Saturday’s race at Road America marks the finale of a five-race NASCAR XFINITY Series schedule for veteran road racer Boris Said this year in Joe Gibbs Racing’s #54 Toyota. On Friday, Said hinted that the event could signify another finale on a much broader scale. “Man, this is like the best Christmas present I ever got in my life,” Said said after Friday’s final practice at the 4.048-mile track. “I’ve been racing for over 30 years. I’m going to be 53 in a couple weeks. In the last three or four years, I’ve been racing cars that don’t have a prayer to win, underfunded teams. It’s still fun, but not fun not being competitive. So, to get an opportunity to drive for Monster and Joe Gibbs and Toyota in equipment like this, it was a dream come true. To finally run in the top five at Watkins Glen, it kind of shows, hey maybe it’s not my age, it was just the equipment. It’s just been one of the most fun years I’ve ever had doing these five races with these guys. Now that it’s last one, it might be the last NASCAR car race I ever run, I don’t know. But it sure is a cool way to go out.” If Saturday proves to be Said’s swan song, his record will show one XFINITY victory, one Camping World Truck Series win and two Sprint Cup pole positions in a career that dates back to 1995 in NASCAR national series competition.(NASCAR.com)(8-29-2015)
