Peter Hernandez

Whelen All-American

Peter Hernandez is no spring chicken.  Has many years of experience and with a team that doesnt have any experience to the Cup level.

He is a threat each week in the West Late Models and the Whelen All-American Racing Series.  Not sure if this is enough to push him through the ranks.

NASCARS first drive for diversity winner in 2006 and shows he can get it done by beating other drivers for the award.

Not sure if we will see him at the big show but is a fan favorite in California

Full name: Peter S. Hernandez

Hometown: Blue Island, IL

Age: 37

Occupation: Spraker Racing Enterprises    

Marital status: Single

Years in Racing:  30

Most Memorable Racing Moments:

2006 - Last Late Model Feature winner at Stockton 99 Speedway & becoming the first recipient of the NASCAR Drive for Diversity Driver of the Year award.

2005 - Being 1 of 16 drivers to compete at South Boston Speedway in the Drive for Diversity Combine and receiving a call from Bill McAnally asking me to race for him for the 2006 season.

2004 Mid American Stock Car Series CHAMPION

Winning 2 Features in one night

June 2001 Hawkeye Downs, Cedar Rapids Iowa

25 lap Mid-American Stock Car Series feature race

25 lap (MASCS) feature Cars vs. Trucks race

Racing Achievements:

2006 - Stockton 99 Speedway - Stockton, CA.

NASCAR Western Late Model Series

3 Feature Wins

10 Top 5's

12 Top 10's

4th in Final Point Standings

Will go down in history as the last ever feature winner in a Late Model at Stockton 99 Speedway (9/16/06)

First recipient of the NASCAR Drive for Diversity Driver of the Year Award

2005 - Drive for Diversity Program

Competed against 16 others at South Boston Speedway in South Boston, VA. in October and became one of the 8 drivers chosen for the 2006 Drive for Diversity Program racing for Bill McAnally Racing & Richard Childress Development Program

2004 Mid Am Stock Car Series

SERIES CHAMPION

14 Top 5 finishes

2003 Highlight in Mid American Car

Inaugural Bahama Bracket Nationals - Tucson, AZ

Feature Winner

2002 Mid American Stock Car Series

Place 2nd in the points championship

2 Feature wins

7 Top five finishes

12 Top ten finishes

2001 Mid-American Stock Car Series

Placed 3rd in the points championship

5 Feature wins

Voted Sportsman of the Year by his fellow drivers

2000 Mid-American Stock Car Series

Place 8th in the points championship

Runner-up for the Rookie of the Year honors

Prior to 2000

Raced several years at local tracks in the Mid Am division as well as the Late Model division. In 1999 raced in the Late Model division at Raceway Park (IL.) Won Rookie of the Year honors and finished 4th in the overall points. In 1994 finished 3rd in overall points in the Late Model  division at the Grundy County Speedway. In 1992 was crowned the Enduro King at Raceway Park (IL.) Completed 1896 laps out of a possible 2000. From 1984 through 1987 competed in the Hobby Stock division at Raceway Park (IL.)

Racing started at the age of 4 in the Quarter Midgets of America Division New Carlisle, IN winning numerous trophies and ribbons until the age of 10.