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Trevor Bayne: One Step Closer to his Dream

WEST ALLIS, WI - JUNE 20: Trevor Bayne, driver...
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An exclusive interview with Trevor Bayne to discuss his new full-time Nationwide ride and his future.

Trevor Bayne was born in Knoxville, TN and like many young boys played all kinds of sports including t-ball and football. His life took a different direction at the age of five when he began racing go-karts and discovered his true passion.

Since then, this talented eighteen-year old has accumulated 22 championships.

He spent eight years on the go-kart circuit and achieved three World Championships, 300 feature wins and 18 State and Track Championships combined.

The next stop was the Allison Legacy Race Series where at 13 years of age, Bayne became the youngest to win the Top Rookie award. In 2005, he became the series National Champion. Continue reading →

The Future of NASCAR – Spotlight on Trevor Bayne

WEST ALLIS, WI - JUNE 20: Trevor Bayne, driver...
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When I first learned that Trevor Bayne had agreed to an interview, I began doing all the research. I gathered all his stats, read anything ever written about him and was satisfied that I knew all there was to know. If truth be told, I even had my opening paragraph written before our interview began. But preconceptions can be a dangerous thing as I quickly learned.

My first question to Trevor Bayne, one of NASCAR’s rising stars, was how he got into racing. I knew that one grandfather raced cars and another raced boats so I assumed that he grew up surrounded by a family of racers who encouraged him to go in that direction. Trevor was quick to set the record straight. Continue reading →