77-year-old makes racing history at Slinger Speedway

77-year-old makes racing history at Slinger Speedway

77-year-old Johnson Creek native, Jerry Eckhardt, makes history as the oldest race winner at Slinger Speedway.

EVERYONE LOVES PULLING FOR ANUNDERDOG.

BUT THEY RARELY WIN.OUR LANCE ALLAN SHARES THESTORY OF AN EXPERIENCED RACERWHO WON IT ALL.It's a moment, in history.

At77 years of age, JerryEckhardt became the oldestrace winner in the SlingerSpeedway record books.((Slinger Speedway AnnouncerTodd Behling says there he is,Jerry Eckhardt!))((JerryEckhardt says I figured I'd godown one of these days asbeing the oldest, oldest onestill racing in this area.))Semi-feature or not, it's acheckered flag.((JerryEckhardt says I couldn'tbelieve the crowd was goingthat crazy for you know, justwinning a semi-feature, but Iguess I got quite few fansup there and then, at my ageit was an accomplishment, witha laugh.))At 77, has theJohnson Creek native thoughtabout entering, the slow lan((Kathy Eckhardt says he'sstill a good driver.

And I'llbe the first to tell him thathe's not, you know?

Because Ifeel that's my job.))((JerryEckhardt sayher and I triedfishing one day, and that wasa disaster.

Broke the linesand caught turtles, with alaugh.))On the flip continuesto competitive.

And inspireothers.((Kathy Eckhardt sayshe's a got a little friend,she's 9 now, 10 maybe?

PeganEllingson, that is a real bigfan of his.

And she paintedher go kart,exactly to looklike his car.))((JerryEckhardt says I wouldn't likeplaying golf.

I don't, I'm notinterested in any other kindof ball games, so.

It's allI've done for, ever since Iwas 23, is race.))A rockingchair, not in Jerry's futurequite yet.

In Johnson Creek,Lance Allan, TMJ4 News.