Justin is a 13 year old seventh grader at Paul Hadley Middle School in Mooresville, Indiana.  He started racing quarter midgets when he was just five years old.  His second race brought his first trip to victory lane and he was hooked for life.  Over the next five years Justin managed to create an impressive resume for himself winning ten National titles and multiple other championships.

Then, in 2008 at the age of 10, he climbed into a 600cc Micro for the first time.  We ran 4 races at the end of the season to get geared up for the 2009 season.  When 2009 rolled around, Justin competed in the Restrictor class and learned the fine art of dirt racing as well as racing a bigger, heavier car.  By 2010 Justin was running the non-wing Outlaw class and added Outlaw wing by the end of the season.

2010 also brought an opportunity to run a Kenyon Midget on asphalt.  Again, he instantly found success.  Not only was he the youngest ever Kenyon Midget driver at the age of 11, but he also became the youngest ever winner after winning two of the seven races he competed in.  That success led to him being named the 2010 Simpson Performance Award winner and receiving the Rookie of the Year honors in the Kenyon Midget division by United States Speed Association (USSA).  Justin now has his sights set on the Rookie of the Year title in the POWRi series and getting his feet wet in the CRA Jegs All-Star Tour late models.

When he wasn’t on the race track, you could always find Justin playing baseball, on the golf course, or just hanging out with his buddies.  For the past two years he has played travel baseball for one of Indiana’s elite teams, the Indiana Prospects.  However, at the conclusion of the 2011 season, he decided to concentrate on racing full time and resigned his position on the team.

His dedication and determination to excel on the track is no different than what he shows in the classroom every day.  Justin is an honor roll student enrolled in advanced Math and Language and receiving high school credit as a seventh grader.  He hopes to become an engineer someday and has aspirations of driving racecars for a living.

To help with his public speaking and communications skills, Justin does a driver safety seminar for three first grade classes at a local elementary school every May as part of their Indianapolis 500 unit.  He teaches flags, terminology, safety equipment, and much more.  It is an invaluable experience for a young man.