Bio

Name: Michael Nichols
Nickname: “The Mike-man”
School: 8th Grader at Watertown middle school
Family: Parents, Lannie and Gina. Brother, Tom and dog Tanner
Date of birth: 10/2/97
Years racing: 2.5
Favorite sports: Basketball and racing
Favorite food: Spaghetti, pizza
Favorite race car driver: Paul Mcmahan…….of course!
Favorite race track: University plains speedway, then Thunderlake speedway in Kansas City.
Favorite song: I got a feeling….Black eyed peas
Favorite racing moment: Winning IKF JR2 animal Grand Nationals at hometown of Brookings, SD Winning MASN Jr 2 pro heavy race, Winning 2 “Duffy’s” at the IKF Grand Nationals in Tyler, TX, both in 2009 (rookie year)
Racing Goals: To be a full-time sprint-car driver with the World of Outlaws

Michael has been around racing his entire life. He has a huge passion for sprint-cars. He has attended races in many states, and has carried on the addiction to racing that he received from both his mom and dad.

His first competitive race was in July of 2008 in Brookings, SD at the age of 10. That night he got lapped twice in his heat race. Just 4 weeks later, Mike won his first ever feature at the same race-track. Since then, he has won features in Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa, and Texas.

Name: Tommy Nichols
Nickname: “Tank”
School: St. Martins Lutheran
Family: Parents, Lannie and Gina. Brother, Mike and dog Tanner
Date of birth: 5/28/03
Years racing: 1/4
Favorite sports: Basketball and racing and any other sport that requires tackeling
Favorite food: Cheese Pizza, Spaghetti, and any other snack we happen to have in the house or trailer!
Favorite race car driver: Paul Mcmahan and whoever his friend Swenny is working for.
Favorite race track: University plains speedway.
Favorite song:
Favorite racing moment: Getting his first win ever at UPS in putt-putt class and just getting to race with buddies.
Racing Goals: To just have fun racing and keep making friends. Tom loves meeting people and helping them out anyway he can.

Tom has been around racing since he was 2 weeks old. He has a great passion for life and has more energy than anyone. He is very excited to start his "real" racing career. He also enjoys helping out big brother Mike whenever needed and also enjoys playing football, hotwheels or riding his bike while at the racetrack. He also hasn't met a snack he doesn't like and will gladly help you out if you think you have brought too much. Be sure to stop by and see "Tank" whenever possible.