After a great performance at Placerville Speedway on August 6th, the Honda 2.0 engine will be pulled out to do a few upgrades for more torque and horsepower by Danny Crower at Crower Performance. It will be ready to hit the track again on September 4th and 5th for the Louie Vermeil Classic in Calistoga on September 5 & 6th. Hope to see you there!
Jake started 16th in the main event and finished 6th. Received the Hard Charger Award for passing 10 cars.
Jake take McQueen #7 and Jossett #2 three wide into turn 3 going for 4th place in his heat race on 7/11/09 Ventura Raceway
Jake Swanson and his #88 Schankerman Focus Midget
Perris Auto Speedway 4th of July Race Autograph session
Fly by at the PAS
#88 Jake and #91 Brody on the start
Jake driving it in hard..
Jake in his #88 Schankerman Focus midget before his Main Event Win at the PAS
4th of July Fireworks at the PAS
Jake take home a 2nd place finish at Perris Auto Speedway on the 4th of July 2009
Jake scores 2nd at the PAS on 7-4-09
This was Jakes first USAC Western States Midget race. Started 18th and finished 13th
Jake Swanson takes home a 9th place effort at Ventura Raceway
Jake Swanson getting interviewed by I-10 Speedways, Lucas Oil's Greg Scheidecker
This Bruce with my #05 Midget that he built the engine for.
Jake Swanson's #05 Crower Honda Midget at Bruce's shop
Jake Swanson takes home his 1st USAC Midget Heat Race Win in his #05 Goodwine Glass, Orange County Tank Testing, Lucas Oil, K&N Filters, Crower, Honda Racing HPD, Mothers Polish, So Cal Performance, Oakley, Sealth Midget at Hanford Speedway 10/3/09.
DATE USAC SERIES LOCATION TRACK TRACK TYPE LAPS
2/19 Midget Tucson, AZ USA Raceway 3/8 D 40
2/25 Midget Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas Motor Speedway 1/2 D 30
2/26 Midget Lake Perris, CA Perris Auto Speedway 1/2 D 30
2/27 Midget Lake Perris, CA Perris Auto Speedway 1/2 D 30
4/3 Midget Ventura, CA Ventura Raceway 1/5 D 30
4/17 Midget Bakersfield, CA Bakersfield Speedway 1/3 D 30
5/1 Midget Chowchilla, CA Chowchilla Raceway 1/3 D 30
5/15 Midget Santa Maria, CA Santa Maria Speedway 1/3 D 30
5/22 Midget Ventura, Ventura Raceway 1/5 D 30
6/26 Midget Bakersfield, CA Bakersfield Speedway 1/3 D 30
7/17 Midget Stockton, CA Stockton 99 Speedway 1/4 P 30
8/21 Midget Lake Perris, CA Perris Auto Speedway 1/2 D 30
9/4 Midget Calistoga, CA Calistoga Speedway 1/2 D 20
9/5 Midget Calistoga, CA Calistoga Speedway 1/2 D 25
10/2 Midget TBA
10/16 Midget Ventura, CA Ventura Raceway 1/5 D 30
10/30 Midget Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas Motor Speedway 1/2 D 30
11/13 Midget Tulare, CA Thunderbowl Raceway 1/3 D 30
11/20 Midget Ventura, CA Ventura Raceway 1/5 D 30
11/21 Midget San Bernardino, CA Orange Show Speedway 1/4 D 30
11/25 Midget Irwindale, CA Toyota Speedway At Irwindale 1/2 D 98
11/27 Midget Lake Perris, C Perris Auto Speedway 1/2 D 30
D.O.B.: 4/21/1993
Hometown: Anaheim Ca.
Division: USAC Western States Dirt Midget
Chassis: Stealth
Car number: #05 Midget
Car owner: #05 Walker/Goodwine/Henry
Racing surface: Dirt and Pavement
Occupation: Cypress High School 3.65 GPA
Racing Accomplishments:
2008
·Won the PRA Jr. Focus Series Dirt, Pavement, and Combo Championship
3rd in USAC Jr. Focus Points Standings
4 Wins in 2008 season in 21 starts
16 Podium Finishes in 21 starts
18 Top Five Finishes in 21 starts
2007-2001
·Won the Irwindale Twin 25 Quarter Midget race two years in a row
·Went undefeated and Won the 2003 So Cal Kart Championship
·Won the Memorial Day Weekend Double
·Set a Quarter Midget World Record driving for the Nine Racing Team (Steve Lewis)
·Mud Slingers Dirt Quarter Midget Series Champion
·Quarter Midget Class Champion Rookie Year
·8 career track records
·29 career feature wins
Racing or other career goals: To Win the next race! I hope to be able to use my skills and race full time for a good team in many different series, from USAC all the way up to NASCAR, IRL or F1.
Sponsors: Goodwine Glass, Lucas Oil, Orange County Tank Testing, K&N Filters, Crower, Mothers Polish, So Cal Performance, Oakley, & One Day Signs
Special Thank You to my driver and career coaches, Wally Pankratz, The Cowboy Tony Jones and Steve Lewis
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