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Meet Justin Larson….Posted December 12th, 2007
88 Justin Larson-Clearwater, Florida. (Justin Larson Racing)
By Matt Prieur-ASA Late Model Series
Lexington, Michigan (12/12/2007): A new feature on the cars and stars of the
ASA Late Model Series Presented by GM Performance Parts begins today
(Wednesday December 12, 2007) and will continue every Wednesday right up
to the 2008 ASALMS Challenge Division Season Opener in Hudson, North
Carolina on Friday and Saturday March 14-15, 2008.
Welcome to “Meet the ASALMS Drivers”! This feature will highlight the lighter
side of our ASALMS teams and our drivers. All in an effort to get to know each
and every one of the pilots who will call the ASALMS home for the upcoming
2008 season.
The 2008 Season actually begins with a “Non-Points” race on Thursday,
Friday, and Saturday January 24-25-26, 2008 at the USA (FL) International
Speedway in Lakeland, Florida as part of SpeedFest 2008. The Crate Late
Model Challenge 100 will kick start the 2008 campaign and will be the earliest
date ever in the history of the Six-Year-Old series that the season will start.
On all three ASALMS websites, three drivers will be featured. On the ASALMS
Challenge Division Website, Two-Time ASALMS Feature Winner in 2007,
Jacob Goede will be the first driver highlighted! The New Germany, Minnesota
driver picked up Two (2) of the biggest wins of last season when he won
ASALMS Features at the Iowa (IA) Speedway and later at the Bristol (TN)
Motor Speedway.
On the ASALMS Northern Division website; 2008 Rookie of the Year title
contender, 22-year-old Kyle Hayden, who calls Clio, Michigan home is the
featured driver. The 2007 Sportsman Track Champion and Rookie of the Year
at the Dixie (MI) Motor Speedway, scored One (1) Feature win in his
championship season, and will make the transition into the ASALMS for the
2008 season and is widely regarded as a top freshman contender in the North.
Finally on the ASALMS Southern Division website; Another 2008 Rookie of the
Year title contender is featured; Clearwater, Florida freshman, Justin Larson.
The 19-year-old Sunshine State driver comes to the ASALMS after having
spent the 2007 season primarily in the Florida based Goodyear Challenge
Series where he finished Fifth in the final points standings with One (1)
Feature Win.
Welcome to the first Southern Division installment of “Meet the ASALMS
Drivers” and we begin with Clearwater, Florida freshman, Justin Larson;
Drivers Name: Justin Larson
Car #/Division: 88 Southern
Birthday/Age: 05/09/1988 (19)
Hometown: Clearwater, Florida
Height/Weight: 5′9, 145
Marital Status/Children-Names/Ages: Single - No Children
Occupation: Race car driver, loader operator
Hobbies: Racing, Boating, Fishing
Accomplishments in Racing: 7 National Karting Championships
10 Grand National Championships
11 Florida State Championships29 WKA Fast Time Awards
Over 300 wins in Karting
Skip Barber Scholarship Winner
Florida Mini Stock Rookie of the Year
FASCAR Goodyear Challenge Series: One win, Two Poles
FASCAR Sunbelt Series: Three Poles
Heroes: Parents, Dale Earnhardt
Dream Car: 55 Chevy Bel-Air
Accomplishments in Life: High School Diploma
Favorite Part About Race Day: Qualifying, it’s the fastest you will go all day…
Most Noticeable Trait: My Red Hair
Pet Peeves: Liars, Cheaters.
Something I’d Like to Change About Myself/Others: Jealousy
If I Wasn’t Racing, I’d be: Boating or Fishing.
Best Part About Being Me: The Great Support I get from Family members and
friends.
Qualities I Admire in Another Person: The willingness this person has to always
help myself and others.
Favorite Foods: Chicken and Turkey
Favorite Restaurants: Arigatos Japanese Steakhouse
Favorite Movies: Days of Thunder, Top Gun
Favorite T.V. Shows: CSI
Favorite Music: Country
Favorite Bands/Singers: Brooks and Dunn
If you are a registered driver for the 2007 season and for the upcoming 2008
campaigns and would like to be featured on “Meet the ASALMS Teams”,
please use the form provided. Just copy and paste into your writing program:
2008 ASA Late Model Series Driver Information
Please e-mail the “Meet the ASALMS Teams” form to the ASALMS at: 2008
ASA Late Model Series Driver Profiles
For more information about the 2007 ASA Late Model Series Awards Banquet
and Weekend of Champions as well as the 2008 seasons within all four
divisions of the ASALMS, you can call the ASALMS home offices during normal
business hours Monday through Friday 9:00am-5:00pm (EST) at: 1 (800) 385-
2503.
You can also log onto any of the three websites for more information
concerning the 2007 season. For the Challenge Division, go to: ASALMS
Challenge Division For the Northern Division and USPRO Cup Series, log in at:
ASALMS Northern Division and finally for the Southern Division click on:
ASALMS Southern Division
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