                • Josh Bayko
                  Senior Member
                  • May 2007
                  • 8737

                  #9
                  I had some health issues about the first half of season and only made it to 4 races. 2 at Lernerville and 2 at PPMS.
                  Follow me on Twitter: @JoshBayko

                  Guerrilla Racing Junkies!

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                  • old84
                    Senior Member
                    • Aug 2007
                    • 194

                    #10
                    had a pretty normal season 62 races at 19 different track in 4 states. not doing as many longer road trips and staying more around home tracks of tri city motor speedway and merritt speedway much more. trying to enjoy our place up north more often which is ok with me. most of my travelling days are pretty much over compared to a few years ago. seems harder and harder to do the longer road trips the older I get. still looking forward to my annual trip to florida for speedweeks though.
                    Last edited by old84; 12-29-2017, 08:17 AM.
                    lifetime racetrack counter: 126 tracks 11 different states

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                    • latemodelman
                      Senior Member
                      • Feb 2008
                      • 1361

                      #11
                      I attended 6 races this year. Eldora was 3, Went to the April late model race, World 100 and 4 crown on Saturday. Waynesfield went in June, then August to the Hewitt, and then to the big Sprintcar race.

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                      • Pennsboro23
                        Banned
                        • Jul 2007
                        • 5256

                        #12
                        I stopped counting at 24. I usually write them down as I go but I slacked off this year. Visited a lot of tracks all over the place though and a few new ones. Tracks with a * were first time tracks for me.

                        Tyler County Speedway
                        Ohio Valley Speedway
                        I-77 Raceway Park
                        Atomic Speedway
                        Skyline Speedway
                        Portsmouth Raceway Park
                        Midway Speedway
                        Legendary Hilltop Speedway
                        Mansfield Motor Speedway *
                        Eldora Speedway
                        Bedford Speedway *
                        Virginia Motor Speedway *
                        Fairbury American Legion Speedway *

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                        • nc mudcat
                          Senior Member
                          • May 2007
                          • 791

                          #13
                          Not many races this year at all, due to lots going on at home, work and church (all much more important to me than the races). I did hit 3 at Bowman Gray Stadium, went to 311 speedway twice, and while on vacation up north, made it to a NASCAR modified tour race at Stafford Conn, where I got to see Ted Christopher race one last time.

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                          • amusall
                            Member
                            • Feb 2017
                            • 33

                            #14
                            Only made it to a couple shows myself this year with so much going on but it was a pretty diverse season. Unfortunately only made one dirt late model show. Chili Bowl (1st time), Eldora - USAC Sprint & WoO Sprints, Lernerville - WoO Late Models, Bristol- NASCAR Modifieds and Trucks, Perry- Asphalt Modifieds My best friend starting running the NASCAR modified tour a couple years ago so naturally Im being pulled in that direction. My New Years resolution is to get back to a couple big dirt late model races in 2018. FALS is number one on my list, never been. Any advice/suggestions for tickets & camping?
                            Last edited by amusall; 12-29-2017, 07:43 AM.

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                            • pink floyd
                              Senior Member
                              • Sep 2011
                              • 8181

                              #15
                              went to 60+ races in 5 states, and went to 2 new tracks.
                              jackie boggs....the last true outlaw
                              anyone but lanigan
                              Swartz - we don't build race cars fast, we build fast race cars

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