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Message: I guess you might say my interest started back in 1939, although indirectly. My uncle was on the pit crew for 10th place finisher Billy DeVore and I heard countless stories about Bob Swanson, Ronney Householder and Sam Hanks... In 1977, he took me to my first 500 and nothing was better than napping in the shade of the huge tree by the creek inside turn one and listening to the cars roar by. Except maybe for the tour of the new infield speedway museum with Sam Hanks himself. That'll light a young 20 year old's passion.

I attended again in 1979 and have been coming from California every year since 1987 hosting a group of friends. Today, I participate in the lap sponsorship fund, taking clients to days out at the track and I recently bought a second home in Indianapolis. Wow, could I be hooked? There is nothing like experiencing the 500 at least once in your life...I'm lucky to have attended 24 races and I'll hopefully attend another 30 in the future!

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