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Peter Murphy Delivers Mothers Day Wish For Mom!
By Gary Costa
 
Bakersfield, Ca – May 10, 2008…Peter Murphy doesn't need any motivation to win races, but this night was to be a special one. With some downtime in between races, Peter called his mother back in Australia to wish her a happy mother's day. Mom replied, "You better win me this race for mother's day!" And like the good son that he is, he didn't want to disappoint his mom.
The Tarlton & Son, Inc. non-wing #21 was ready to do battle in Bandit Sprint car action at Bakersfield's bullring spearheaded by "Big" Jason Wheelock.
The car was fast right out of the box, and with Shark power, he out qualified the field. Peter proceeded to finish a quiet 3rd in his heat, but come main event time he was focused and ready to wage war on the other competitors.
At the drop of the green flag, Peter picked his way through cars, and methodically worked his way around the tricky surface.
"I had to use everything that I had to get around the race track." Peter said. "I had to use all of my strength, confidence, and patience out there".
The racing heated up between himself and hard charging competitors; Gregg Bragg, Wes Gutierrez, and Justyne Hamblin, all who were involved in some robust racing.
However, Peter would not let mom and wife Stephanie down tonight. He flashed under the checkered flag in the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, Kaeding Performance, Ridgeline Framing, Sharp Insurance, VMAC, BR Motorsports, Fresno First Bank, Pro Signs, Matt & Glass #21 Maxim.
"It was a good race! It wasn't given to me that's for sure." a jubilant Murphy said after the race. "The car was a rocket ship all night. I found my rhythm, and I was able to get the bottom working. The more laps we ran, the better I got. I'm really fortunate to have a dedicated car owner like Mr. Tarlton, and everyone on this team is on the same page. I would like to dedicate this win to my mom and my beautiful wife Stephanie."
-Up Next!
You can catch Peter this weekend in Hanford May 17th, for more Bandit non-wing Sprint car action!
Looking to "get away from it all?" Look no further than The Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino! http://www.tachipalace.com/
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