I became a Sammy fan when he started showing up on Sundays at Haubstadt in the '70's when he was a teenager and so was I. He really made a big push at the Nationals this year but motor problems ruined it. It doesn't surprise me he is retiring but wish he was finishing out the year as Terre Haute and Eldora are two places I wanted to see him run at again. On another site someone said Sammy owed it to the fans to do a retirement tour like Kinser but that is not Sammy's style at all. He gave it everthing he had on the track for 43 years but some people think that that's not enough. Sammy still wanted to win and being a sideshow wasn't a card he was willing to play and I respect him for that. You can't be on the road racing and be with Kevin at the same time. All my best to Sammy, Amy and Kevin. Love him or hate him when Sammy was at the track everybody watched him. He was the "Black Knight" to Steve's "White Knight" and that sold a ton of tickets over the years and those two "made" the Outlaws with the "Steve and Sammy Show." Great job, Sammy, and thank you for all the thrills and excitement that you brought into my life at the race track. What a first class operation he always ran as well as his car and trailer were always impeccably clean.