Brian, you asked for details, here are some. Matt is 31 years old, married, 3 children, has been racing now for 4 years in hobby stocks. He races Friday night at Marshalltown, Iowa where he is 7th in points, won his heat and finished 2nd in the feature this past Friday night. Mtown is a 1/4 mile high banked long straights, tight turns clay oval and very fast. Matt has been on the verge of winning his first feature for quite awhile. He never gets discouraged but digs in that much more to improve. His dad and older brother are his pit crew and help with the racecar. Matt finished 4th in his heat and won his first feature this past Saturday night at the Hamilton County Speedway in Webster City, Iowa. That track is a 1/2 mile oval and is also very fast. Matt works for Tompkins, a hydraulic hose and fittings business in inside sales and he was recently promoted to store manager in St. Joseph, Missouri. He is moving to the St. Joe area in a couple of weeks, thus ending his Iowa racing. He is hoping to race in Missouri next year but his first priority will be getting his family settled.if he doesn't race again at least he goes out a winner but he's always a winner in my book. He currently lives in Des Moines, Iowa. That about sums it up. Oh yeah, the car is a Monte Carlo built to IMCA hobby stock specs, 350 crate motor, Victory chassis,
