Name: Mike Root

Car Number:

Division:Coors Lite Late Model

Web Site:www.mikeroot9.com

Birthdate:5-8-1975

Hometown:Grand Rapids

Family:

“Regular job”:

Number of years racing at Berlin:11

Number of years racing overall:19

Driving history at Berlin:

2008: Finished 24th in Late Model points… 6 attempts- best finish 8th on 6/7… 1 heat win
2007: Finished 21st in Late Model points… 10 attempts- best finish 12th 3 times
2006: Finished 15th in Late Model points...2 top 5's and 4 top 10's…best finish was 3rd on Aug. 12…missed 1 week.
2005: Finished 16th in Late Model points…3 top 10's…best finish was 2nd (9/24)…1 Last Chance win, 1 Hard Charger, 3 heat wins…missed 1 week.
2004: Finished 23rd in Late Model points...best feature finish was 9th...2 top 10's...3 Last Chance/Consi wins...1 Hard Charger award...missed 2 points weeks.
2003: Finished 2nd in Sportsman points...5 wins...18 top 5's...9 fast times...3 Hard Charger awards...named Sportsman Hard Charger season winner...completed the most laps in Sportsman division (692 out of 698).
2002: Won Sportsman points championship...3 feature wins, 12 top 5's and 19 top 10's in 20 races...finished 1st or 2nd in 7 of first 8 races...fastest qualifier 5 times.
2001: Finished 4th in Sportsman points...2 feature wins, 8 top 5's and 13 top 10's...won 1 heat race.
Previous: 2 previous years in Sportsman (19th and 7th place, respectively) and 1 year (1999) in Late Model (38th).

Car Owner:Self

Primary Sponsors:BigWeenieBrand.com; Universal Graphic Solutions; Accents.com

Other Sponsors:

Engine Builder:Baker Engineering

Chassis Builder:Finish Line

Crew Chief:

Pit Crew:Rich, Bill, Wayne, Katrina, Steve