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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
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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
Results
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.
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 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
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