During the season finale Saturday night at Selinsgrove Speedway, the track paid tribute to Snyder's four decades of service by recognizing him on the front stretch with a call for applause as all his fellow push truck drivers stopped on the track around him.

And for those of you who don't know what a push truck does, it is safe to say they're vital to a racing program. They help run-in and iron out the always-changing clay surface and are charged with pushing off sprint cars throughout the night because the machines are not self-starting.

Snyder has kept track of some statistics throughout the years and they really are quite impressive. Judging by how many races he attends a year at Selinsgrove, Port Royal and Williams Grove, Snyder estimates he has pushed off 16,000 sprint cars over the years.

In addition, he's logged 38,400 miles around the tracks and spent $6,400 in quarters to get his truck clean when the action is over.

Normally being pushy isn't appreciated but in this case, there is plenty of appreciation to go around.