Picture at Grand Prairie Speedway

Jacob Pirkle

#41

Visit Jacob at www.myspace.com/jpiddles06

Jacob Pirkle drives the #41 Sport Mod Class car.  His home track is Kennedale Speedway Park but he can also be found racing at Grand Prairie Speedway and Cowtown Speedway.  He lives in Midlothian, TX.

Team members helping Jacob are:  Kasey Blair, Rich Vogel, Layne Pirkle, Robert McCoy, Justin McCoy.  Layne Pirkle is the car owner.

Jacob started racing in 2004 in the Limited Modified Class at Cowtown Speedway after starting out in Motorcross, then going to Go Karts and then the dirt track.  His first win was in '05 in the Limited Modified Class at Grand Prairie Speedway.  Career highlights include winning the final race of '07 season and then winning 3 races in the first two months of the '08 season, after winning 1 time in 3 years.

The thrill of racing for Jacob is the speed and the anxious feeling he gets before each race.  His most exciting racing moment has to be his first Feature win.  He's most proud of his great start of the '08 racing season.

Jacob's racing hero is Sammy Swindell.

Of racing, Jacob says, "Nothing beats the thrill and adrenaline you get from it!".

Jacob's favorite racing website is www.LuvRacin.com