Graveyard Ghosts: Boris Said’s No. 32 Genesee Light Car

Boris Said is the guy you want behind the wheel if you need a good run on a road course, and he’s pretty good at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International. In this case, however, the day did not go as planned for the Carlsbad, Calif. driver.

Driver: Boris Said

Car: No. 32 Genesee Light NASCAR Cup Series car

Track: Watkins Glen International (Aug. 9, 2015)

Bio: Boris Said is the guy you want behind the wheel if you need a good run on a road course, and he’s pretty good at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International. In this case, however, the day did not go as planned for the Carlsbad, Calif. driver.

Driving the No. 32 Genesee Light machine for car owner Archie St. Hillaire, Said was doing more with less during the annual Cheez-It 355 at The Glen when circumstances combined to ruin his race. After starting 38th, Said had climbed up the ladder to run in the top 20 before a restart on lap 50. A car in front of him missed a shift, which stacked up the inside line headed to the 90-degree Turn 1. Cars started slamming into each other about 10 spots ahead of Said, who like the rest of the field was under full acceleration.

Said was on the brakes hard when he arrived at the rear of Landon Cassill’s car, which had just crunched into the rear of Kasey Kahne’s No. 5 Chevrolet. Said hit both of them in the rear, which bowed the front bodywork up and necessitated a pit stop for repairs.

Later in the race, on the final lap with eventual winner Joey Logano right behind him, Said overcooked the entry to Turn 1 and did a long slide into the runoff area. Logano missed him and went on to pass a fuel-starved Kevin Harvick in the final corner to win the race. Said eventually finished 32nd, one lap down.

The car eventually found its way to Dirty Mo Acres, where it rests to this day.