Merwin/Childs Battle Cuts Points Chase Close (Hobby Video)
This past weekend at Needmore the most exciting race of the night that had the fans on the toes and fired up was definitely the Hobby race. Leon Childs and Randy Merwin have been battling it out all season and with an extremely close chase for the points lead it was going to be up for grabs for either one. During the race, contact was made between both drivers. Merwin started out ahead of Childs but Childs drove to the front and the two began to battle it out. Both cars drove extremely hard, which at one point Leon drove so hard he skimmed the wall on the back stretch and caused sparks to fly. After he hits the wall he and Merwin tangle up and bring out the caution. Merwin drove the orange Troupeville car back on the track determined to finish his night and get a points lead. Merwin always finishes strong in the Hobby division and wasn't going to let the night so far deter him.
As the race progressed Josh Guthrie took control of the lead and held on to win. Merwin and Childs ended up tangling again after another tight battle on the race track and were both disqualified after the last on track incident between the two took each other out. In my opinion, this is what brings the fans out to Needmore. This is what they are paying to see. Nothing has brought more passion from the fans than this good old fashioned rivalry. It's hard racing between two men who don't give up under any circumstances. I'm looking forward to the final October 13th points championship race at Needmore because I know these two men will be putting their heart and soul into winning the championship with it so close. Fans will get their money's worth for sure. This is rivalry and this is what racing is all about.
