81-YEAR OLD NASCAR DRIVER

July 20, 2009 by Nascar Motor Racing  
Filed under Nascar News

On Sunday 81-year-old driver Hershel McGriff finished 13th out of 26 at the Bi-Mart Salute to the Troops 125 on the road course at Portland International Raceway in the NASCAR Camping World West Series. McGriff was the defending champion. He won the only other time the series - then known as Winston West - visited the track in 1986. It would be easy to make jokes about McGriff's appearance in the race. I could tell you that the race was marred by several EFFERDENT debris cautions. I could say