Talk:Indy Richmond 300

2001 debut

The inaugural Indy Richmond Times 300 was highly anticipated; and was all the talk in Gasoline Alley the month before as never in the modern era had Champ cars raced on a track shorter than the mile at Phoenix. After the race, Eddie Cheever described it in the media center as "like flying a jet fighter in a gymnasium;" and race winner Buddy Lazier was quizzed by legendary racing journalist and broadcaster Chris Economaki with this exact quote "you look as wet as a dishrag…" (I forget the rest and Buddy's answer!); but the gist of it was about the same as Cheever's, as the drivers were turning left for 70% of each lap.

2002 NASCAR Featherlite/Whelen Modified support race

In 2002, the NASCAR Featherlite Modified race ran as a support race to the IRL event; but it caused problems as the Hoosier tire rubber compound played havoc with the Firestone Indy tires; and was the last time for many years both Goodyear and Hoosier-shod cars raced the same weekend as the Indy cars—I was there covering the race for the (now-gone) RaceFax DotCom, and Brian Barnhart explained to me the previously-undiscovered problem with the mixed compounds on the racing surface.

2003 Heat & Humidity

In 2003, the air temperature was over 100°F and the humidity was extremely high—so high that in the USAC Sprint Car (¿Silver crown?) race in his 800 hp front engine roadster, the winner—(the late) Dave Steele—stripped down his racing suit to his bare torso in the media center; and when I asked him when he was coming to the IRL, he told me "I'm waiting for the call."

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