Hershel McGriff, driver and team boss of the original Oly Express Dodge Charger , will be celebrating his 81st birthday tomorrow. He might not jump in and out of a stock car as seen here in Le Mans in 1976, but we all can be sure that he can still drive a car faster than most of us. His first major win was the Carrera Panamericana in 1950 at age 20 and his last wast the NASCAR Autozone West race in 1989 at age 61. I'll never forget the one lap of the Bugatti that I did riding shotgun in my Dodge while Hershel drove. Happy Birthday, Hershel!
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Wishing Hershel McGriff,
Happy 81st Birthday
Dennis Garrett
5720 Ullswater Ave.
Richmond, Va.23225 USA
Posted by: Dennis Garrett | December 15, 2008 at 05:44 PM
Having recently spent lots of time with Hershel at the tracks including Monday I can assure you he can still get in and out of a race car as fast as he did in that picture and better yet... he's just as fast in his new car as he ever was.
Check him out on my blog at;
http://lacarrera2007.blogspot.com/2009/07/it-just-cant-get-any-better.html
Posted by: Gary Faules | July 15, 2009 at 07:51 PM
Hello Gary,
that is a great blogt that you got there! Way to go, Hershel!
Christophe
Posted by: Christophe | July 15, 2009 at 08:41 PM
Thanks Christope. I can say the same thing about this blog. Excellent!
Posted by: Gary Faules | July 16, 2009 at 04:59 AM