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One of the most exciting races I've ever witnessed involved Al Jr. It was at Chicagoland. The race went green after the final yellow for about the last 30 laps or so. Sam Hornish and Al Jr. ran side by side at 220 MPH from the time it went green until the checkered flew. Hornish just barely nipped Al Jr. at the line. I was a seasoned bleacher jockey by that time but I'd never seen anything like that before on any track. I had taken the son of a good friend to that race and after about 20 laps of the epic show they were putting on I yelled in the kids' ear to make a special mental note of what he was witnessing because he may never see anything like this again. I'm pretty sure that holds true to this day for the kid. I know it does for me.
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Silver Crown Championship Dirt Cars properly driven on a one mile dirt track are classic poetry in motion. Using that analogy, Jack Hewitt is one of the greatest poets of all time.
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