by Dean A. Hoffman, for Scioto Downs

Columbus, OH — It was a Battle of the Generations on Father’s Day at Scioto Downs with top younger drivers competing against their famous fathers in three races.

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The participants in the Battle of the Generations pose in the winner’s circle.

The younger generation prevailed in two of the three races, but former Scioto driving champ David Miller scored an impressive victory for the fathers.

Miller’s victory came behind Whythehellnot N who paced like a 1-9 shot should by leading all the way to win by 7-1/2 lengths in 1:55.1.

Dan Noble, currently the third leading driver in North America in wins, scored with Big City in 1:56.4, overtaking Kyle Ater and favored Bubba Gunner.

In the final event of the three-race series, Kyle Ater beat father Dan Ater to the wire with the 6-1 shot Noble Jet. Dan was second with Doc’s Bonanza while Trent Tharps was third. The mile was in 1:55.4.

Tharps finished in the top three in all of his Father’s Day races, but failed to make the winner’s circle.

Rains caused the track to be classified as sloppy for the first few races, but it was upgraded to fast after that.

The Father’s Day races proved to be popular with Scioto racing fans and they particularly appreciated the chance to see former track driving champ David Miller in action again.