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MikeMoller · 11-28-2011, 08:40 PM

1.Won an SS %500 weekly event at Bluegrass Dragway 1971. My Mom and Dad showed up at the track (they lived in Lexington), were not really thrilled about me racing but decided to come take a look since it was close and I had been doing it for 3 years. Mom was fighting cancer. It was late in the season, had a backup motor and spare trans in the car. Had 2 guys break out, one redlight, and another miss a shift. Won the coin flip for the bye into the final, and cut an unconcious light to win the final. Mom and Dad (especially Mom) were just beaming when I came back to the pits.I can still see the smile on their faces. Only time either came to the track. If I never win another round, never race again, that day was the topper!!!!

2.'Accidentally' won Beech Bend points meet 1971. Barely ran the record, cut 5 unconcious lights, won against Dave Boertman, Bob Burkitt,Larry Nelson. Took each out in the round needed to allow Dan and Dave Kyle to win the division(3). They had really been helpfull to us during the season, and are two of the nicest people I have ever met, first class gentlemen. We had won $20 all season to that point. I told my partners the night before that we were going to win, they told me I was nuts, I had to agree. But it happened!

11-28-2011, 08:40 PM	#58
MikeMoller Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Raleigh NC Posts: 637 Likes: 27 Liked 254 Times in 78 Posts	Re: What was your best moment in racing 1.Won an SS %500 weekly event at Bluegrass Dragway 1971. My Mom and Dad showed up at the track (they lived in Lexington), were not really thrilled about me racing but decided to come take a look since it was close and I had been doing it for 3 years. Mom was fighting cancer. It was late in the season, had a backup motor and spare trans in the car. Had 2 guys break out, one redlight, and another miss a shift. Won the coin flip for the bye into the final, and cut an unconcious light to win the final. Mom and Dad (especially Mom) were just beaming when I came back to the pits.I can still see the smile on their faces. Only time either came to the track. If I never win another round, never race again, that day was the topper!!!! 2.'Accidentally' won Beech Bend points meet 1971. Barely ran the record, cut 5 unconcious lights, won against Dave Boertman, Bob Burkitt,Larry Nelson. Took each out in the round needed to allow Dan and Dave Kyle to win the division(3). They had really been helpfull to us during the season, and are two of the nicest people I have ever met, first class gentlemen. We had won $20 all season to that point. I told my partners the night before that we were going to win, they told me I was nuts, I had to agree. But it happened!