| AGE:
20 |
| HEIGHT: 5'8" |
| WEIGHT: 155 LBS |
| BIRTHPLACE: Atlanta, GA |
| MARITAL STATUS: Single |
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HOMETOWN: Atlanta, GA |
| RESIDENCE:
Indianapolis, IN |
| RACING GOALS: To race in the highest levels of open-wheel racing |
| MOST MEMORABLE ACHIEVEMENTS: Winning the SKUSA race at Jacksonville, FL in April of 2001 |
| RACING HEROES: Ayrton Senna |
| IF NOT RACING: I'd probably go into marketing |
| PHILOSOPHY: Go big or go home. |
| BEST ADVICE: Recognize opportunities and utilize them. |
| ADMIRES IN OTHERS: Self-confidence |
| GREATEST INFLUENCE: My dad |
| PHYSICAL PREPARATION: Working out and eating right |
| MENTAL PREPARATION: Visualize track and run mental laps |
| HOBBIES:
Working Out, FSU Football,
Kappa Sigma, Golf, Wakeboarding, Being with my friends and
Fraternity Brothers |
| FAVORITE CLOTHES:
Jeans or Khaki shorts with
polos |
| FAVORITE MUSIC:
Anything, AC/DC, Better than
Ezra |
| FAVORITE CD: Back in Black — AC/DC |
| PERSONAL VEHICLE: Honda S2000 |
| FAVORITE CAR: Acura NSX |
| FAVORITE BOOK:
Da Vinci Code |
| FAVORITE TV SHOWS:
Family Guy, Law and Order SVU, MXC Favorite |
| TV SHOW THAT I HATE: The West Wing |
| FAVORITE MOVIE:
Old School, The Big Lebowski, Napoleon Dynamite, Saving
Private Ryan |
| FAVORITE ACTORS:
Will Ferell, Tom Hanks |
| FAVORITE ACTRESSES: Jamie Pressly |
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FAVORITE DRINK: Water |
| FAVORITE FOOD: Sushi |
| PERSONAL COOKING SPECIALTY: Lasagna |
| FAVORITE DRINK: Like any native Atlantan, Coke |
| BEST DAY OF THE YEAR:
The first FSU football game of the season |
| WORST DAY OF THE YEAR:
Exam Week |
| WEAKNESS:
Sometimes I don't speak up
when I need to |
| GREATEST AGGRAVATION: Complete arrogance |
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Chris is a freshman at Florida State University majoring in Marketing.
An avid fan of college football and a Florida State
Seminole all the way
Played baseball through his Junior year of high school. He was a center fielder and batted leadoff. |
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| CAREER HIGHLIGHTS |
| 2007 |
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| 2006 |
In 2006 Chris raced with
Eddie Cheever Racing
as pilot of the #51 Formtek/CareCentric
Indy Pro Series car. Eddie Cheever guided Chris'
development as he began testing in the IndyCar. The Indy Pro Series has 12 races in the
United States
running with the Indy Racing League cars every weekend
including the
Indianapolis
500, but with one featured event at the Formula One
Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motorspeedway in June. |
| 2005 |
Joined Sam Schmidt Motorsports as one of 3 drivers in the Infiniti Pro Series.
While driving the #19 SpacePak/CareCentric car,
Chris had 6 top five finishes in the Indy Pro Series
including a second place at Phoenix and a third place on
the road course at Indianapolis Motorspeedway in the
Liberty 100 held at the United States Formula One Grand
Prix. |
| 2004 |
Raced for Rahal
Letterman as the team's second driver in the Toyota Atlantic Championship. Driver of the #25 SpacePak/CareCentric Toyota Swift. Finished 8th overall in the Toyota Atlantic Championship and 3rd in the rookie of the year standings, with nine top ten finishes.
Finished a career best 6th at Portland International Raceway. |
| 2003 |
Ran the 2003 Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship for PR1 Motorsports.
Posted ten top-ten results in 14 starts including a season best finish of fourth at Phoenix
Signed with Condor Motorsports to
run the 2003 Fran-Am Winter World Series
Championship.
Ran a limited schedule for Paul Tracy Karting, collecting seven wins and eight pole positions in the 23 events he entered.
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| 2002 |
Collected six wins, three seconds, 13 podiums results and seven pole positions as a factory driver for Paul Tracy Karting
Finalist for the Skip Barber/CART National Racing Scholarship
Finished third in the SKUSA Winter Pro Series ICC/125cc Shifterkart Pro Class
Was the CART Stars of Tomorrow Southern Region champion. Finished fifth in the National Stars of Tomorrow event held at Elkhart Lake's Road America
Finished fifth in the SKUSA Pro-Moto Tour Eastern Zone Championship.
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| 2001 |
Joined Paul Tracy Karting as a factory driver teaming with 2003 Atlantic champion A.J. Allmendinger and Matt Jaskol
Finished third in SuperKarts USA Winter Pro Series (S1 Class Adult Pro 125cc) as a rookie
Finished seventh in the SKUSA Pro-Moto Tour Eastern Zone Championship.
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| 2000 |
Factory driver for Energy Karting Team in World Karting Association and finished third WKA National Series
Finished second in his first appearance at North American Karting Championships at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the Formula Yamaha Junior
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| 1999 |
Regional Karting Champion as he finished first in points in Georgia in the Junior 2-cycle category) |
| 1998 |
Began Kart racing at age 13.
Captured seven podium results en route to finishing sixth in the region in points (Georgia Junior 4-stroke category)
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| RACING HISTORY |
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