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Wednesday, 03 December 2008 21:14 |
Race car drivers will tell you that any win is special, but in reality some tend to be a bit more special than others. For Brendan Phinny, his win at the SKUSA SuperNationals XII on Sunday, November 23 fell into that category as it concluded a championship-winning karting season and could be considered the biggest of his fledgling career as he beat a renowned NASCAR Sprint Cup star across the finish line.
At only 14-years of age, Phinny normally isn’t eligible to compete in the Senior division, but petitioned to compete in the S3 class at the SKUSA SuperNationals and was granted a waiver to do so. Coming into the Las Vegas event, Phinny wasn’t really considered much of a threat as it was going to be his first race in the Senior division (and the flagship one at that) and he was squaring off against several well-known professional drivers such as Jamie McMurray (NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race winner) and Memo Gidley (Grand-Am Rolex Series Daytona Prototype driver). Read Full Story on EKN.
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