On Tuesday, January 17 in the first of the raceways Heritage Drivers Series -2012, eight driver s will take a perch behind a spirited pacer and they will go to post in race number six on the 13 race card that afternoon. Four of the competitors are former Dr. King Pace winners and of that number Cedric Washington has been a three-time winner after having won last year’s contest with Blissful Doll. Other winners who’ll drive on Tuesday include Cedric’s dad, General “Bubba” Washington, Jr., Dennis Watson, and George Polk, Jr.
Of the remaining four, three are local drivers and they include Bobby “Boonie” Williams, Jonathan Oney and JD Lewis. George Newell, Jr. will round out the field of drivers set for this seasons Dr. King Pace.Warner was quick to thank our local horsemen for supplying the horses for the event.
“I wish I could have gotten a horse for all those who requested a chance to drive in this year’s Dr. King Pace but that would have been an extremely tall order,” noted Eric Warner the track’s director of racing. “As it stands, the local horsemen have been gracious to allow us to use their horses for the eight who have been lucky enough to draw a mount.”As is always the case in all of Monticello Raceway Heritage Drivers Series races both driving assignments and post positions are drawn by lot.
