Re: 62 year old wins sprint race
 

If he is collecting social security, I wonder if he is allowed to keep all his winnings?

Eric Cottongim

Re: 62 year old wins sprint race
 

Seems like Smokey Snellbaker won a super sportsman race after he had passed the 70 year old mark....if I'm not mistaken.....a super sportsman in PA is/was basically a sprintcar with a bit more wheelbase, small wing, 2x4 square tubing lower frame rails and a carburated 350 with self starting capability....many of the cars used a sprintcar frame with the 2x4 square tubing spliced into the lower frame rails.

Re: 62 year old wins sprint race
 

Originally Posted by Eric C:
If he is collecting social security, I wonder if he is allowed to keep all his winnings?

Eric Cottongim

Yes, until he reaches a certain amount of income, maybe 15k or so.

Re: 62 year old wins sprint race
 

Sorry....upon further investigation I found that Smokey passed away in 2011 at the age of 73....everything I have found online says he won his last race in 2001, which would have him in his early 60s.....I would have sworn I had read a small article about him winning at age 70 but I guess I was wrong....

What sucks is that I have now been wrong 3 times in my life, but the scary thing is that 2 of those happened this year....I sure am slipping in my old age.....hahahaha