by Dan Beaver Updated On: June 29, 2021, 5:15 pm ET
Finishing in the top five is great, but it doesn’t always reflect a driver’s relative strength. There are ways to tell who has been truly dominant. A few weeks ago, we posted about a driver s Average Running Position (Kansas through Sonoma) as a way to point out who spent the most time near the head of the pack.
About a month and a half ago, we charted Driver Rating from Bristol thru Darlington, and it is time to look at the next 45-day period from Dover through Pocono. In the chart below, we list the top 25 ratings for that period.
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Shawn Gray reached a major career milestone on Thursday when he surpassed the $20 million career earnings mark after he won the seventh race at Plainridge Park with Marcus Seelster (1:54, $4.40). The $5,500 winner’s share of the $11,000 purse pushed Gray’s lifetime total to $20,002,755.
Gray came into today’s races needing $17,370 to reach that plateau and once The Maine Event got rolling, it was clear that he would easily hit the mark during the afternoon.
Marcus Seelster was only one of four wins on Gray s Grand Slam day as he also scored with Cornerd Beach (1:56, $25.60), Firstup (1:54.2, $2.60) and Levi At Play (1:55.3, $4.00).
A native of Waterville, Maine and currently based at Saratoga Raceway, Gray has been driving since 1993 when he got his first pari-mutuel win with Timer Choice at Presque Isle, Maine. He has since been a regular on the New England circuit for his entire life, but has also been a major force in New York State.
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