{"id":57747,"date":"2019-09-06T13:20:37","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T17:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racingnews.co\/?p=57747"},"modified":"2019-09-06T13:27:28","modified_gmt":"2019-09-06T17:27:28","slug":"billy-moyer-confirms-pending-retirement-while-standing-in-victory-lane-at-eldora-speedway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racingnews.co\/2019\/09\/06\/billy-moyer-confirms-pending-retirement-while-standing-in-victory-lane-at-eldora-speedway\/","title":{"rendered":"Billy Moyer confirms pending retirement while standing in victory lane at Eldora Speedway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Famed dirt late model star announces retirement following 2019 season just after picking up his 840th career win<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Billy Moyer started this racing deal in 1977. Since, he’s picked up a record 840 feature wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The now 61-year-old is entered this weekend in the World 100 at the famed Eldora Speedway. Last night was the first feature event of the race weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moyer qualified 19th in group A. The invert helped him for the heat race and he drove it to the win in heat five.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The heat win put him on the front row for the first of two 25-lap main events on Thursday night. Moyer led flag to flag, drove away from the field and took the win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In victory lane, Moyer confirmed that 2019 would be his last year behind the wheel. He’s spent the last 42 years behind the wheel of a race car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moyer currently operates his own race team out of his Batesville, Arkansas race shop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It’s worth noting that Moyer had previously retired from the sport. Back in 2015, he announced ahead of the Knoxville Late Model Nationals that he would “still remain a huge part of the sport he loves. but in a different capacity than behind the wheel.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n That didn’t work out. Moyer caught the bug and returned to the seat. As recently as last night, he returned to victory lane for the fifth time in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n