Jul 19, 2009
Sunday
81-year-old is oldest to drive in NASCAR event
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Eighty-one-year-old Hershel McGriff became the oldest driver to take part in a national NASCAR series race, finishing 13th in a Camping World West Series event at Portland International Raceway on Sunday.
Jim Inglebright of Fairfield, Calif., won the Bi-Mart Salute to the Troops 125 on Portland’s 1.98-mile road course.
In a career that has spanned more than six decades, McGriff has four NASCAR Cup series victories and 37 wins on the West series. He is a member of the Motorsports Hall of Fame.
- SI.com
Article Tags: Bi-Mart Salute to the Troops 125, Camping World West Series, Hershel McGriff, Jim Inglebright, Motorsports Hall of Fame, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Portland International Raceway
