INDIANA
The Hoosier state
From the travels and adventures of the “World’s #1 Trackchaser”
All-Time Favorite Indiana Track:
Winchester Speedway/Salem Super Speedway
Current lifetime trackchasing state rank: 2
Best Memories:
Our visit to the Salem Super Speedway back in about 1971 was my first foray into big-time auto racing. We were seeing an ARCA race on the high banks with the likes of Bobby Allison driving a Roger Penske AMC Matador (above) as well as Jim Strube a Peoria Speedway driver competing. This trip also provided my first ever visit to a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant!
The TQ midget racing at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (above) in Ft. Wayne was outstanding. Seeing the Little 500 at the Anderson Speedway was a bucket list item. I met Ron Rodda at the Angola Motor Speedway. I watched Dick Trickle and others race an ARTGO show at the Baer Field Raceway in Ft. Wayne. I was the flagman for a foot race at the Camden Raceway.
I saw the scrappers race at the Chandler Motor Speedway. I met nice guy promoter Dean Worrell at the Clark County Fairgrounds and became a corner worker complete with a yellow flag. The Gas City I-69 Speedway produced an excellent wingless sprint car show. I saw my first ever school bus figure 8 race at the Illiana Motor Speedway.
I also saw my first ever hound and hare event at the Illiana Motor Speedway. Of course, that visit prompted another “Randy Rule” from the trackchasing hierarchy! After years of waiting the racing at the Indiana State Fairgrounds wasn’t as good as I was expecting. I saw the 75thrunning of the Indy 500. I am not a fan of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It is my LEAST favorite track on the NASCAR Cup circuit. I no longer even record the Indy 500.
The USAC dirt midget racing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was excellent and even better considering the terrible weather that came with this show. I saw some excellent late model racing at the Kamp Motor Speedway. I’ve been to the Kokomo Speedway (above) a half dozen times but not since 1993. Loved the World of Outlaws racing there.
I did an interview with promoter Terry Eaglin (above) at the LaGrange County Fairgrounds and presented the winner his trophy. The Lake County Fairgrounds was one on the most jampacked I’ve ever seen albeit with very few racers. The Lucas Oil Raceway was one of the Red Bull Global Rallycross’ better layouts. The hospitality provided by track promoter John Byrd at the Monroe County Fairgrounds was tops!
Excellent racing with a blue-collar crowd at the New Paris Speedway. The Night of Destruction event at New Paris was wild. Seating at the Paragon Speedway was the most rural ever. The caged kart racing at the Purdue University Grand Prix (above) was a most unusual and fun event. The figure 8 racing at the Salem Speedway was as good as any I have ever seen from more than 300 F8 locations. The 26-car, 100-lap feature event for low-dollar stock cars on the Salem Speedway road course was very good.
I saw a bald eagle in captivity at the Scott County Fairgrounds race. I had a call with the promoter from the Shadyhill Speedway that went well past midnight. I watched a 73-year old driver lead his heat race at the South Bend Motor Speedway. I tried for seemingly forever to get to the Thunder Valley Raceway in Salem and finally made it in 2019. Excellent short track at the U.S. 24 Speedway in Logansport. Best ever caramel corn at the Warsaw Speedway. Sadly, I was at the Winchester 400 the days ASA rookie Pat Schauer (above) lost his life.
Over the years I’ve seen a lot of Indiana county fair racing. Often times the car counts were really small. At other times I’ve seen some very dusty racing on permanent dirt ovals. UTV racing has added to my totals all over central Indiana. Circle track racing has brought me to Indiana many times along with TQ midget racing at county fairs. I’ve seen well over 100 tracks in the Hoosier state, some better than others!
# | TRACK | CITY | STATE | COUNTRY | DATE | TRACK TYPE |
1 | Salem Super Speedway | Salem | Indiana | United States | Pre-1980 | OUTER-PO |
2 | Lawrenceburg Speedway | Lawrenceburg | Indiana | United States | Pre-1980 | OUTER-DO |
3 | Baer Field Raceways | Fort Wayne | Indiana | United States | Pre-1980 | OUTER-PO |
4 | Indianapolis Raceway Park | Clermont | Indiana | United States | August 9, 1980 | PO |
5 | Illiana Motor Speedway | Schererville | Indiana | United States | May 23, 1981 | OUTER-PO |
6 | Winchester Speedway | Winchester | Indiana | United States | October 3, 1981 | PO |
7 | Anderson Speedway | Anderson | Indiana | United States | May 29, 1982 | PO |
8 | Kokomo Speedway | Kokomo | Indiana | United States | August 2, 1982 | DO |
9 | Paragon Speedway | Paragon | Indiana | United States | August 18, 1982 | DO |
10 | Rensselaer Raceway | Rensselaer | Indiana | United States | April 24, 1983 | DO |
11 | Mitchell’s Motor Speedway | Bloomington | Indiana | United States | May 11, 1983 | DO |
12 | The Action Track | Terre Haute | Indiana | United States | June 19, 1983 | DO |
13 | Warsaw Speedway | Warsaw | Indiana | United States | September 5, 1986 | DO |
14 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway | Indiana | United States | May 26, 1991 | PO |
15 | South Bend Motor Speedway | South Bend | Indiana | United States | August 27, 1993 | PO |
16 | Indianapolis Speedrome | Indianapolis | Indiana | United States | September 10, 1993 | PO |
17 | Union County Speedway | Liberty | Indiana | United States | July 21, 1995 | DO |
18 | Tri-State Speedway | Haubstadt | Indiana | United States | May 12, 1996 | DO |
19 | Mount Lawn Speedway | New Castle | Indiana | United States | June 9, 1996 | PO |
20 | Brownstown Speedway | Brownstown | Indiana | United States | April 19, 1997 | DO |
21 | Martin County Speedway | Loogootee | Indiana | United States | June 7, 1998 | DO |
22 | Gas City I-69 Speedway | Gas City | Indiana | United States | June 11, 1999 | DO |
23 | Angola Motor Speedway | Angola | Indiana | United States | July 1, 2001 | PO |
24 | Plymouth Motor Speedway | Plymouth | Indiana | United States | September 9, 2001 | PO |
25 | Indianapolis Speedrome | Indianapolis | Indiana | United States | Retroactive – 2001 | PF8 |
26 | Bakersfield Raceway Park | Linton | Indiana | United States | April 19, 2002 | DO |
27 | Indianapolis Raceway Park | Clermont | Indiana | United States | April 21, 2002 | PRC |
28 | Twin Cities Raceway Park | North Vernon | Indiana | United States | June 17, 2002 | DO |
29 | Camden Raceway | Camden | Indiana | United States | September 19, 2003 | DO |
30 | Miami County Speedway | Peru | Indiana | United States | September 20, 2003 | DO |
31 | Putnam Park Road Course | Mount Meridian | Indiana | United States | September 20, 2003 | PRC |
32 | U.S. 24 Speedway | Logansport | Indiana | United States | September 20, 2003 | DO |
33 | Sportsdrome Speedway | Jeffersonville | Indiana | United States | July 31, 2004 | PO |
34 | Sportsdrome Speedway | Jeffersonville | Indiana | United States | July 31, 2004 | PF8 |
35 | Anderson Speedway | Anderson | Indiana | United States | September 24, 2004 | PF8 |
36 | Crown Point Motor Speedway | Crown Point | Indiana | United States | September 25, 2004 | DO |
37 | Illiana Motor Speedway | Schererville | Indiana | United States | September 25, 2004 | PRC |
38 | Illiana Motor Speedway | Schererville | Indiana | United States | September 25, 2004 | PF8 |
39 | Illiana Motor Speedway | Schererville | Indiana | United States | September 25, 2004 | INNER-PO |
40 | Shadyhill Speedway | Medaryville | Indiana | United States | June 4, 2005 | DO |
41 | Shelby County Speedway | Shelbyville | Indiana | United States | June 26, 2005 | INNER-DO |
42 | Shelby County Speedway | Shelbyville | Indiana | United States | June 26, 2005 | OUTER-DO |
43 | Jennings County Fairgrounds | North Vernon | Indiana | United States | June 27, 2005 | DF8 |
44 | Baer Field Raceways | Fort Wayne | Indiana | United States | July 1, 2005 | INNER-PO |
45 | New Paris Speedway | New Paris | Indiana | United States | July 2, 2005 | PO |
46 | Brookfield Fair Park | Brookville | Indiana | United States | July 19, 2005 | DO |
47 | Brookfield Fair Park | Brookville | Indiana | United States | July 19, 2005 | DF8 |
48 | Kamp Motor Speedway | Chase | Indiana | United States | August 27, 2005 | DO |
49 | Lake Village Speedway | Lake Village | Indiana | United States | August 27, 2005 | DO |
50 | Lincoln Park Speedway | Putnamville | Indiana | United States | September 2, 2005 | DO |
51 | Lincoln Park Speedway | Putnamville | Indiana | United States | September 2, 2005 | DF8 |
52 | Shelby County Speedway | Shelbyville | Indiana | United States | September 3, 2005 | DF8 |
53 | Lawrenceburg Speedway | Lawrenceburg | Indiana | United States | June 20, 2006 | DF8 |
54 | Lawrenceburg Speedway | Lawrenceburg | Indiana | United States | June 20, 2006 | INNER-DO |
55 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway | Indiana | United States | July 1, 2006 | PRC |
56 | Rush County Fairgrounds | Rushville | Indiana | United States | July 1, 2006 | DO |
57 | Scott County Fairgrounds | Scottsburg | Indiana | United States | July 15, 2007 | DO |
58 | Delaware County Fairgrounds | Muncie | Indiana | United States | July 18, 2007 | DO |
59 | Delaware County Fairgrounds | Muncie | Indiana | United States | July 18, 2007 | DF8 |
60 | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum | Fort Wayne | Indiana | United States | December 28, 2007 | PO |
61 | Sigma Phi Gamma Park | Hartford City | Indiana | United States | June 28, 2009 | STREET-RC |
62 | Chandler Motorsports Park | Chandler | Indiana | United States | August 14, 2009 | OUTER-DO |
63 | Seedtick Raceway | Princeton | Indiana | United States | August 14, 2009 | DO |
64 | Indiana State Fairgrounds | Indianapolis | Indiana | United States | May 28, 2010 | DO |
65 | Salem Speedway | Salem | Indiana | United States | May 22, 2011 | PF8 |
66 | Salem Speedway | Salem | Indiana | United States | May 22, 2011 | INNER-PO |
67 | Jefferson County Fairgrounds | Madison | Indiana | United States | July 15, 2011 | DO |
68 | Crawford County Community Park | Marengo | Indiana | United States | July 16, 2011 | DRC |
69 | Montpelier Speedway | Montpelier | Indiana | United States | July 16, 2011 | DO |
70 | Speed Creek II Raceway | Lapel | Indiana | United States | July 16, 2011 | PO |
71 | Lake County Fairgrounds | Crown Point | Indiana | United States | August 11, 2011 | DF8 |
72 | Decatur County Fairgrounds | Greensburg | Indiana | United States | July 12, 2013 | INNER-DO |
73 | Fulton County Fairgrounds | Rochester | Indiana | United States | July 13, 2013 | DO |
74 | Fulton County Fairgrounds | Rochester | Indiana | United States | July 13, 2013 | DF8 |
75 | Plymouth Speedway | Plymouth | Indiana | United States | July 13, 2013 | INNER-DO |
76 | Plymouth Speedway | Plymouth | Indiana | United States | July 13, 2013 | OUTER-DO |
77 | Noble County Community Fairgrounds | Kendallville | Indiana | United States | July 15, 2013 | DO |
78 | Noble County Community Fairgrounds | Kendallville | Indiana | United States | July 15, 2013 | DF8 |
79 | Hoagland Community Park | Hoagland | Indiana | United States | June 20, 2014 | DF8 |
80 | Hancock County Fairgrounds | Greenfield | Indiana | United States | June 23, 2015 | DO |
81 | Hancock County Fairgrounds | Greenfield | Indiana | United States | June 23, 2015 | DF8 |
82 | LaGrange County Fairgrounds | LaGrange | Indiana | United States | July 14, 2015 | DO |
83 | Sandstone | Bowling Green | Indiana | United States | July 18, 2015 | DRC |
84 | Ripley County Fairgrounds | Osgood | Indiana | United States | July 20, 2015 | DO |
85 | Staunton MX | Brazil | Indiana | United States | August 1, 2015 | DRC |
86 | Cactus Jack | Terre Haute | Indiana | United States | September 5, 2015 | DRC |
87 | Sportsdrome Speedway | Jeffersonville | Indiana | United States | September 5, 2015 | INNER-AO |
88 | Taylor Ridge | Bloomfield | Indiana | United States | October 10, 2015 | DRC |
89 | John Vincent Memorial Sportsman Club | Madison | Indiana | United States | October 10, 2015 | DRC |
90 | Akron Speedway | Akron | Indiana | United States | October 11, 2015 | DO |
91 | Purdue Grand Prix Track | Lafayette | Indiana | United States | April 23, 2016 | PRC |
92 | Hogback | Rosedale | Indiana | United States | April 23, 2016 | DRC |
93 | Lawrence County Recreational Park | Springville | Indiana | United States | June 10, 2016 | DRC |
94 | Stone City Ranch Raceway – Short | Bedford | Indiana | United States | June 18, 2016 | DRC |
95 | Medora Off-Road | Medora | Indiana | United States | June 18, 2016 | DRC |
96 | Rush County Fairgrounds | Rushville | Indiana | United States | June 18, 2016 | DRC |
97 | Stone City Ranch Raceway – Long | Bedford | Indiana | United States | June 19, 2016 | DRC |
98 | Rush County Fairgrounds | Rushville | Indiana | United States | June 21, 2016 | DF8 |
99 | Baer Field Motorsports Park | Fort Wayne | Indiana | United States | June 28, 2016 | DO |
100 | St. Josephs County 4-H Fairgrounds | South Bend | Indiana | United States | July 1, 2016 | DO |
101 | New Paris Speedway | New Paris | Indiana | United States | July 2, 2016 | MIXED-F8 |
102 | Decatur County Fairgrounds | Greensburg | Indiana | United States | July 7, 2016 | DO |
103 | Barthowlomew County Fairgrounds | Columbus | Indiana | United States | July 11, 2016 | DO |
104 | Johnson County Fairgrounds | Franklin | Indiana | United States | July 21, 2016 | DO |
105 | Porter County Fairgrounds | Valparaiso | Indiana | United States | July 24, 2016 | DF8 |
106 | Salem Super Speedway – ROVAL | Salem | Indiana | United States | October 2, 2016 | PRC |
107 | Chandler Motor Speedway | Chandler | Indiana | United States | June 2, 2017 | INNER-DO |
108 | Harrison County Fairgrounds | Corydon | Indiana | United States | June 22, 2017 | DO |
109 | Lucas Oil Raceway | Brownsburg | Indiana | United States | July 9, 2017 | MIXED-RC |
110 | La Porte County Fairgrounds | La Porte | Indiana | United States | July 10, 2017 | DF8 |
111 | Brown County Fairgrounds | Nashville | Indiana | United States | August 2, 2017 | DO |
112 | Chimney Ridge | Paragon | Indiana | United States | October 14, 2017 | DRC |
113 | Monroe County Fairgrounds | Bloomington | Indiana | United States | October 14, 2017 | DO |
114 | Clark County 4-H Fairgrounds | Charlestown | Indiana | United States | May 11, 2018 | DO |
115 | Jennings County Fairgrounds | North Vernon | Indiana | United States | June 15, 2018 | DO |
116 | Switzerland County 4-H Fairgrounds | Vevay | Indiana | United States | July 12, 2018 | DO |
117 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway | Indiana | United States | September 5, 2018 | DO |
118 | Thunder Valley Raceway | Salem | Indiana | United States | June 14, 2019 | DO |
119 | Fayette County Fairgrounds | Connorsville | Indiana | United States | July 30, 2019 | DO |
120 | Angola Motorsport Speedway | Angola | Indiana | United States | September 7, 2019 | DF8 |
121 | Wabash County 4-H Fairgrounds | Wabash | Indiana | United States | July 16, 2020 | DO |
122 | Miami County Fairgrounds | Peru | Indiana | United States | July 30, 2020 | DRC |
123 | Walnut Creek | North Salem | Indiana | United States | August 15, 2020 | DRC |
124 | Miller Raceway | Montgomery | Indiana | United States | Auguest 15, 2020 | DO |
125 | Jennings County Fairgrounds | North Vernon | Indiana | United States | October 2, 2020 | DO |
126 | MEC Coliseum | Shipshewana | Indiana | United States | October 31, 2020 | INDOOR-DO |
127 | Lee Farms | Martinsville | Indiana | United States | April 24, 2021 | DRC |
128 | Circle City Raceway | Indianapolis | Indiana | United States | June 9, 2021 | DO |
129 | Jay County Fairgrounds | Portland | Indiana | United States | July 9, 2023 | DO |
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Below is a key to surface types and track configurations so you can understand the above list just a little bit easier.
Surface types: D-dirt; P-paved; M-mixed
Configuration types: O-oval; RC-road course; F8-figure 8 track