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<\/a>After giving up a big lead due to a late race caution, Craig Hanisch managed to fend off all contenders and take the checkered flag.<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Another trophy and another kiss from the trophy girls.<\/p><\/div>\n
Craig\u2019s success behind the wheel has not come without considerable sacrifice. Although he has rounded up several sponsors, it\u2019s still a very expensive sport. He and his lovely wife, Kristin (Denny and Joan\u2019s daughter) have had to pass on many of life\u2019s luxuries so money could be put back into the race car for it to stay competitive . But Kristin has never flinched in support of her guy who she\u2019s known since middle school. She rarely misses a race and other drivers have come to expect and appreciate her appearance on the infield where she passes out cookies, brownies or some other treat she\u2019s baked up for them.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Craig gets congratulations from his number one fan, wife Kristin.<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>It’s a good thing the feature race ended when it did.<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Number 45’s rear tire went flat when he stopped to pick up the winner’s trophy.<\/p><\/div>\n
Kristen realizes, of course, that this is a very dangerous sport and she worries constantly every time \u00a0Craig straps himself into the seat, the green flag drops and those big engines roar to life. He\u2019s had his share of accidents too over the years but walked away from most of them. So, Kristin holds her anxiety in check because she also appreciates all the positive things that racing has brought to her family. Their two grown sons, Brandon and Beau, are terrific kids who not only adore their dad but are usually down in the pits getting their hands dirty working on the car helping him to victory or offering consolation in times of defeat.<\/p>\n