Spend a couple of million to put your name on the sign and you have a right to call the place anything you want. O'Reilly Auto Parts stepped up and said they wanted to be part of drag racing in a big way and they couldn't have picked a better place than Indianapolis Raceway Park, now known as O'Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis. While we respect their right to change the name, we'll be calling it Indy for some time to come. There's something magical in the name of "Indy" for Super Chevy fans.
It was that magic that brought the cars and people to the Super Chevy Show from all around the country, especially the Midwest. We even drove the Goodmark Camaro up to Indy from Atlanta where it received some TLC at the hands of the Goodmark Industries staff. It needed some more TLC by the time we got to Indy so the nice folks at Mothers worked up a sweat cleaning and polishing our flamed ride. We even talked about a match race between our Camaro and the Mothers' 572-powered El Camino, but an electrical glitch in our car made us postpone the race. Check out the coverage of the Maple Grove Super Chevy Show, where the race really did take place.
While we were at Indy we tripped across the highway to one of the last real operating drive-in movie theaters, The Clermont. Even though it was bright sunshine we checked it out and got that nostalgia feeling that comes from not having been around speakers hanging on a pole and movie screens as big as Godzilla since they called it the "passion pit." We imposed by doing photos there but the staff accommodated us graciously, although we did have to split before the Pirate movie started. Next time, we're considering actually going to the movies there-Super Chevy and a drive-in movie. What a deal.
 This is the season the Danchuk...  This is the season the Danchuk jet car got dialed in and made it to the track in a big way. Already recognized for its fabulous paint and graphics, the car is now thrilling the crowd with scorching quarter-mile runs. |  Even from way up on the tower,...  Even from way up on the tower, it's loud and smoky as Chris Russo lights up his '63 Corvette. |  They're dressed for the heat...  They're dressed for the heat but not for the noise from a jet car. |
 We've only heard of one Felix...  We've only heard of one Felix Chevrolet (notice the front plate) but it was in Los Angeles. Steve Bropy's '65 Chevelle 300 is from Fisher, IN, and if that odometer is correct, it hasn't made too many round trips to L.A. since it came to Hoosierland. |  |  It's so orange it's almost...  It's so orange it's almost red, but it got our attention, didn't it? Paul and Dianna King's '68 Nova is a standout. |
 Joey Allred of Pendelton,...  Joey Allred of Pendelton, IN showed imagination on this '62 Nova wagon. Besides the cool paint and slammed attitude, that slider roof took some work. |  |  This is either the largest...  This is either the largest collection of door knobs in the Midwest, or it's a '58 Buick grille in Bob and Trudy Wise's '53 Chevy they brought from Richmond, IN. |
 Lori Weber's '67 Chevelle...  Lori Weber's '67 Chevelle from Fairbury, IL, looks "just right" with those dog dish hubcaps and that great paint. |  There will never be, in the...  There will never be, in the future of automobiles, anything like a '59 El Camino. We're also pretty sure there aren't too many around as nice as Tom Bresnahan's. |  We're thinking this '52 didn't...  We're thinking this '52 didn't start out as a convertible. Of course there's no telling what idle hands might do with a chop saw and some time alone in the shop. |
 Chevy used to build these...  Chevy used to build these trucks and then "drop-ship" them to another company to make them into four-wheel drive rigs. These were serious four-wheelers meant for actually going into the rough and, as such, there weren't a lot built, and there aren't that many left. Bruce Litton of Indy owns this '57, which is a great restored example of the marque. |  This Fourth-Gen kind of reminds...  This Fourth-Gen kind of reminds us of the Nova wagon above, but we don't know who owns it since there was no entry card on the dash. Too bad! |  Those folks from Mothers Wax...  Those folks from Mothers Wax build really nice cars to show off their products but they also like to have fun. Jim Holloway shows what a nice mild 572-inch GM crate motor will do to the rear tires of a '67 ElCamino. You've got to look good to go good and this one does. |