07/28/2009
Young Charges To Seventh
At Riverhead
Chris Young finished seventh in the legends race at Riverhead
Raceway last weekend. Though top-10s have become the norm for
Young, the night was special for the 15-year-old racer as he
proudly competed against a group of friends and other hungry
development racers.
“It was a fun race because Kyle Beattie, Andrea Hans and Cody
Humphries came up from North Carolina to race at Riverhead. I
knew it was going to be exciting,” Young said.
The competition meant hard racing for Young, who saw trouble
early.
“I went from fifth to third but on lap 2, I got popped, I went
around and that put me in the back,” he said of his heat run.
“On the last lap, I put it in really deep into 3 on the outside.
It was a drag race to the line.”
With less than a dozen cars making the cutoff, Young was anxious
to know whether or not he’d be racing through the night. But,
his answer wouldn’t come easy as debates between the scorer and
chief steward went back and forth before Young was given the go
ahead to advance.
After Beattie had wrecked his car during his heat, Young lent
him his backup for the consolation race and the two battled
throughout before both moved on to the feature. After starting
21st, Young settled in with competitors Beattie and Humphries,
making his way through the field.
“Kyle, Cody and I were making our way through the field. There
were a lot of cautions. So we just drove through and moved up,”
he said.
Once the checkered flag waved, the Young had valiantly
maneuvered his way into seventh after starting deep in the
field.
“I’m getting a lot more comfortable at Riverhead,” Young said.
“Every time I’m out there, I learn something new.”
Young has had a successful summer, making history at Riverhead
as the first 15-year-old allowed to compete and following that
up by becoming the track’s first heat race winner under the age
of 16.
In order to reflect on his season to date and share some
vacation time with his family, Young will spend a couple of
weeks away from the racetrack before returning to Riverhead on
August 9th.
About Chris Young
Chris Young is a 15-year-old legends car racer. He’s been around
racing his entire life, and recently began driving himself. He
hopes to gain experience in the legends cars before making a
move up the racing ladder.
Chris is a member of the Team Full Throttle NASCAR Driver
Development Program and is represented by Driver Development
Services, Inc., Charlotte , N.C.
Team Full Throttle is a Mooresville, N.C., based driver
development program that specializes in all areas of personal
and professional development, including leadership, teamwork,
and communications as well as marketing, promotion, and on-track
driving skills. TFT currently comprises over 30 racers who
reside and race in all regions of the country.
For more information on Chris Young or Team Full Throttle, visit
www.goteamfullthrottle.com or contact 704-664-1755.
Source: Team Full Throttle
Posted: July 28, 2009
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