These next awards have
been put in place to recognize outstanding achievements or accomplishment throughout the
past season. Tonight three individuals will be
receiving these awards.
Six years ago our third
Outstanding Achievement Award winner was on top of his game.
He was the defending track champion at both Mercer & Tri-City Speedways
and had just won his 100th career Sprint Car feature. Less than 24 hours a scary crash at Tri-City all
but seemingly ended his racing career.
In the following years
there were whispers about his return and the rumors intensified last year during the
off-season before finally being confirmed. There
were a lot of doubters that he said he couldn’t or shouldn’t come back.
Would he ever regain his
form and prominence that he once had in western Pa and eastern
The following week was a
big improvement. No he wasn’t ready to
challenge for the win, but he was back in the top 10 again with a solid 7th. A week later he inched closer to the front with 5th
place run.
With his home track
Tri-City opening in May, he was able to get more laps under his belt and the results
continued to improve. He slayed the dragon on
May 29 at Tri-City with an emotional victory. He
carried the momentum over to the World of Outlaw show at
The accolades were only
beginning for Bob Felmlee. His first Mercer
win came on July 2 in a 25-lap special and one month later bagged another 25-lap special
win on August 6. With his confidence level
rising, Bob closed out the month of August at Tri-City sweeping the final three races.
It was quite a season
after a 6-year absence for our 1989 and 1998 champion, wouldn’t you agree?
Bob please come forward to accept your Outstanding Achievement Award that you’re so deserving of.