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Kaley
Engstrom
#61
Kaley Engstrom drives the #61 A Class Non
Wing Sprint Class car. Her home track is Kam Kartway but she can
also be found racing at Cowtown Speedway. She lives in Rhome, TX.
Team members helping Kaley are:
Dad, Gice, Steve Salisbury, McPherphsons, Brimmer, Dave Jones.
Kaley & Mike Engstrom are the car owners.
Kaley started racing in 2001 in the Kid
Karts Class at Denton Asphalt because she wanted to beat her sister,
Amber, and it's a family sport. Her first win was that same year.
Career highlights include 4 straight Go Kart Championships, youngest
girl picked for Women in the Winners Circle, '11 Outlaw Kart 25Occ
Champion, '09 A Main started at Tulsa Shootout in Restrictor.
The thrill of racing for Kaley is the
adrenaline rush. Your mind goes blank..it's just you and the
track! Her most exciting racing moment was making the A Main at
Tulsa Shootout in '09 for the first time ever running it. She's
most proud of winning at the English Creek 250cc Outlaw Kart Nationals
in Iowa.
Kaley's racing heroes are her sister,
Amber Martinez and Daryn Piitman.
Of racing, Kaley says, "It's just not
all about going fast and turning left. It's much more. And
that girls can do it too!".
Her favorite racing website is
www.elbowsup.com
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