DIALED IN
Hoosier State Hit
Racers and fans flock to
Indiana’s Muncie Dragway
By Van Abernethy
F
ive years ago, Muncie Dragway
was in a state of noticeable decline.
Interest was waning from both racers
and fans. The clientele that did patron-
ize the track had become somewhat
rough around the edges, as the family-friendly
atmosphere that Muncie once possessed had
pretty much disappeared.
Like so many vintage tracks that have been
around for decades, this eastern Indiana quarter-
mile facility needed some fresh hands and some
new vision, and that’s exactly what it got when
Scott Daniels and his wife, Dawn, bought the
track in 2012. The Daniels came in with a desire
to make steady improvements in time, realizing it
wouldn’t happen overnight. The track, which was
built in 1959, wasn’t exactly falling down around
March 2018
them, so the new owners thankfully didn’t have
to completely restore everything in sight.
The track was resurfaced four years prior to
the Daniels’ purchase, so it was in pretty good
shape, although some new concrete was added
to the starting line and plans were in place to add
more during the current offseason. The timing
system, on the other hand, instantly plagued the
facility during the Daniels’ first season, and they
realized that a major repair was in order. “Bob
Brockmeyer from Compulink came out and redid
the entire system with completely new wiring,
and we replaced some components that were
close to failing. Since then we’ve had great success
with our timing system,” Daniels says.
The overall perception of Muncie Dragway was
also at the top of Daniels’ list after taking over
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