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Zachary Tinkletinkle Race Car Driver Resume ZacharyZachary TinkleTinkle Race Car Driver Resume [email protected] www.ZacharyTinkle.com Tinkle Family Racing 513-300-8331 Introduction My name is Zachary Tinkle. I’m an up and coming race car driver from Speedway, IN currently racing a pro late model in the CRA Late Model Sportsman and Anderson Speedway Late Model series with my family’s team, Tinkle Family racing. I finished my 2018 rookie season 5th in the CRA Late Model Sportsman championship. At the banquet, I also received the Sportsman of the Year and Most Popular Driver awards. To prepare for my first late model season, I ran over 2,600 test session laps and two races while competing for and winning the CSR MiniCup Championship in 2017. Outside of the race car, I support pet causes, encourage people to become racing enthusiasts, and promote literacy. My ultimate goal is to compete in the upper echelons of racing with a top level team. What sets me apart from other racers is my marketing that has created a vast and loyal fan base that rivals what drivers are doing in much higher series. I’m passionate about all aspects of racing… history, trivia, video games, and of course, suiting up and going out on the track to race. PersonalPersonal InfoInfo Age: 16 Height: 5’7” Weight: 170 Hometown: Speedway, IN Hobbies: Collecting die cast cars, racing history buff, video games like iRacing Years Racing: 7th year (2019) Current Ride(s): #53 Late Model Current Tracks (2019): Anderson Speedway, Baer Field Motorsports Park, Kil-Kare Speedway, Lucas Oil Raceway, Mt. Lawn Speedway, Winchester Speedway Current Series: Champion Racing Association: Late Model Sportsman and Anderson Speedway Late Model Charities: Pet Rescue, Reading Programs, Cancer Research, Drive-To-End Hunger/Feeding America Interesting Facts: I’m a racing history buff. I design my paint schemes and logos. My first minicup scheme was a tribute to Jeff Gordon’s original DuPont paint scheme. I’m a best-selling author. My great-great grandfather, Harry McQuinn, is in the National Midget Hall of Fame, raced in the Indianapolis 500, and was chief steward at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Formal Education: Keystone High School Top Racing Accomplishments: CRA Late Model Sportsman series Most Popular Driver, Sportsman of the Year, 5th in Championship in rookie season (2018); Central States Region Super Cups Champion and Fastest Qualifier of the Year (2017); Rockford Speedway SuperCup Championship (2016); National Short Track Championship for Super Cups (2015); Illinois State Championship (Short Track Auto Racing Series) (2015) Career Goals: Race with a high caliber team in the top levels of racing RacingRacing CareerCareer HighlightsHighlights 2018 • Speed51.com Most Popular Driver for CRA Late Model Sportsman • PGG Sportsman of the Year in CRA Late Model Sportsman series • 5th in Championship points in rookie season 2017 • 2017 Central States Region Super Cups Champion • 2017 Top Qualifier of the Year Central States Region Super Cups • Late Model Driver Development training for the CRA/JEGS All-Star Tour with Lorz Motorsports • Put in over 2,500 laps at five different tracks: Anderson Speedway, Baer Field Motorsports Park, Grundy County Speedway, Lucas Oil Raceway, Winchester Speedway • Raced two late model races with Lorz Motorsports: Grundy County Speedway and Lucas Oil Raceway • #1 News Release: Zachary Tinkle’s MiniCup Rookie of the Year Dream 2016 • 2016 Rockford Speedway Super Cup Champion 2015 • 2015 National Short Track Super Cup Champion — Rockford Speedway • 2015 Short Track Auto Racing Series (STARS) Illinois State Champion - MiniCups • 2015 Central States Region Super Cups ‘Most Improved Driver’ • 2015 Rockford Speedway Award: “Lead, Follow, Or Get Out Of My Way” • Best-selling Author & Hot New Seller on Amazon: Zachary Tinkle’s MiniCup Decision 2014 • Central States Region Super Cups Rookie of the Year • Three-time K1 Speed Junior Champion 2014/15 2013 • Chicago Indoor Racing Junior Champion ZacharyZachary TinkleTinkle BioBio Zachary Tinkle is a 16-year-old stock car driving sensation based in Speedway, IN. In his 2018 rookie season in the Vore’s Welding CRA late model sportsman series, Zachary Tinkle was named PGG Sportsman of the Year and voted Most Popular Driver; finishing 5th in the championship. He also tested in a USF2000 car in the fall of 2018. He was the 2017 Central States Region (CSR) Super Cups and 2016 Rockford Speedway Wild Wednesday Super Cup Champion. In 2015, Tinkle was the Illinois Super Cup State Champion for the Short Track Auto Racing Series (STARS), Rockford Speedway National Short Track Champion for Super Cups, awarded the Rockford Speedway “Lead, Follow, or Get Out Of My Way” award and Most Improved Driver for CSR Super Cups. For 2014, he was Rookie of the Year for CSR. Tinkle currently races a pro late model in the Vore’s Welding CRA Late Model Sportsman Series competing for the series championship and in the McGunegill Engines late model series at Anderson Speedway. His racing roots started in the Chicagoland area. He has family ties to the Indianapolis area and was born in Cincinnati, OH. Zachary has aspirations of racing at the highest levels of racing including getting a ride with a top tier team. MarketingMarketing ExperienceExperience I’m always looking for innovative ways to promote marketing partners so that they stand out. Some of these include: • Social Media Posts • YouTube video promotions • Events • Contests • Trailer Graphics • Decals • Hero Cards • Emails to our fan database (over 2,500 on list as of 4/19) • Mailers to raving fans • Ads in Left Paw Press books • Trade Shows / Car Shows • Apparel • Die cast cars • Track Promotions I am a natural spokesperson that represents my marketing partners’ brands with pride. Brands that I have represented: • Pizza King of Indiana • PFC Brakes • Simpson Race Products • Champion • Left Paw Press • BTT Consulting • DIY Marketing TV • Pet Fashion Guild I have been consistently impressed with Zachary’s character and his dedication to our brand as an official Team PFC Member... Zachary created, posted, and shared the most content, and finished 1st overall by leaps and bounds. — Adam Keiser Marketing Director, PFC Brakes Zachary does an outstanding job of representing himself, his team, and his sponsors both on and off the track. Zachary impressed several of his fellow race teams with his at the track promotion of his sponsors... — Glenn Luckett CRA Racing Director Awards,Awards, Etc.Etc. • 2018 Sportman of the Year: CRA Late Model Sportsman Series • 2018 Most Popular Driver: CRA Late Model Sportsman Series • 2018 PFC Brakes Social Media Sponsorship Contest Winner • 2016 Champion Finalist Winner in the ‘Search for a Champion’ Contest • Amazon Best selling author and ‘hot new seller’ with Zachary Tinkle’s MiniCup Decision book in 2015 • Featured as student of the month in July 2015 by Keystone Middle School • 2015 Most Improved Driver in Central States Region Super Cups • 2015 “Lead, Follow, or Get Out of My Way” Award from Rockford Speedway • 2014 Rookie of the Year with Central States Region Super Cups • Best of the week go-karting track time average for 52 weeks in 2014 • Top 1% of all K1 Speed drivers in 2014 InIn TheThe MediaMedia CharacteristicsCharacteristics • Team player • Intuitive driver • Excellent car control • Instinctual regarding mechanical issues with car • Insatiable curiosity for race car technology • Fast learner • Marketing savvy • Magnanimous spokesperson • IndyCar racing heritage ReferencesReferences “The young man is well spoken and such a great representation of himself. Some might even say he is better than some NASCAR driver at his inter- view skills...Zachary’s determination into racing is one that can’t be over- looked... He has always been able to set goals and achieve them on and off the track... Grass roots racing doesn’t take place without fans... Tinkle has been able to build his fan base through some creative techniques...” — Jared Owen, VP of Operations - Anderson Speedway “I have had the pleasure of having Zachary Tinkle compete the full schedule with our Vore’s Welding CRA Late Model Sportsman and a partial schedule with our JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour during the 2018 season. Zachary progressed very nicely as a racer over the 2018 season... putting together a string of top ten finishes in a row with no DNF’s, very impressive in his first full season behind the wheel of a late model, against drivers with a lot more experience...” — Glenn Luckett, CRA Racing Director “I first met Zachary when he began racing minicup stock cars in the 2014 season at Grundy County Speedway and in the STARS (Short Track Auto Racing Series), both of which I officiated. He was an enthusiastic ten-year- old ready to race his minicup stock car. He learned a lot in his first year. By his second year, he won his first feature race, the Illinois State Champion- ship. Zachary has an intuitive ability with his driving that has developed greatly in the time I’ve known him. In... his late model training, I have seen an exponential progression in his skills and maturity as a young man and a driver. He has gone from a kid having fun racing to a serious driver that wants to understand all aspects of racing inside and out.” — Glen Myers, Mazon Speed Bowl & Grundy Speedway HOF “We didn’t know what to expect when he (Zachary) jumped out of the car for his interview after winning the NSTC (National Short Track Champion- ship), but found that he spoke naturally and thanked his sponsors like a seasoned professional. Our track announcer has joked at times that Zachary could take the microphone over from him. ” — James L. Ambruoso Finish Line Photos / Rockford Speed- way Photographer/NASCAR Ambassador “He has always presented a respectful and professional image.” — Susan Deery, Rockford Speedway “(Zachary) takes ownership of his driver development.
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