Age: 19

Hometown: Springfield, IL

Circuit: ARCA, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

Fast Fact: If he wasn’t racing, Justin says he would probably be a

graphic artist.

Name: Tim Andrews

Age: 22

Hometown: Concord, NC

Circuit: Legends Pro division; NASCAR Busch North Series

Fast Fact: Tim’s father, Paul Andrews, is a NASCAR Crew Chief

for racer Kyle Petty.

Name: Chuck Barnes

Age: 23

Hometown: Louisville, KY

Circuit: Sunoco Super Series Late Model division

Fast Fact: To earn money for his own racing career, Chuck works

on other drivers’ pit crews during races.

Name: Sam Beam

Age: 25

Hometown: Mooresville, NC

Circuit: USAC Focus Midgets

Fast Fact: Sam is Curator of family-owned Memory Lane

Motorsports and Historical Automotive Museum.

Name: Jason Boyd

Age: 24

Hometown: Orlando, FL

Circuit: Fascar Sun Belt series

Fast Fact: Jason grew up around racing – father Dennis is one of

the premier engine builders in Florida.

Name: Jeff Choquette

Age: 19

Hometown: Loxahatchee, FL

Circuit: Late Models

Fast Fact: Jeff’s grandfather Jack “Roughhouse” Choquette is a

former racer who has competed against “pioneers” like

Junior Johnson and Lee Petty.

Name: Johnny Clark

Age: 26

Hometown: Hallowell, ME

Circuit: P.A.S.S. tour

Fast Fact: Johnny was named Touring Series Driver of the Year

in 2005, joining some of the greatest names in racing

in the Northeast, including Joe Bessey in 1992 and

Ricky Craven in '93.

Name: Erik Darnell

Age: 22

Hometown: Beach Park, IL

Circuit: ARCA; Autozone Elite

Fast Fact: Erik is a third generation racer and all three continue

to work together – Dad Dan has been Erik’s crew chief

since he was 12 and Grandfather Bay oversees Erik’s

cars.

Name: Sondi Eden

Age: 28

Hometown: Crawfordsville, IN

Circuit: USAC midgets

Fast Fact: Sondi put herself through college at Kentucky’s

Morehead State University on a basketball scholarship.

Name: Nevin George

Age: 23

Hometown: Matawan, NJ

Circuit: modifieds

Fast Fact: Nevin owns his own brick paving company.

Name: James Gue

Age: 23

Hometown: Athens, GA

Circuit: Grand Am series

Fast Fact: James made the Dean’s List at the University of

Georgia (Economics major, Italian minor) while

competing full-time on the racing circuit.

Name: Jason Hogan

Age: 22

Hometown: Cleveland, GA

Circuit: Autozone Elite SE series

Fast Fact: Jason graduated Lanier Technical College with a

degree in Motorsports Vehicle Technology. While

there, he was on the Honor Roll, the National Dean's

List and the President's List.

Name: Matt Jaskol

Age: 21

Hometown: Las Vegas, NV

Circuit: ASA Speed Trucks

Fast Fact: Matt, who started racing at nine years old, has 70 Kart

wins under his belt.

Name: Bud Keading

Age: 26

Hometown: Indianapolis, IN

Circuit: USAC

Fast Fact: Racing is a family business for Bud – his grandfather

used to race, his dad still races, and sometimes he

finds himself competing against his older brother on

the track.

Name: Travis Kittleson

Age: 26

Hometown: Mooresville, NC

Circuit: Sunbelt Series

Fast Fact: Travis, originally from Florida, moved to Mooresville

(known as “Race City USA”) to boost his racing career.

Name: Michael Lewis

Age: 26

Hometown: Noblesville, IN

Circuit: USAC sprints & midgets

Fast Fact: Michael, who began racing quarter-midgets at seven,

went on to win over 200 feature races, regional and

national championships.

Name: Scott Lynch

Age: 25

Hometown: Las Vegas, NV

Circuit: NASCAR Grand National West division

can be found working in the family business or

snowboarding.

Age: 24

Hometown: Denver, NC

Circuit: UARA late models 2005 Champion

Fast Fact: Matt, who has an Engineering degree, has a Black Belt

and teaches karate to kids.

Name: Danny O’Quinn

Age: 20

Hometown: Coeburn, VA

Circuit: ARCA; USAR Hooter’s Pro Cup

Fast Fact: Danny had 130 wins and four championships between

1992 and 1998, including the Tennessee State

Championship – all while maintaining a 3.75 GPA in

High School.

Name: Christi Passmore

Age: 23

Hometown: Pryor, OK

Circuit: ARCA

Fast Fact: When Christi was 12 her father bought her a

minisprint and disassembled it, telling her if she

wanted to race she had to put the car back together –

and she did!

Name: Michael Pickens

Age: 22

Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand

Circuit: midgets

Fast Fact: Until the ’04 Gong Show, Michael had never raced on

pavement. He impressed everyone with his ability to

adapt from dirt to pavement, and was invited back for

another shot in ’05.

Name: Bubba Pollard

Age: 18

Hometown: Senoia, GA

Circuit: SAS late models; ARCA

Fast Fact: Bubba practices at the Senoia Speedway, a 3/8 mile

asphalt track built by his Grandfather right next to his

house, dubbed “the fastest 3/8ths in Georgia.”

Age: 20

Hometown: Kannapolis, NC

Circuit: ARCA

Fast Fact: David, whose father Ken was a Winston Cup driver,

learned to drive at nine years old in a WWII jeep.

Name: Peter Shepherd

Age: 19

Hometown: Norval, Ontario, Canada

Circuit: CASCAR

Fast Fact: Peter, who was CASCAR Rookie of the Year in 2004,

works in his dad’s repair shop by day and on his own

racecars by night.

Name: Auggie Vidovich

Age: 24

Hometown: Lakeside, CA

Circuit: Autozone Elite Southwest

Fast Fact: When Auggie isn’t racing, he works for his dad’s

construction business building houses.

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