Age: 39
Birthplace: Thousand Oaks, California
Residence: Las Vegas, Nevada
Height/Weight: 5’7” / 150lbs
Years Racing: 34
Professional Skydiver / Instructor: 10yrs 3500+ jumps
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- 1998 – SKUSA SuperNats Winner / WKA (World Karting Association) Champion
- 2000 – Chosen by Paul Tracy to race for factory karting team along with AJ Allmendinger
- 2002 – Won Skip Barber Scholarship Runoffs and awarded national racing scholarship.
- 2003 – Highest finishing American Driver, Skip Barber National Championship (3rd place)
- 2003 – Selected by Red Bull for F1 Drivers Search
- 2004 – First driver to ever win a race for Red Bull in North America (Montreal GP) F- BMW
- 2004 – Won Indianapolis GP, Formula BMW driving for Red Bull
- 2005 – First Rookie to ever win the ASA Speed Truck Championship
- 2007 – 5th Indy Lights, Freedom 100, Indianapolis Motor Speedway
- 2007 – Stars of Karting Campion
- 2008 – Won 20th annual Fall Classic. Nascar Super Late Model division. LVMS
- 2011 – ASA Speed Truck 1st Place Phoenix
- 2013 – SKUSA Super Nats Podium – SuperPro
- 2018 – SKUSA Super Nats – 7th SuperPro
- 2019 – SKUSA Super Nats – 6th Pro Shifter
- 2019 – NASA 25hrs of Thunder Hill – 2nd – GT4
- 2019 – ASA SpeedTruck Bull Ring LV 2nd
- 2019 – Indy 500 testing Spotter for Alex Rossi
- 2019/20 – Indy 500 Spotter for Marco Andretti
RACING RESUME
2022
NASCAR Truck and Xfinity
Las Vegas Truck- Start 40th Finish 22nd
Atlanta Truck- Start 40th finish 19th Avg speeds on new track 180mph
Highest ever finish for Team
COTA Truck- Finish 33rd electrical DNF
Portland Xfinity- Rain race. First time NASCAR at Portland
Start 25th Finish 18th
Vegas Xfinity- Start 30th finish 32nd
2021
NASCAR Xfinity Series MBM Motorsports
Covid Rules No qualifying for most tracks start on Team owner points
Martinsville VA Start 40th finish 23rd
Darlington Start 40th Finish 34th after mechanical running 20th
Mid- Ohio start 40th Finish 19th First ever road course race in NASCAR no practice
Texas Start 40th finish 27th down 1 cylinder
Las Vegas- Satrt 40th finish 27th
2016
Superkarts USA (SKUSA) SuperNats-
Teammate and driver coach to Indy 500 Champ Alex Rossi.
Best in The Desert UTV Pro Mint 400 and Vegas to Reno Finisher
2015
Best in the Desert- UTV PRO Class (Off Road)
Silver State 300 3rd place With Co-Driver Scott Yancey
2010
ASA Speed Truck Series
Firebird Raceway AZ – 1st After 5 year absence from the series
2008
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
Las Vegas Motor Speedway (Competed in 11 of 18 races)
Wins: 3 Poles: 4 Top-Five: 7
Top-ten: 2 1st Place After 5 year absence from the series
Baileys 300 Martinsville, VA
9th: from 43rd starting position (first race at Martinsville)
1st: ASA Speed Truck, road course race: Phoenix, AZ
2007
Indy Lights Series
Competed in five races with Michael Crawford Motorsports
One top-five & three top-ten finishes (total of five starts)
5th: Indianapolis Motor Speedway: (first oval start in Openwheel Indycar)
Nasa Sports Car Series
5th: Thunder Hill, CA 25-Hour Endurance Race
Stars Of Karting
2nd: Pro Shifter kart Championship
2006
NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series
Two top-five finishes (partial schedule) at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Stars Of Karting Series
1st: PRI Show All-Star Classic in Orlando, FL
Pole/Track Record: New Castle in Indianapolis, IN
NASA Sports Car Series
3rd: Thunder Hill, CA 25-Hour Endurance Race
2005
ASA Speed Truck Challenge
Champion & Rookie of the year:(First rookie to win series championship in 10) years running)
1st: Las Vegas Bullring, NV (pole)
1st: Mesa-Marin Raceway, CA (pole)
1st: Las Vegas Bullring, NV (pole)
2nd: Irwindale Speedway, CA (first Stock Car & oval start)
2nd: Orange Show Speedway, CA
2nd: St. Johns Road Circuit, AZ
Finished 13 of 14 races with 8 Top-three Finishes (1 DNF for Flat tire)
Star Mazda North American Championship Series
(Only raced in two events)
2nd: Sebring, FL (Set fastest race lap)
3rd: Road Atlanta, (Stopped while leading Rookie points & 2nd overall points due to funding)
Selected to test for Jack Roush’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Team, Martinsville
Tested for Team USA A1GPat Paul Ricard, France
2004
Formula BMW- Team RED BULL American F1 Development Program
POLE: Lime Rock Park season opener, DNF to electrical while leading
1st: Indianapolis, IN
1st: Montreal, Canada
1st: Laguna Seca, CA (Track Record still held to date)
2nd: Denver, CO (Street race)
2nd: Denver, CO (Street race)
Track Record, Official F-BMW Series’ tests: Sebring, FL
Track Record, Official F-BMW Series’ tests: Putnam Park, IN.
Track Record, Official F-BMW Series’ tests: Valencia, Spain.
9 Podium Finishes out of 14 races. With 3 Mechanical DNFs
3rd: Championship Series
Formula Renault
1st: Toronto-Molson Indy race weekend (First time in a Formula Renault.) Fastest race lap.
Granja 500 Brazil
6th: Brazil’s Granja 500 12 hour kart race
(Top American finisher to ever reach the podium in 9 years running)
2003
Barber Dodge National Series
1st: Sebring, FL
1st: Lime Rock, CT
1st: Road America, WI
3rd: Championship Series
Top American Driver
Six Podium Finishes
Super Karts USA (SKUSA)
Runner Up and Rookie of the Year in “125 Shifter Pro” Class
SELECTED by Red Bull for F1 Drivers Search for 2004
PROFESSIONAL RACING REFERENCES
- Sam Schmidt
- Enrico Bertaggia/Ado De Micheli (Dream Racing CEOs)
- Michael & Marco Andretti
- Jimmy Vasser
- Bobby & Graham Rahal
- James Hinchcliff
- Alexander Rossi
- Derek & Conor Daly
PRO DRIVE/ INSTRUCTING RESUME/ DRIFT CAR DRIVER
- 2024 – Mustang Unleashed Tour Lead Drift Driver (JD)
- 2024 Mustang Mach E Hot Lap Driver (JD)
- 2023 – Pirelli F1 Hot Laps Driver for Alfa Romeo
- 2021-Present – Lead Instructor / Presenter EventLink Multiple manufactures
- 2021- Present – McLaren Dealer trainer / on track Instructor
- 2021- Yacademy (Gustavo Yacaman owner) Formula 4 Race Director
- 2019-Current – Professional Skydiving and Tandem instructor
- 2009 – Present – Bentley North America Drive Team / Dealer Training.
- 2011-2016 – Chief Instructor/Track Manager/Drift Car Driver at Dream Racing Las Vegas
- 2011-2015 – Bridgestone Teens Drive Smart program –Lead Instructor/ Presenter
- 2013 – Toyota Rav4 Launch. Lead facilitator (Toyota Motors)
- 2012 – Toyota Camry launch. Street drive facilitator (APEX)
- 2012 – Military Off Road Recovery driving instructor
- 2011,15,17 – Mercedes Benz Dealer Meeting- Pro Driver / Stage Drive Lead Driver (GO! Productions)
- 2011- Ford Performance Off Road Instructor
- 2010 – SEMA Show Mustang GT500- Drift Driver for Miller Motorsports Park
- 2009 -Present – Kia dealer launch Stage Drive – Lead Driver (GO! Productions)
- 2001 – First racing instructor to 2016 Indianapolis 500 Winner, Alex Rossi / Trained and coached in 2016 before competing as teammates for SKUSA SuperNationals kart race