Pulling for a Good Story
Back when I was regularly traveling the NASCAR circuit to report on races, folks back home occasionally would ask me which drivers I did pull for. Since reporters are supposed to be unbiased, that can be a difficult question to answer. So I followed the lead of my fellow scribe and friend Monte Dutton, who answered that question by saying he pulled for a good story, one that would be relatively easy to write – and fun as well. That was my excuse last Saturday night as I, like most others at Senoia Raceway, was glad to see my friend Glenn Morris take the checkered flag in the Limited class. For those that don’t know him, Glenn is an old-school, blue-collar racer who has been racing at Senoia in one division or another for most of his 60 years. Before that, he was there in support of his late father, Bob Morris, who was one of the track’s early stars. Glenn rarely misses a race at Senoia. It takes a lot to keep him away. The only race I recall him missing in recent yea