Picture at Wake County Speedway

 Joshua B. Harper

#81

Joshua Harper drives the #81 Stock 4 Cylinder Class car.  His home track is Wake County Speedway.  He lives in Apex, NC.

Team members helping Joshua are:  Tommy Harper, Bonnie Harper, Karen Harper, Jeff O'Neal, Robert Bailey, Randy Miller, Jimmy Byrd, Ronnie Hearn, Pat Patterson, John & Jean Ardis, Brooks Ardis.  Thomas Harper is the car owner.

Joshua started racing in 1995 in the Stock Class at Wake County Speedway as second generation driver.  His first win was in 2007 in the Stock Class at Wake County Speedway.  Career highlights include his first win in '07 and 5 Top 3 out of 7 races.

The thrill of racing for Joshua is the adrenaline rush.  His most exciting racing moment was when he barrel rolled the race car down the race track     3 1/2 times, landing on his roof!   He's most proud of the family interaction with racing....Mom, Dad, everyone.

Joshua's racing hero is his Dad, Tommy Harper.

Of racing, Joshua says, "Don't knock it till you try it!".