Picture at Coles County Speedway

 Credence Mott

#5

Visit Credence at www.myspace.com/creedthebassist

Credence Mott drives the #5 Multi Class Sprint car.  His home track is Southern Illinois Raceway but he can also be found racing at Coles County Speedway, Wayne County Speedway and Paducah International Raceway.  He lives in Vienna, IL.

Team members helping Credence are:  Mom, Dad, Grandma and Grandpa Bailey, Rick Odum, Josh Kilgore, Trey Homes, Jason McBride, Kara King, Rick King, Derrick King, the late Dean King, Mark Stallard, Scotty Smith, Paul Albers.  Morris and Darrell Mott are the car owners.

Credence started racing in 1998 in the Jr. Sprint Class at Southern Illinois Raceway because his Dad got out of ATV racing and into 250
Singles and the rest is history.  His first win was that same year.  Career highlights include Track Championships at Southern Illinois Raceway in A Class in 2005, Restrictor Class in 2003 - 2004, 24 Feature wins in 2005 (A Class) and 2004 (Restrictor Class), plus many other wins.

The thrill of racing for Credence is all the fun and the adrenaline rushes.  His most exciting racing moment were Fast Time at Nationals at Will Roger's Raceway in Claremore, OK in '05 and the B Main the next day was a close tie.  He's most proud of how much he's done in racing for a 16 year old.

Credence's racing heroes are Dale Earnhardt Sr., Hunter Schuerenberg, Rick King.

Of racing, Credence says, "It is NOT as easy as it looks.  It's fun, but can wear you out not only physically but mentally.  There are a lot of mind games in it!".

His favorite racing websites are www.travissenter.com and www.hunterschuerenberg.com