Grismore closes in on 5,000 career driving victories

Greg Grismore was shut out in eight drives Thursday night at Yonkers Raceway, but a pair of wins in the afternoon at Harrah's Chester leav him just three wins shy of 5,000 for his career.

The 38-year-old Grismore, a native of Bluffton, Ohio, was a pernennial driving leader at Northfield Park  before moving east in early 2007.  He wasted no time establishing a single-season best with more than $5.8 million in '07 purses, including wins in final of the George Morton Levy Memorial Pacing Series here with Maltese Artist as well as the American-National at Balmoral and the Tattersallas at the Red Mile, both with Won the West.

Grismore, now just under $24 million in career purses, currently ranks third in both local wins and earnings this season, behind Jason Bartlett and Stephane Bouchard.

Grismore drove his first winner (True Breton) at Toledo's Raceway Park in 1987. "When I first started out, I never dreamed I'd have this many wins," he said. "(Coming east) has worked out well, but with so many good  drivers around, you have be ready to travel day and night to make yourself available."

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