Picture at Lancaster Motor  Speedway

 Nick Estes

#12

Nick Estes drives the #12 Street Stock Class car.  His home track is Lancaster Speedway.  He lives in Rock Hill, SC.  People who help Nick are:  Crew Chief - Marion Estes, Pit Crew - Barbara Thatcher, Red Campbell, Chris Carpenter, Mickey Deal, Kathy Estes and Raymond Brown.

He started racing in 1999 in the Pure Street Class at Chester Speedway because he was born and raised into it.  His first win was in 2001 in the Pure Street Class at Chester Speedway.  Career highlights include winning 2 races, one at Chester and one at Lancaster, voted Most Improved Driver of the Year in 2003 and finished 5th in the Points Championship in 2004.

The thrill of racing for Nick is the competitiveness of racing.  His most exciting racing moment was putting a doughnut on the side of Timbo Mangum.  He's most proud of outrunning driver twice to three times his age that have been racing longer than Nick has been alive.

Nick's racing hero is Rooster Ghant.

Of racing, Nick says, "Racing is not just going in circles...it involves competitiveness and skill!".