The drivers who’ll be competing were the
leading point-earners s during the five preliminary legs and of them the
only Bob Krivelin won more than one preliminary event.
Krivelin will drive the same trotter, High Pan Tolerance,
who carried him home in front of his competitors in triumphs at both Monticello
Raceway and Yonkers Raceway. High Pan Tolerance‘s best win time in the series
was a 2:00.3 clocking at Monticello Raceway on October 18. The trotter , who’ll
start from the four-hole , comes into the NAADA final off a 1:57.3
victory last week at Yonkers with Larry Stalbaum at the controls.
I’m Fabulous, a winner of the last NAADA preliminary
at Yonkers on November 15 in 1:59.3 for Mike Weiner will have the
two-hole and a new pilot in the series final in the presence of Alan Schwartz,
who finished second in points behind Krivelin.
Third best in series points was Bob Hechkoff who won a NAADA
leg at Yonkers Raceway on November 8 with CD’s Eldorado. However, in the
series finale he’ll jump back up behind his veteran trotter
Tremendous Hit and leave from post position five.
Other amateurs who qualified to compete in the NAADA Final
along with the trotters they’ll drive include: Gary Campbell (#1-The
Windsurfer A); Joe Faraldo (#3-Carpthian Hooray); Dave Yarock (#6-Twocarlane)
and George Newell, Jr. (#7-Winterleebrook).
Being raced as a non-wagering event, the seven-horse trot is
slated to go to post at 6:00pm on Thursday.
According to NAADA president Joe Faraldo ,a short time
after the completion of the trotting series the North American Amateur Drivers
Association will again make a donation to the Juvenile Diabetes Research
Society.
