Originally Posted on March 23, 2006 on Foxsports.com
The majority of motorsports fans have already started watching nascar, formula one, and drag racing after a brief winter nap. And this weekend, the IRL gets back into the swing of things at Homestead-Miami.
But next weekend starts dirt track racing in most parts of the country. Florida and a few other "warm" states have had a few events. By the middle of April, nearly every dirt track will be open for racing.
I am a devoted nascar fan, but I am quickly becoming a fanatical dirt track fan. I'm looking forward to catching winged and non-winged sprint cars and midgets several times this spring and this summer. With any luck, I will get to a few new tracks.
On my short list are Eldora, Sun Prairie, Anderson, Kokomo, and Gas City. I don't know that I'll get to any of them this year, but who knows. I have several nascar tracks on the list too, and I've found it can be easy to pick up a dirt track race the night before a cup event at a local track.
I think it is interesting that most newer nascar fans have never gone to a dirt track race - it is like they don't even know it exists. The reality is that the dirt track race is easier to understand, perfect for those with short attention spans, and moves at a quicker pace. Not to mention the sliding around the corner that goes on.
I can't wait for March Madness to end so I can get onto April Showers making the track fast...
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