Hershel McGriff At Chuckwalla Valley Raceway For 2010 Shakedown Trial.

West Coast Stock Car Hall Of Fame inductee, Hershel McGriff, mentioned with a bit of regret that he did not allow himself to carry enough speed to have his front wheel rise up off of the pavement for a great action photograph of his 2010 NASCAR K&N Pro Series campaign car during the Shakedown Trial at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway (CVR).

The Money Shot - "Wheel Up" - in the middle of this video/photo presentation, this image was captured on July 11, 2010 while Hershel McGriff was taking his first runs in his new, 2010 NASCAR K&N Pro Series campaign car during its first Shakedown Trial held at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway (CVR). Turns #8, #9, and #10 are a series of curves designed to mimic the challenges posed in the famed "Corkscrew" at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Turn # 9 is an off-camber right, left-hand turn that drops off into the strong right-hand turn #10.

This Shakedown Trial was performed before Hershel McGriff was to set a new world NASCAR record that would eclipse the record he set last year ... the oldest driver to drive in a NASCAR sanctioned main event - Hershel was only 81. This year at Portland International Raceway (which is celebrating its 50th year of operation), on the weekend of July 17-18, 2010, Hershel McGriff will start the NASCAR K&N Pro Series, Bi-Mart Salute To The Troops "125" race at the age of 82. Long live Hershel McGriff. Video Credit: Edmund Jenks (2010)

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