Walter Case, Jr.

Walter H. Case, Jr. is an American harness racing driver from Maine.[1]

Career

Walter Case, Jr. has held several driving records, including the all-time record for most driving wins in one calendar year (1998) with 1,077. (This record was broken on November 27, 2007, by Tim Tetrick). He has won driving titles at many racetracks such as Yonkers Raceway and Northfield Park. He was voted the Harness Tracks of America Driver of the Year in 1991, 1992, and 1998.[2]

Domestic violence and prison term

In 2003, Walter Case, Jr. was convicted of stabbing his then-estranged wife with a steak knife. He served four years of a five year sentence at the Belmont Correctional Institution in Ohio.[3][4]


References

  1. ↑ Bangor Daily News October 8, 1985 article titled "Walter Case Jr. stars at Lewiston Raceway" Retrieved October 23, 2016
  2. ↑ Harness Tracks of America Driver of the Year Award Retrieved October 23, 2016
  3. ↑ Bangor Daily News November 17, 2004 article titled "Walter Case Jr. receives five-year jail term"
  4. ↑ HarnessLink.com April 25, 2013 article titled "All I Really Want is a Chance" Retrieved October 23, 2016


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