11
years racing experience
2005 to Present - Lead Instructor Richard Petty Driving Experience
2004 - 21 Years old: Competed in 7 NCTS Races
Best Finish: 15th Las Vegas Motor Speedway in his NASCAR debut.
20 Years old: NASCAR AutoZone Elite Southwest / Southeast Series
-
NASCAR West Series - NASCAR AutoZone Elite Series
2003 - 19 years old: Rookie of the Year - Featherlite SW Series
- 9th in
points
2002 - 18 years old: Super Late Models / Featherlite SW series
2001 - 17 years old: Rookie of the Year Super Late Models -
Tucson Raceway
Park
2000 - 16 years old: Rookie of the Year - Sprint Car Owners
of Arizona -
finished 3rd in points and Qualified for the preliminary A-main
1999 - 15
years old: Ran ASCS Sprint Cars - Partial World of Outlaws &
Sprint Car Owners of Arizona - Became the youngest driver ever
to qualify
for Knoxville Nationals
1998 - 14 years old: Started running local 360 sprint cars
1997 - 13 years old: Ran Micro Midgets finished 2nd in points
and started
racing trucks finished 8th in points after only running half
the season
1996 - 12 years old: Ran Quarter Midgets and part time Micro
Midgets (won 4
races in Micros as a rookie)
1995 - 11 years old: JR won his first Championship in Quarter
Midgets.
1994 - With his younger brother, Wes, JR began racing with the
Tulsa Quarter
Midget Association. His family was very supportive of his efforts,
following
him from race to race throughout Oklahoma and Texas.
