Leonard A. West

#19W

Leonard A. West drives the #19W IMCA Modified car. He lives in Mabelvale, Ark. His home track is I-30 Speedway but he can also be found racing at Beebe, AR and West Plains, MD.

He began racing Go Karts in 1968 at Addison, Vt. because he liked to race with his cousins. His first win was in 1970 in Karts at Brookfield, Vt. Career highlights include 1987 Granite State Mini Sprint Champion. He has raced Go Karts, Mini Sprints, Street Stock, Northern NASCAR Late Model Sportsman, Drag Cars and now runs an IMCA Modified.

The thrill of racing for him is wheel to wheel sideways on dirt. His most exciting racing moment was attending the IMCA Supernational at Boone. He is most proud of building, owning and operating Sugar Hill Speedway in Weare, NH. for 13 years, and building his own cars.

His racing heroes are Dave Dion and Bob McCreadie.

Of racing, Leonard says, "IMCA Racing is the best weekly racing program in the USA!".

His favorite racing website is www.thedirtforum.com .