MR - ZEKE PARKER DOESN’T GO QUIETLY—WINS SIX ON THE DEC. 28TH CARD

The battle for driving supremacy at Monticello Raceway was a back and forth situation between  Bruce Aldrich Jr and Zeke Parker nearly all season long. However with a hot hand in early December when Aldrich drew off  and  by the end of the month he had everything well in hand. Aldrich had a 25 win lead-on Parker and  just recently it was announced that Aldrich would win his second consecutive driving title.

Parker capped his 6-win day with a 2:02.1 triumph with
Zero Boundaries in the 12^th race (Geri Schwarz Photo)

Although Parker  had been  relegated  to the runner-up position he’s not going quietly.

On the Tuesday December 27^th card the bearded wonder reined  four winners on the card. And yesterday, December 28^th, Zeke put on a driving clinic over  muddy racetrack  where he won six   races. With those victories Parker now has 387 wins here and a career total of 10,621.

He won the third race with Speedcentric  ($4.90) and then the  fourth with Prince Rudyard ($10.40) and his ‘hat trick’ victory  came  the fifth behind  Cosmic Illusion N ($11.80). Win number four on the card qwas with Major Speed ($4.00) in the ninth race and then Zeke proceeded to win the 10^th with Valcyon Days ($7.20) and then capped his muddy afternoon  by winning the  12^th race with Zero Boundaries (14.00).

                Cosmic Illusion N splashed to a 2:02.1 victory which was

Parker’s 4^th win on the card (Geri Schwarz Photo)

Though he closed the gap on Aldrich the 17-time Monticello Raceway driving champion still will be second best in races won this season  and to use race track vernacular ‘ he was charging at the end  but he ran out of racetrack’ . Still finishing some 19 races behind Aldrich, Parker can at least have some  salvation—not that Zeke ever needs it- knowing he will cop the  driving percentage trophy at seasons’ end.