#33 Michael is 38 years old did from Morton's Gap Ky. He races modifieds at his home track of Western Ky. at Nebo and WKS, KLMS, Windy Hollow, and Soggy Bottoms. Michael began racing in 1994 in a bomber at Pennyrile Raceway. Dirt racing is a tradition in the Coakley family. The late Wayne Coakley started racing in 1969. There have been five different Coakleys to race Wayne, and two brothers Gerald and R.C., raced up the 70s. Jerry son of R.C. who started at 15 and Michael. Michael won his second race in his rookie year of 1994 in a bomber at the Pennyrile Raceway. The car is a Chevy/WT Harris. Michael is proud of winning at least one feature in 6-8 seasons and never finishing out of the top 5 in points at Western Ky. Speedway. Michaels greatest thrill was the first time he started a race in a modified at Windy Hollow knowing that all of his relatives had raced there. He started 12th and finished 3rd. The goals in racing for Michael is to continue to win. To win a track championship and to keep the legendary memory of #33 Wayne Coakley. His Mom and Dad, Dwayne Rogers, his brother-in-law Clayton. He also wants to thank Jerry Coakley for putting him in a Mod and Lloyd Donahoo for letting me use his car. Quote:" Its a Coakley family racin tradition. Lets go racin."
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