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Bio
Interview
2006
Words from
Sara
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Sara Maloney has been competing in several
levels of racing since the tender age of eight.
Maloney began her racing career in competition
go-karts, while later moving into 4 cylinder
chevette stock cars, dirt late-models, and she even
has a little experience in asphalt late models
under her belt, however, not as much as she would
have liked to experience. With the help of so many,
especially her family, Sara has been competing and
winning for over half her life. Now at the age of
nineteen she is finishing her freshman year at the
University of Cincinnati Clermont College in
Interactive Multimedia/Graphic design. She plans on
receiving at least an Associates degree and
possibly furthering to a Bachelors degree. In her
spare time she likes to draw, play the drums,
airbrush, deer hunt, play paintball, and snow ski.
As for music Sara likes a wide variety. Sara has
much respect for life and believes that life is
full of meaning and it is up to you to understand
it in your own way. We all have our own definitions
of life and the meanings of life. Sara also
believes that the world is what we make of it and
our lives are as meaningful as we make them.
2006
Sara will continue to search for a large
sponsorship or full time ride in 2006, preferably
in an asphalt car or a series car such as the Dodge
Weekly or Hooters Pro Cup. Overall, even if Sara
could just get the opportunity to get on a team not
necessarily as a driver, but as a member to learn
and work up to the experience of a full time ride
she would greatly appreciate the chance.
Words from Sara
Hi, my name is Sara Maloney. I was born in
Cincinnati, OH and my hometown is in Batavia, OH. I
have lived in the same house my whole life. I
attended St Louis School, in Owensville, OH 1st
thru 8th grade. I attended my freshman year at
McNicholas High School and then began Batavia High
School my sophomore year. I graduated in 2004 from
Batavia High School. I have been recently attending
college at U. C. Clermont for Interactive
Multimedia and graphic design. Besides racing, I
have many other hobbies. I have been deer hunting
with my dad for as long as I can remember and still
am to this day. I have been drawing and into art
since I was old enough to pick up a pencil or
crayon. I enjoyed playing basketball for school and
I have also played paintball several times. In the
winter, I enjoy skiing at Perfect North Slopes in
Indiana. When I have the time and space I also like
to play the drums. I enjoy creating things,
building models, crocheting, and driving anything
with a motor that goes fast, especially my
racecar.
Since I was 9 years old, I started racing
competition go-karts in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.
I loved racing go-karts and all the people that we
met along the way. When I was 10, I was in 1st
Place points by mid-season at Fantasy Tracks in
Middletown, OH. However, I finished third for the
season, with several feature wins.
When I was 12, I received the Sportsman of the
Year award at Tollesboro, Ky I moved into the
Chevette Class when I was 13. I was to young to
race at the tracks in Ohio. Although my dad found a
track in Goddard, Ky that we were allowed to race
at. We drove 1hr and 45min one way every Saturday
afternoon. Home by 1 or 2 am. I finished 6th Place
in points, with two-feature wins and was awarded
Rookie of the Year. The following year I started
racing at Brown County Speedway. I won the Hat
Trick at Brown County, becoming the first female
and the youngest to ever win a Hat Trick in the 32
years the track had been there. (The Hat Trick is
winning the fast car dash, the Heat race and then
the Feature race.)
By the age of 15, I started racing in the Late
Model division at Brushcreek Motorsports Complex.
Then at 16, into my second season I was still
running at Brushcreek. I have competed in the
Northern All-Stars series qualifying eighth and
finishing eighth in the feature. I became the first
female ever to run in a MAC Series race. It has all
been very fulfilling and exciting for me. I
attended Florence Speedway for the 2002 Hall of
Fame and I was fortunate enough to be introduced to
the fans by Bill Holder and I got to meet several
drivers, such as Donnie Moran and many more great
drivers.
In 2005, I found someone with an Aspahlt
Latemodel, which is what I would like to move into.
The car was pretty much in peices but we began
working on it to get it back together to practice.
It looked just like a Nextel Cup car and had a
Rousch racing engine in it. Well, finally after
getting it in shape and scaling it we went to
Kilkare Speedway to practice. My first time out I
broke the track record and wasn't even giving it
everything it had. I went out twice more for a few
extra laps. Unfortunely, after my third time out I
should have pulled off when I felt a push in the
car, but didn't. With my lack of expeirence I put
the front right into the wall on the backstreath
and tore it up pretty badly. There wasn't enough
time or money to fix it before the end of the
season so that deal was done.
I love to race. Racing to me is very special.
It’s more than just a hobby or sport. Racing
is very family orientated and that makes it even
more special. Although, I will have to say that I
love the sound of the engines, the green flag
dropping, the competition, the speed and especially
the fans. The fans are very important to me and
they make me feel even more confident. I want to
thank all of you who cheer me on and come to
support the sport that I love.
I have had the help and support of so many
people all my life. Whether they were related to me
or not, I appreciate it all a great deal. Although
without the love and support from my parents and
younger sister, Samantha (15) I would not be where
I am today. Thanks, Sammi for giving up your
Saturday nights to cheer me on and support me. I
would have never thought that I would make it this
far, but that is something my parents have made
possible for me. And I will always remember to keep
God in my heart, because he is the one that made it
all happen and he is the one who has protected me
each time I roll on and off the track. Thank you to
all and God Bless,
Source: www.saramaloneyracing.com
Bio
Name: Sara Maloney
DOB: 2-27-86
Born: Cincinnati, OH
Resides: Batavia, OH
Marital Status: Single
Sponsor: James Bartlett
Car Owner: James Bartlett is 2005 car owner
Car Make & #: #02, GRT chassis, Ford body, Ford
Crate engine
Other Hobbies: Attending school for graphic design
at University of
Cincinnati Clermont (freshman this year)
Interview
1. What type of racing are you doing? I
race Dirt Late Model. I am racing chassis sheet
metal body, a car where they make all the body and
graphics. This is my 4th year running.
2. How long have you been racing? I have
been race 10 years on local tracks in Ohio. Next
year I race Fastrak, it’s the new series of
racing that helps low budget racers continue racing
because racing is so costly. So this new series is
hoping to get more people back to racing and help
bring back the sport. During the 2005 season I will
be racing in 8 states, Virginia, West Virginia,
Ohio, Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, South
Carolina.
3. How did you get started in racing? And
what made you want to get into racing being a
female, basically what has attracted you to the
sport? I got started racing at age 3 in golf carts
and my Dad would place blocks on the pedals so I
could touch the pedals. At age 6, my Dad got me my
own tractor and we would plow together and then
drag race the tractors. At age 9, got a go-cart and
made a track in the back yard. Then later I went to
watch a racing competition and then I bought a
classy cart. My Dad is a big influence on me; he
used to race stock cars in the 70s. But he is not
pushing me to race; he is there for support. I am
doing this on my own because of the love of the
sport and that is what I really want to do.
4. What is your favorite track and why?
The first 3 years did well at Lawrenceburg,
Indiana?
5. What is your least favorite track and why?
Probably Bardstown Speedway because I
didn’t do too well, didn’t like that type
of track.
6. What are your future goals? My main
goal is to make it into NASCAR. I always wanted to
work up to that. James Bartlett is trying to assist
me in promotions and advance my racing career. I
also want to race Late Models or the ARCA and
Hooters cup series.
7. Biggest challenges you have faced?
Probably being a female people look at me
differently. I look at myself as another driver
because that is what I want to do. I was
intentionally put in the wall twice when driving
stock cars and that lead to me being hospitalized.
I can drive better than half of the guys out there.
Some people try to fight with me because I am a
female. Some driver Dads complain. I was
disqualified for no reason and black carded.
8. What would be your advice to someone
getting into racing? It's not a game. People
think it is a game. It is harder than it looks. You
have to keep your head on straight. Inside my car,
it says “think, stay cool” with a smile
face around it. My Dad always had put that in my
previous cars.
9. Do you race anything other then a
Truck/Car/Modified? No, not professionally. For
fun I ride dirt bikes in my backyard.
10. What do you consider your home track?
My home track is Brushcreek Motorsports
Complex.
11. Describe how important it is to have the
support of your family? Family is very
important to me. They have been there since I was
riding go-carts. My Mom always questions me but has
been they’re supporting me at every race. Her
sister Samantha, who now does karate, gave up
go-carts so she could get higher up and pursue her
career. My Mom has video taped every race for 8
months out the year on every Saturday. My Dad is
her biggest supporter. Racing is a very family
oriented sport, my whole family gets involved.
12. What keeps you going? The
competition, the adrenalin, and the love and desire
for racing in general. It keeps getting greater
every year.
13. What do you feel are your strengths and
weakness? Strengths: I am a clean, smooth
driver. There are people all over the racetrack but
I consider myself steady. I showed my driving skill
well, but I can't wait till this year where in the
series all the motors are equal, so now I can
really show my driving skills much better.
14. List your Sponsor's here so we can give
them the credit they deserve.
a. Trick Vinyl Graphics
b. James Bartlett
I would also like to add a special thanks to my
family, my sister Samantha Maloney (14 yrs old) and
my parents, along with the rest of my family and
friends for all their support throughout my entire
racing career and also for supporting me outside of
racing as well. I really appreciate all the help
and support and again thanks. To read more on Sara
Malonely you can visit her website at E-Mail
My Wife and I have a 19 year old that has been
racing since 8 years old. She is a A-B Student at
the Unversity Of Cincinnati,and very proud of her
in so many ways. She has been in dirt racing up
until this year were she has gotten lucky enough to
get a asphalt ride. Michael J. Maloney, E-Mail
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