Boris Said Sweeps Bodine Bobsled Challenge
Posted on January 6, 2008
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While typically a race car driver, Boris knows bobsledding. Boris Said’s father was an Olympic bobsledder and apparently it rubbed off. Boris came into today’s Bodine Bobsled Challenge as the defending champion from one of the races last year. This year Said came in and swept both races.
According to post race interviews he didn’t think he’d win this year…but we Said Heads know better. He’s been sledding longer; its in his blood. Pitted up against other race car drivers, Boris should know that they don’t stand a chance.
Here are the official finishing statistics:
NASCAR vs. NHRA Challenge
First Round
NASCAR — 1. Boris Said, 51.12 seconds; 2. Todd Bodine, 51.79; 3. Ron Hornaday Jr., 51.82; 4. Randy LaJoie, 52.71; 5. Johnny Benson, 52.77.
NHRA — 1. Morgan Lucas, 51.85; 2. Jeg Coughlin, 52.22; 3. Bob Vandergriff, 52.53; 4. Phil Burkhart, 52.68; 5. J.R. Todd, 53.74.
Second Round
NASCAR — Bodine def. Hornaday, 51.94-52.12.
NHRA — Vandergriff def. Coughlin, 52.69-52.82.
Finals
NASCAR — Said def. Bodine, 51.53-51.64.
NHRA — Lucas def. Coughlin, 51.76-52.03.
Championship
Said def. Lucas, 50.99-52.06.
You can see that Lucas’s Championship time was slightly worse than his NHRA Final time, but it still would not have been enough to overcome Boris Said’s final time.
This was a first time experience for some of the drivers, a stat that speaks heavily for Boris Said’s chances.
The Chevy Bodine Bobsled Challenge will be televised on January 20th and January 27th on SPEED.
“In the three years this unique event featuring race car drivers on ice has been run, Said has won five of six races, finishing second to Kevin Lepage the only time he didn’t take the gold.” -MyLoveNascar.com
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