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Mason Mingus: Local Driver Competing During All-American 400 Weekend
For Immediate Release
Fairgrounds Speedway PR
October 26, 2009
When Mason Mingus began his racing career at only seven-years-old in the quarter midgets division, it only took three races for him to prove he far exceeded the normal novice status for someone his age. Mingus, from Brentwood, Tennessee, advanced on to several big wins in his two-year quarter midget career and successfully earned a top-five position in points in two separate divisions.
Mingus’ next racing stop landed him in the Mini Cups division where the speeds increased along with his enthusiasm and sheer excitement. Adults and children alike get a small dose of what authentic racing can be in the ½-scale Mini Cup cars, so Mingus competed there for two years and captured five wins and two top-5 finishes.
Following along in NASCAR star Carl Edwards’ footsteps, Mingus next strapped in to compete in the Baby Grand Series. These fast machines are 2/3-scale race cars that can easily hit speeds up to 100 miles per hour. In Mingus’ first full season he earned the Eastern National Championship as he raced all over the east and mid-west states.
In 2008 Mingus was in pursuit of a season championship in the Baby Grand Series when he mentioned an interest in seizing an opportunity for seat time in a Late Model Series stock car. Gardner Racing, located in Louisville, Kentucky, offered Mingus a Late Model test at
Beech Bend Speedway in Bowling Green, Kentucky. With only a handful of test laps completed Mingus nearly mirrored the lap times of seasoned weekly competitors and left no doubt he was poised enough to race a Late Model at only thirteen-years-old.
By April 2009 Mingus began competing in a newly-formed series called the KEN-TEN Series where Late Model racers from Kentucky and Tennessee battle for border bragging rights. Mingus impressively scored five top-5 finishes in only ten events and ended the season in eighth-place in the final points tally. He also won a 50-lap race at The Kentucky Motor Speedway in Whitesville, Kentucky, the same track where NASCAR stars Darrell and Michael Waltrip, Jeremy Mayfield, and the Green brothers all began their racing careers.
Next up on Mingus’ climb up the racing ladder will be when he tests his mettle at the prestigious All-American 400 at the Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville, Tennessee on November 1st. Kevin Gardner, Mingus’ car owner and crew chief for the Diamond Equipment/Chartwell Properties Ford Fusion, will be on hand in Nashville to try and push the young rookie beyond expectations.
“It should be a great show at Nashville for the fans and hopefully a great showing for our team. We’re ready to go out and see if we can capture one of those cool guitar trophies,” said Mingus.
When Mingus isn’t racing, he is a typical fourteen-year-old student at Franklin Road Academy. He is the current back-up linebacker and fullback for the varsity football team. Mingus is also on the school’s wrestling team where his middle school record was 15-2 and he was 4-2 as part of the varsity team.
Come out this weekend, October 30, 31, and November 1st to see if Mingus can capture his first CRA Racing division win at the historical .596 asphalt short track during the All-American 400 racing weekend.
Photo Courtesy of PBO Media Productions
Mason Mingus: Local Driver Competing During All-American 400 Weekend
For Immediate Release
Fairgrounds Speedway PR
October 26, 2009
When Mason Mingus began his racing career at only seven-years-old in the quarter midgets division, it only took three races for him to prove he far exceeded the normal novice status for someone his age. Mingus, from Brentwood, Tennessee, advanced on to several big wins in his two-year quarter midget career and successfully earned a top-five position in points in two separate divisions.
Mingus’ next racing stop landed him in the Mini Cups division where the speeds increased along with his enthusiasm and sheer excitement. Adults and children alike get a small dose of what authentic racing can be in the ½-scale Mini Cup cars, so Mingus competed there for two years and captured five wins and two top-5 finishes.
Following along in NASCAR star Carl Edwards’ footsteps, Mingus next strapped in to compete in the Baby Grand Series. These fast machines are 2/3-scale race cars that can easily hit speeds up to 100 miles per hour. In Mingus’ first full season he earned the Eastern National Championship as he raced all over the east and mid-west states.
In 2008 Mingus was in pursuit of a season championship in the Baby Grand Series when he mentioned an interest in seizing an opportunity for seat time in a Late Model Series stock car. Gardner Racing, located in Louisville, Kentucky, offered Mingus a Late Model test at Beech Bend Speedway in Bowling Green, Kentucky. With only a handful of test laps completed Mingus nearly mirrored the lap times of seasoned weekly competitors and left no doubt he was poised enough to race a Late Model at only thirteen-years-old.
By April 2009 Mingus began competing in a newly-formed series called the KEN-TEN Series where Late Model racers from Kentucky and Tennessee battle for border bragging rights. Mingus impressively scored five top-5 finishes in only ten events and ended the season in eighth-place in the final points tally. He also won a 50-lap race at The Kentucky Motor Speedway in Whitesville, Kentucky, the same track where NASCAR stars Darrell and Michael Waltrip, Jeremy Mayfield, and the Green brothers all began their racing careers.
Next up on Mingus’ climb up the racing ladder will be when he tests his mettle at the prestigious All-American 400 at the Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville, Tennessee on November 1st. Kevin Gardner, Mingus’ car owner and crew chief for the Diamond Equipment/Chartwell Properties Ford Fusion, will be on hand in Nashville to try and push the young rookie beyond expectations.
“It should be a great show at Nashville for the fans and hopefully a great showing for our team. We’re ready to go out and see if we can capture one of those cool guitar trophies,” said Mingus.
When Mingus isn’t racing, he is a typical fourteen-year-old student at Franklin Road Academy. He is the current back-up linebacker and fullback for the varsity football team. Mingus is also on the school’s wrestling team where his middle school record was 15-2 and he was 4-2 as part of the varsity team.
Come out this weekend, October 30, 31, and November 1st to see if Mingus can capture his first CRA Racing division win at the historical .596 asphalt short track during the All-American 400 racing weekend.
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