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From: 26 Malvern Avenue, Richmond, Virginia
23221 or 804-340-1977
Age: 36
DOB: 9-1-69
Ht: 5'10"
Married
Self-employed
Sunny Hobbs is an up-and-coming female
professional racecar driver. Her ambition, talent
and determination coupled with her camera-friendly
and fan-friendly personality will lead her to
success. Sunny's goals include competing in more
ARCA races and/or Busch series events.
Sunny has diverse racing experience on oval
tracks and road courses, sports cars and stockcars.
Her stock car experience includes ARCA, IPOWER
(previously NASCAR Dash), Late Model Stock Cars and
Late Model Trucks. In addition to her stock car
racing, Sunny has been racing in NASA and SCCA.
Sunny has gained valuable on-track experience by
competing in her first two ARCA events in 2002
– Daytona International Speedway, the Discount
Auto Parts 200, February, 2002, finishing 31st on
lead lap and at Atlanta Motor Speedway, qualifying
19th (with no previous track time there) and
finished 33rd, due to oil pump problem on lap
72.
For the last two years, Sunny had competed in
NASCAR's Weekly Racing Series in a Late Model Stock
Car at Caraway Speedway in Asheboro, NC. The NASCAR
Weekly Series is the country's leading program for
weekly short track racing.
In addition to her stock car racing, Sunny has
been competing in various sports car events
sanctioned by the SCCA (Sports Car Club of America)
and NASA (National Auto Sport Assoc.)with a recent
win at Virginia International Raceway in the
Valentine’s Day 200, a NASA endurance race,
driving a Factory Five Cobra.
In 1999, Sunny was selected, after try-outs to
compete in the WGGT (Women's Global GT), a series
featuring the fastest women drivers from around the
world in identical Panoz/Ford Esperante race
cars.
In 1998, Sunny logged a partial season as a
rookie in the Late Model Stock Car division of
NASCAR Winston Racing Series at short tracks in
Virginia. She raced the #32 Monte Carlo at South
Boston Speedway, Langley Speedway and finished up
the season at Southampton Motor Speedway.
She races NASCAR saloons
and American Women's Global GT cars.
Sunny is an excellent spokesperson with
television experience and ease in front of the
camera. She participated in the Richmond area
Public Library program, Race Into Reading, a summer
goal-oriented program to encourage reading, for
children of all ages. Sunny was also an advocate
for the Susan G. Komen Foundation and the Race for
the Cure to promote awareness of breast cancer
research and treatment, when competing as a member
of the Lyn St. James Automotive Team. She attended
the Lyn St. James Driver Development Program in
Nov. 1995, which included seat time in a Spec
Racer, IMSA Mustang and ASA stock car. Her hometown
is Richmond, Virginia
Source: sunnyhobbs.com
In 2 career ARCA RE/MAX Series starts in 2002,
finished 31st at Daytona and 33rd at Atlanta after
qualifying career-best 19th. Veteran of NASCAR
Winston Racing Series late models and Sportsman at
Caraway Speedway, Southampton Motor Speedway, South
Boston Speedway, Southside Speedway, Langley
Speedway and Old Dominion Speedway since 1994.
Tested 14th quickest in ARCA RE/MAX Series testing
among 30 drivers at Daytona Int'l Speedway in
preparation for her attempt at making the starting
grid for Daytona in '02. Has also successfully
completed Andy Hillenburg's Fast Track High
Performance driving school at Charlotte as well as
the Lyn St. James Driver Development program. Won
an SCCA-sanctioned event in the Improved Touring A
(ITA) class on the 2.5-mile Summit Point road
course in Winchester VA in 2001. Also veteran of
SCCA road racing at Rockingham and Mid-Ohio race
courses. Placed 5th in points in Pro Truck Series
division at Southern National Speedway '96. Earned
a Bachelor's degree in International Relations from
the American University in Washington DC.
Snippets
Racin' for a Livin' - Sunny takes the 11th
spot. 8/1/06
Sunny Hobbs has been selected as one of fifty race
car driver's (including 10 other women) for an
upcoming racing reality TV show - Racin' for a
Livin'. The competition starts with Fans Voting
Online to select the top 12 drivers. Only these 12
drivers, selected solely by fan voting, progress to
the TV show. Then they compete in race cars, on
different courses, judged by top drivers, crew
chiefs and broadcasters. The winner receives a
fully-funded and sponsored ride for a limited
number of races in the NASCAR Busch Series. Please
go to www.racinforalivin.com
and show your support! Vote and Vote Often - you
can vote as often as you like! Sunny
News
Hobbs
Ready for 12 Hour Race
Sunny will be racing this weekend as a member of
the PRG Racing Team in the 12 hour Devil in the
Dark road racing event at New Jersey Motorsports
Park. PRG Racing Team with drivers Jon Goodman, AJ
Gillum, Sunny Hobbs and Alan Olson have chosen to
promote & raise funds for Mini’s Mission,
a charitable fundraising program for pediatric
cancer, during SCCA’s grueling 12 hour race.
SCCA Endurance Racing has a long history and can
trace its roots back to the legendary classics such
as the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Daytona 24 Hours, &
12 Hours of Sebring.
Source: www.sunnyhobbs.com/new/?p=177
American
University Alumna Sunny Hobbs Poised to Make Speedy
Comeback
After years in the fast lane – literally
– Sunny Hobbs, BA/SIS '92, put her career as a
racecar driver on hold to start a family. But now
that her twin girls are four years old, and her son
is two, she is back on the track and looking
forward to having her family cheer her on. But
Hobbs knows it won't be easy: "It's tough. I think
returning to a career is tough for any woman who
has kids… but I think people go back to what
they love, and that's what I'm trying to do."
Hobbs discovered her need for speed after
graduating from American University with a degree
in international relations. She was drawn to both
the driving and engineering aspects of racing as
well as the fierce competition. Hobbs explains,
"It's extremely competitive. Everybody in the top
five or ten at any track is a hundredth of a second
off of each other in terms of speed… You're
always on the edge."
She says her time at AU has helped her succeed.
"The experience I had at American was such a
positive one. It gave me the confidence to believe
I could do whatever I wanted to do. Obviously,
racing cars doesn't have anything to do with
international relations, but I do think it makes me
more marketable. It helps me in my sponsor search
and in dealing with other people in sports," she
says.
Hobbs also has maintained friendships with her
Alpha Chi Omega sorority sisters. When she raced at
Daytona Speedway, five of her sorority sisters
cheered her on from the stands.
Staging a comeback is a challenge, but Hobbs is
driven. "Last year, all I wanted to do was get back
in a racecar, any racecar. It didn't matter where
it was or what kind of track it was on. I didn't
care. I just needed to get in a car, so I could say
I had raced," she recalls.
During the past six months, Hobbs has been
behind the wheel and searching for sponsors –
a particularly difficult task in this economy for
any professional driver. She recently raced at Old
Dominion Speedway and placed second, along with two
teammates, in a four-hour endurance race at Summit
Point.
She also was back at the legendary Daytona
Speedway recently to qualify for ARCA races –
which she says is the NASCAR equivalent to
baseball's minor leagues.
It's clear that Hobbs is making progress and
loves what she does. "Racing requires your absolute
focus. You cannot waver your focus for one second,
or you'll make a huge mistake. And that's what I
like about it – everything else just fades
away."
Source: www.american.edu/alumni/success/Sunny-Hobbs.cfm
Hey
Race Fans!
I had the privilege of testing an ARCA car @Daytona
Saturday 12/17/2011 and it was awwwwesome!! We ran
2.5 miles in 50.617 seconds, that’s 177.806
mph. 3 sessions of single car runs. The seat fit
like a glove, the downforce was sick, great grip on
the new smooth surface and, of course, no lifting
anywhere for incredible speed. Thank you Andy
Hillenburg and Fast Track Racing crew.
Source: www.sunnyhobbs.com/new/?p=52
12.17.11
– Testing at Daytona
Sunny is set to test at Daytona International
Speedway this Saturday December 17th in the #10
Andy HIllenberg Fast Track Racing ARCA car.
Summit
Point EMRA race
AJ Gillum, Sunny Hobbs and Gideon Lenkey, teammates
in the #163 Mazda Miata finished 2nd in the EMRA 4
hour twilight endurance race at Summit Point
Raceway, a 2+ mile roadcourse. The team used this
event as a platform to promote awareness and raise
funds for Mini’s Mission, Burning Rubber to
Help Another, which raises money for children with
cancer. We had an exciting last few laps when we
almost caught the first place car, but could not
make up for one costly pit stop.
Source: www.sunnyhobbs.com/new/?p=74
Results
- Experience in the ARCA Racing Series
presented by Menards, including Daytona
International Speedway and Atlanta Motor
Speedway
- Former winner at Road Atlanta in a Factory
Five Cobra machine
- Former winner at Virginia International
Raceway (VIR) in the Valentine’s Day 200, a
NASA endurance race
- In 2006, Sunny finished 5th in Points in
Factory Five Challenge Series
- Three years NASCAR Late Model Stock car
competition at Caraway Speedway, South Boston
Speedway, Southampton Motor Speedway, Old
Dominion Speedway and New Smyrna Speedway
- Sunny was selected, after try-outs, to race
in the inaugural event of the Women’s
Global GT, a series featuring the fastest women
racers from around the world.
- Winner of SCCA sprint race at Rockingham
Speedway
- Sunny is a graduate of Lyn St. James Driver
Development program and also the Fast Track High
Performance Driving School
- Sunny started by racing in the Charger
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