Barry Hartwell

Car Number: 1

Division: Coors Light Late Model

Web Site:

Birthdate: August 2, 1991

Hometown: Ada

Family:

“Regular job”: Senior at Rockford HS; Waterworks

Number of years racing at Berlin: 1

Number of years racing overall:

Driving history at Berlin:

2009: Finished 15th in Late Model Points. 1 top 10 (10th on 5/23); missed 3 weeks
Previous: Barry began his racing career at the age of 5, racing at the Lansing Go Kart Track for a couple of year. He started racing at the national level at 8 years of age. He also raced in the Midwest Sprint Series and won the championship. When he turned 11, he gave up go-karts for Legend Cars. He drove with the Michigan Legend Traveling Series. At 15, he raced in the Crate Late Model Series at Auto City Raceway for one year. The next year, he raced in the US Pro Series along with the ASA where he finished runner up for Rookie of the Year. He was the first rookie to win a race in his rookie year.  

Car Owner: Self

Primary Sponsors: Jeff Carpenter DDS; Fred Brailey, Jr.

Other Sponsors: Sign-a-Rama; Quick Start Batteries; Benson Speed Equipment

Engine Builder: Dowker Racing Engines

Chassis Builder: Benson

Crew Chief: Kyle Anderson

Pit Crew:

Of Interest: Barry will be attending Ferris in the fall for an engineering degree.