Date of birth: February 18, 1976

Place of birth: Effingham, Ill

Residence: Stockbridge, Ga & Farmington, Mo

Matial status: Single

Career Indy Racing starts: 25

Best IndyCar start: 4th ( 1998, Phoenix International Raceway)

Best IndyCar finish: 6th ( 1997, Las Vegas Motor Speedway)

Career IndyCar earnings: $1,747,170

Career IndyCar laps lead: 27

Career IndyCar laps completed: 2,915

Career Nascar Craftsmen Truck Series Starts: 3
Best CTS Start: 24
Best CTS Finish: 18
Career CTS earnings: $28,945
Favorite music: Country and Pop

Favorite Sports: Racing and Baseball

Hobby: Building replica 1:24 scale sprint cars from toothpicks and cardboard, hand painting many to match cars he has raced

Career Highlights


2003: Racing six Silver Crown events with Westcon Racing--
Racing winged-sprint cars in Missouri & the Southeast

2002: Ran Silver Crown events with Westcon Racing--
Raced winged-sprint cars in Missouri & the Southeast

2001: Raced sprint cars in the Southeast--
Raced in United States Car Series

2000: Competed in eight IRL events with Blue Print Racing including the Indianapolis 500--
USAC Silver Crown Series--
World of Outlaws--
Local winged sprint cars--
Set modified track record at Lanier National Speedway

1999: Competed in six IRL events with McCormack Motorsports including the Indianapolis 500--
USAC midgets and Silver Crown Series

1998: Competed in the first three IRL events with Team Scandia--
Won "Fastest Rookie Qualifier" at the Indy 500--
Raced for Sinden Racing at the Charlotte IRL event--
Competed in two ARCA with Team Scandia--
USAC Midgets

1997: Won the Copper World Classic and USAC Silver Crown "Rookie of the Year" honors--
Competed in his first IRL event at Pikes Peak for Team Scandia--
Lead 11 laps at the IRL event in Charlotte, his second IndyCar start

1996: Raced USAC midgets and AWOL

1995: Raced USAC Siver Crown series and AWOL--
Won American Winged Outlaw Series Nationals

1994: Debuted in USAC Silver Crown Series--USAC midgets

1993: Won Budweiser National Championship

1992: Raced Locally

1991: Won "Rookie of the Year" Honors in mini-sprints--
Won Budweiser National Championship

1990: Southeast Region quarter-midget champion

1989: Southeast and Northeast Region quarter-midget champion

1988: Raced locally

1987: Race locally

1986: Southeast Region quarter-midget Champion

1985: Midwest Region quarter-midget campion

1984: National Dirt quarter-midget champion

Photos courtsey of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Photo Department


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