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http://dirtracingreport.com/sammy-swindell-retiring-full-time-racing/

Story is true, I confirmed it

I do wish he could have lasted one more year.  He has earned the priviledge of a "Farewell Tour".  Love him or hate him or be ambivalent towards him, a rational person will respect him for his contributions to the sport of open wheel, dirt track racing. 

Good Luck To Sammy... We were lucky enough to have watched Sammy & Steve for years of domination. The sprint car scene will not be the same. Like them or not, they have earned everyones respect !

Very happy for my friend and proud to be a fan.  Sammy and Amy have set the bar very, very high - congratulations to them.

#stillwinning 

#stillwinning#legend#sammy

Seen him in 78' in WA @ skyvalley speedway (friday) and then skagit (saturday) in the black 71 davis electric car...and enjoyed watching him Win this Aug @ Knoxville 360 (fridays) ... will be missed

Sorry to see Sammy leave but glad it's on his terms.. As far as the ass hating on him, he should be thankfully that Jason Johnson has a better chance at the STN this year if he can even make the A..

Good luck to Sammy and i hope he gets all the joy out of retirement that he has brought to millions thru the years. nobody could ever say Sammy did not give 100%

If I were a betting man, I would say there's more to this story, for someone who has been racing for so long to just up & leave at the drop of a hat, doesn't seem right. If I'm wrong & there isn't anymore to the story, it's a shame he couldn't show some form of appreciation towards his fans & do a farewell tour like the King is doing. It doesn't add up.

He   will be  missed  ,  a   great  driver  , a  great  mechanic  and  he  would   have   beat   Donny  Schatz   had  his   Goodyear   tire   not  blown . Intense , focused  on his racing  at  the  races and  it is admirable   that  he  is  helping his  son   Kevin , another   great   driver   who  can drive  anything like  his father. Sammy  another  legend   in sprint   car  racing  who  I had  the pleasure   to watch  with many  lasting  races  fixed  in my  racing  memories .

I have never been a big fan of his, but the man could and can drive the hell out of a sprint car and midget. Hope he still goes to the chili bowl he and kevin put on a hell of a show. 

I have a feeling that Sammy and the WRG were not seeing eye to eye. I have a feeling that after Sammy left to prepare for the Knoxville nationals that the world Racing group told him he wasn't welcomed back and then he just told them to stuff it. I guess we shall see. I'll miss not seeing Sammy at the races but life has to go on without Steve and Sammy and Jac can't be that far behind

After all the years and all the wins Sammy's greatest moment may have been standing on his wrecked car bowing to a 20,000+ standing ovation at the Nationals. Great career! 

Its what finally made him a fan favorite anyway

+1

One of the best and helped make WOO what it is.Probably in the league of Karl Kinser when the rulebook was thinner.A fan  or not people still paid to see him.We all get older everyday but his will to win never diminished.One thing when we raced if we had an intelligent question he would gladly help .Amy was one of the nicest ladies in racing and Kevin has a bright future just needs to be fan and sponser friendly.I will never forget the crowd response he got when his tire blew while leading the Nationals as the crowd was with him.I doubt there will ever be another Slammin Sammy.

thinking ... the best driver/mechanic sprint car combo (all-in-one) I have ever seen

.... Imo Sammy would have won alot more races if he would have run what was available but that was not his nature

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If it doesn't add up you must be lousy at math. He put one last big push into his Nationals effort this year, it didn't pan out and he'll be 59 in October. Doing a farewell tour is not his style and not required or needed. Sammy races to win and not be a sideshow.

 No kidding,100% positive or it's purged?

Half the lies they tell about me aren't true. 

I think he just retired from this team. I think he will be back in his own car running the tracks he likes.(next season)