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Before
anyone at Lancaster Speedway ever heard the
name Jason Starnes, he had already turned
more laps than most of his heroes at the
track. Of course, this was all in his and
his brothers minds as they raced every day
in the junk cars out back, dreaming of one
day competing at the famed high banks. As he
got older, he, his dad and his brother all
helped work on Kenny Polston's cars, and he
waited for the day when he would begin his
driving career.
In 2004 Jason
would finally begin to follow that childhood
dream by competing in 9 races that season.
When the thought of number came up, his dad,
the car owner, said there was only one
number to run, the 4. Even though Jason said
he would prefer the 29, it would be four.
After all, he was the fourth in the family,
his dads work truck was number 4, his hero
was Kenny Polston, (who made the 4 famous at
Lancaster) ,his birthday was the fourth, it
was '04 when he started, and the reasons
continued. So that became his number, and he
raced a handful of events to get seat time
and learn.
'05 was his
first full season. It would be a season of
ups and downs as it is for most racers.
Jason used his time to learn more about
driving, the car, and the competition. He
raced at other tracks such as Chester, to
learn more about set ups. He listened to
anyone who he thought he could learn from,
and paid his dues. Towards the end of the
season, that hard work was starting to pay
off with better and better runs, culminating
in his first win in August.
07 has been his
breakout year though by far. Gone is the
familiar blue and white and in its place is
the bright red 4, looking very much like the
ones he started out playing in as a kid.
Jason has become a more relaxed, and
confident driver as well, and the results
are obvious. Jason has picked a handful of
wins this year, and more a likely with this
team becoming a contender each and every
week now.
Jason
would like to send a very special thanks to
the following people that have helped him
over the years.-
Special Thanks
Mom, Dad,
Wayne Webster
Allen Sterling
Kenneth Deese
Justin
Toni Starnes
Heather Waldrop
Amanda Blackwell
Jody Bigham
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