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Driver Profile

Name: Lauren Cooper
Age: 18
Birthday: 3-20-1991
Occupation: Student
Hometown: Southbury, CT
Favorite Racing Personality: Kenny Wallace
Favorite Professional Racer: Kevin Harvick
Favorite TV Shows: House & Gossip Girl
Hobbies: Field Hockey, Running, Lacrosse
Favorite Sport Other Than Racing: Field Hockey
Favorite Sports Team: New York Giants
Career Goals: Professional Race Car Driver/Marketing
Favorite Music: HipHop/Rap
Favorite Movie: The Hangover

Karting Profile

2000-2007
77 wins in 195 starts at 9 different tracks
Multi time track champion
2 time runner-up WKA Northeast Champion

Resume

EDUCATION:

Freshman at Western Connecticut State University

Pomperaug High School, Southbury, CT
SPORTS:
6+ years of kart racing
6 years Field Hockey
5 years of Softball
4 years of Basketball
1 year of Track
2 years of Lacrosse

COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
Enrolled in the Dale Carnegie Training course for November 13, 2008

RACING EXPERIENCE: (Started at age 9)

July 2000 – Oct 2000:

Rookie Class (Age 8-10)
7 consecutive wins out of 10 races at Shelton Speedway in CT

April 2001 – Nov 2001:

Junior 1 Class (Age 8-10)
23 wins out of 40 races at 4 different tracks in CT and NY. At least one win at every track
Championships Titles at Accord Speedway and Oakland Valley Speedway

April 2002-Nov 2002:

Junior 2 class (Age 10-12)
11 wins out of 38 races at 4 different tracks
Won 100 lap money race with pit stops. Lapped the field at least once
Won Novemberfest weekend (a four-feature race weekend for points/money) Draws close to 240 entries for all classes

April 2003 – Nov 2003:

Junior 2 (Age 10-12)
14 wins out of 31 races at 4 different tracks
Championship Title at Oakland Valley Speedway, N.Y.
Runner-up Champion in the WKA North East Dirt Series with 6 races, 3 poles and 2 wins

April 2004-Nov 2004:

Junior 3 and Junior Stock (Age 12-15)
Did not run for points at any tracks
13 wins out of 18 races at 4 different tracks

April 2005-Oct 2005:

Junior 3 and Junior Stock (Age 12-15)
Did not run for points at any tracks
5 wins, 7 seconds out of 21 races at 3 different tracks with wins at every track
Octoberfest Weekend – 220 4-cycle entries, Lauren set fast time for the weekend and a new 4-cycle track record (the field consisted of local and National competitors)

May 2005:

Sr. Classes (age 15 & up)

Lembo Lake, NY: Track owner allowed Lauren to run in the Sr. Lites class because of her racing ability, she finished 3rd

April 2006 – Oct 2006:

Sr. Lites and Sr. Mediums (Senior classes)
2 wins, 6 seconds, 4 poles out of 32 races
Runner-up Champion in the WKA North East Dirt Series

Octoberfest 2006

Sr. Classes
239 entries
30 karts in Lites – qualified on the pole, finished 2nd
25 karts in Mediums – finished 4th ahead of four National front runner competitors

Jan 2007

Sr. Classes
Competed at an indoor road course at a WKA sponsored event that had dirt oval, pavement oval and road course champions, qualified 2nd, finished 7th

April 2007

(First ever National event) Sr. Classes

WKA Dirt National at Margarettsville, NC

Animal Lites: 17 karts – qualified 15th – finished 14th (mechanical problems)
Limited Mediums: 12 karts – qualified 4th – DNF – (Lost brakes while contending
For the lead)
Animal Heavy: 27 karts – qualified 16th – finished 16th
Limited Heavy: 12 karts – qualified 5th – finished 5th (got on the podium)

July – SEPT 2007:

July 20th, Stafford Motor Speedway in Stafford Springs, CT Rented a Dare Stock race car for the Nascar Whelen All American Series – 26 cars started, finished 23rd

July 26th, Thompson Motor Speedway in Thompson, CT
Practiced in rental race cars: Dare Stock, Pro Stock and an open wheel modified

Aug 11th, Thompson Motor Speedway
Practiced again in the rental race cars

Aug – Sept: Stafford Motor Speedway
Dare Stock Division (Rookie Season) – 4 Races: Best finish 15th out of 26 cars

April – Sept 2008:
Stafford Motor Speedway
Limited Late Model Division (Rookie season)- 10 races: Best finish 6th place out of 18 cars

2009:

Stafford Motor Speedway

SK Light Modified Division (Rookie season) – 15 races: 2 top tens and 9 top fifteen’s out of 20 – 23 cars

Most Popular Driver contender in S.K.Lights

2010:

Stafford Motor Speedway
SK Lights Division
#70 car