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Little 500

Teter: 2010 Women’s Little 500 Champions

Teter rider Susan Laurie, right, reacts with teammate Lauren Gowdy after winning the Women's Little 500 on Friday, April 23, 2010, at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
Teter rider Susan Laurie, right, reacts with teammate Lauren Gowdy after winning the Women's Little 500 on Friday, April 23, 2010, at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
Teter rider Dana Vandergenugten, middle, celebrates with her teammates after winning the Women's Little 500 on Friday, April 23, 2010, at Bill Armstrong Stadium. It was Teter's first win since 2005.
Teter rider Dana Vandergenugten, middle, celebrates with her teammates after winning the Women's Little 500 on Friday, April 23, 2010, at Bill Armstrong Stadium. It was Teter's first win since 2005.

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Men’s Little 500

I ended up only shooting the first half of the race. I had a fever and I was able to leave during a red flag for thunderstorms and lightning at lap 104/200. This was my fourth – and possibly last – time covering the race so I was disappointed to to be there for the finish. It will probably go down as one of the best Little 500 races in recent memory despite the rain. The Cutters’ Eric Young, pictured below, broke away from the pack on the last lap to secure the team’s fourth consecutive win.

Cutters rider Eric Young speeds down the back stretch in pouring rain as he breaks away from the group of leaders near the middle of the Men's Little 500 on Saturday, April 24, 2010, at Bill Armstrong Stadium. The race was red flagged near the midpoint of the race to allow a thunderstorm with lighting to pass.
Cutters rider Eric Young speeds down the back stretch in pouring rain as he breaks away from the group of leaders near the middle of the Men's Little 500 on Saturday, April 24, 2010, at Bill Armstrong Stadium. The race was red flagged near the midpoint of the race to allow a thunderstorm with lighting to pass.
A Zeta Beta Tau rider waits to make an exchange midway down the backstretch as rain pours during the Men's Little 500 on Saturday, April 24, 2010, at Bill Armstrong Stadium. The race was delayed on lap 104 due to thunderstorms and lightning in the area.
A Zeta Beta Tau rider waits to make an exchange midway down the backstretch as rain pours during the Men's Little 500 on Saturday, April 24, 2010, at Bill Armstrong Stadium. The race was delayed on lap 104 due to thunderstorms and lightning in the area.

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Women’s Little 500

This was definitely one of the toughest assignments I’ve shot this year. It wasn’t because of emotional or technical reasons, but because I was feverish the entire day. I had been sick in the days leading up to the event, but I didn’t want to miss an opportunity to photograph the Little 500. I felt better as I headed out to the track, but by the end of the day I was at about 30 percent.

Teter rider Lauren Gowdy, right, celebrates with teammate Dana Vandergenugten after the team won the Women's Little 500 on Friday, April 23, 2010, at Bill Armstrong Stadium. Teter scored it's first victory in the race since 2005.
Teter rider Lauren Gowdy, right, celebrates with teammate Dana Vandergenugten after the team won the Women's Little 500 on Friday, April 23, 2010, at Bill Armstrong Stadium. Teter scored it's first victory in the race since 2005.
Teter rider Caitlin Van Kooten receives a hug after the team won the Women's Little 500 on Friday, April 23, 2010, at Bill Armstrong Stadium. It is the team's first win since 2005.
Teter rider Caitlin Van Kooten receives a hug after the team won the Women's Little 500 on Friday, April 23, 2010, at Bill Armstrong Stadium. It is the team's first win since 2005.

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2008 Little 500 (archive shots)

Fans try to stay warm during the Men's Little 500 race Saturday at Bill Armstrong Stadium. Temperatures dipped into the 40s during the race.
Fans try to stay warm during the Men's Little 500 race Saturday at Bill Armstrong Stadium. Temperatures dipped into the 40s during the race.

There’s a lot of hype going into this year’s Little 500 race because of the possibility of showers on Friday and Saturday. This could affect both men’s and women’s races depending whether they are rained out, pushed back, or postponed to another day. Regardless of the weather, I’ll be ready. If it does rain, it won’t be the first race I’ve shot in the rain.

One day removed from a surprise visit from then-presidential candidate Barack Obama, the 2008 men’s race kicked off with 40-degree temperatures and fickle rain. It made for a miserable day for what fans attended the race, the riders and members of the media in the infield covering the event.

In my four years at Indiana University-Bloomington, this was the second and last time I covered the race for the Indiana Daily Student, the school’s campus newspaper.

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Little 500 Team Pursuit

Delta Chi riders make their way through turn four during Little 500 Team Pursuit on Saturday, April 17, 2010, at Bill Armstrong Stadium. The team won the event.
Delta Chi riders make their way through turn four during Little 500 Team Pursuit on Saturday, April 17, 2010, at Bill Armstrong Stadium. The team won the event.
Teter rider Caitlin Van Kooten leads her team through turn four during the finals of Little 500 Team Pursuit on Saturday, April 17, 2010, at Bill Armstrong Stadium. Teter won the event, giving them the white jersey on race day for the team with the most spring series points.
Teter rider Caitlin Van Kooten leads her team through turn four during the finals of Little 500 Team Pursuit on Saturday, April 17, 2010, at Bill Armstrong Stadium. Teter won the event, giving them the white jersey on race day for the team with the most spring series points.

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