A legacy is a gift from
a predecessor or the past. This award holds
special meaning to the Emig Family, as it is put in place to honor and remember the late
Bill Emig. It is his love of racing and people
in general that has now laid the foundation that is now in place at
To know that Bob Felmlee
won his 100th and final sprint car race at Mercer Raceway Park, that the
speedway was part of Jimmy Hawley’s 1999 tri-track championship season, Lou
Blaney’s next-to-last lap pass of Billy Decker, and the spectacular achievements of
Alan Dellinger and Erin Crocker are all moments that legacies are built upon and the
Legacy Award has honored.
This year we honor a
true icon and legend of
After winning #99 the
next to last race of 2003, it took him a whole winter to wait, but he wasted little time
when he got the opportunity nailing down his 100th career Mercer victory on
opening night 2004.
From then on what a year
it was! On June 5 he reached another milestone
with his 50th career Mercer big-block win.
Between May 22 and June 12 he went on a tear winning four straight nights
including the first feature of the Bill Emig Memorial “Legacy Series” worth
$1,500 and also the $1,500 “Main Event”. He
then closed out the regular season not finishing worse than 2nd in any heat or
feature from July 12 through August 21. Included
in that span was a very unique victory he’ll never forget when he defeated the late
models in the $2,000 to-win “SmackDown!”
At 105 career Mercer wins, he stands 2nd only to the great Ralph Quarterson. 2 major milestones, 6 wins, and a 2nd consecutive championship and you can see why Tommy Kristyak was chosen hands down for our “Legacy” Award. Tommy…