POSTED 7-5-09 HARD CHARGER AWARD FOR THIS WEEK

LOCAL RACING NEWS AND RUMORS BY ODELL Gives the "HARD CHARGER AWARD" And it goes to two drivers to share for this week. First driver is #11 Danny Marr. Danny ran second to Tony Rothe in the Modified Street class. He ran a almost perfect line and bumped Tony but didn't spin him. Danny was very fast and I know as a former stock car driver that the temptation was there to make a bone head move, Danny never did that. Like him or not he drove the wheels off that #11 Chevy. A winning Modified/Sportsman driver once told me this "The best driver doesn't always WIN, sometimes it's best to finish second and have respect from fans and drivers" (The Late Wade Johnson) The other driver is #12 Sammy Sanders. I know before I start this story some of you are going to say that Sammy is stinking up the late model show. I heard that from fans in the stands as I took Sammy's winning pictures. That is another story for another time and we will talk about that later. Now for the reason to give Sammy the award. Sammy had fast time with 50lbs added to him, he ran a good clean race in race one. Second race Sammy had to start in the back with good drivers like Bo Miller on the pole. By the way another story for later, did Bo Miller Miller have REAL trouble and fall to the back so he could be on the POLE in race two? Did anyone else see that? Back to the real story, Sammy started in the back and picked off one at a time until he got to the better cars and then did you see what he did? He passed them on the outside. On that track you just don't usually do that. Very impressive Sammy! And then closing in on then race leader Bo Miller and he (Sammy) plants his car in deep and hard on Bo in turn one on the inside and makes a very clean pass. I will give it to Bo, he give Sammy plenty of room. Good Job Sammy. And to both drivers, Congratulations on sharing the "HARD CHARGER AWARD" this week. As always you guys win absolutely nothing by winning this award. See you next race at Beech Bend Raceway.