Virginia Motor Speedway

 Tim Shelton

#55

Tim Shelton drives the #55 Sportsman Class car.  His home track is Virginia Motor Speedway.  He lives in Fredericksburg, VA.

Team members helping Tim are:  Wife - Cindy, Children - Brooke and Hunter, Bob Terry, Tommy Maxey, Dave Moon, Rick Luepert, Donnie Jett, Ed at Summit Recycling, Roy Anderson at Anderson's Race Cars.

Tim started racing in 1994 in the Enduro Class at Potomac Speedway because it was something he'd always dreamed of doing.  His first win was in '97 in the Charger Class at Mid Bay Raceway.  Career highlights include 3 wins in '97, 2 wins in '99 in Street Stock at Potomac, 2 wins at VMS in '03, 3 wins in '05 at VMS, Fall Classic win in '05 at VMS, 5 wins in'07 at VMS, 2 wins so far in '08 at VMS.

The thrill of racing for Tim is sliding into the corner 2 or 3 wide on the outside and coming out in front.  His most exciting racing moment was in '05 he got spun out while leading the race and went to the rear.  He came back to win with a last lap pass on the outside coming off of turn 4 for the Checkered!He's most proud of the involvement his family has had in it.  They race as a family.

Tim's racing hero is Dale Earnhardt Sr.

Of racing, Tim says, "Have fun, if you can't have fun, quit and spend your money where you will have fun.  Life's to short!".

Tim's favorite racing websites are www.racerap.com, www.virginiamotorspeedway.com and now www.LuvRacin.com