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Adam
Williams was born on December 2, 1991 in Renselaer, Indiana. His dad
Keith and mother Sharon along with two older brothers, Brandon and James
are very supportive of his racing and you will find them at the race
track every night that Adam is racing.
Adam originally did some go-kart racing, mainly just for fun. In 2006
he started racing the family Barefoot Mini-Stock and while he didn't
win any races he finished 5th in the yearly points standing at Shadyhill.
In 2007 he continued racing in the Barefoot Division and finally won
his first race. While it was a heat race he had consistently good finishes
and he finished 4th in the points standing.
In 2008, Adam moved up to the Pure Street Division. He took off in a
very impressive way by winning the first race he was in, again it was
a heat race. This was the start of a very good year where he won three
features on his way to winning the Shadyhill Track Championship in his
rookie year in the division.
For the 2009 racing season he again drove the family Pure Street and
after numerous heat race wins and three feature wins he collected his
2nd consecutive Pure Street Track Championship at Shadyhill.
On June 27th, Adam accepted an invitation to become the driver of the
yellow & white #14 R & D I-MOD. This would be a big challenge
for Adam since the I-MOD is a much different race car than what he has
driven in his young racing career. He proved to be a quick learner and
he ended the year with five heat race wins along with two feature wins.
This racing would gain him an 11th place finish in the Shadyhill points
standing and a ninth place finish in the Kankakee points race. By winning
heats and a feature at both tracks proves that he had made great progress
in the I-MOD Division during his half season in the car.
When the points tabulation earned him an 8th place finish in the I-MOD
Assn. yearly points standing, at the banquet he received the recognition
for being the 2009 I-MOD 'Rookie of the Year'. A great accomplishment
by a young driver who just celebrated his 18th birthday back in December.
Adam names Tony Stewart as his favorite professional driver. He is a
senior at KV High School and is maintaining a near straight 'A' grade
average. He plans on continuing his education next fall, which will be
told about in an addition to this at that time. Adam works at McDonalds
in Demotte and is in a management training program for the hamburger
giant.
He is looking forward to driving the I-MOD in 2010 and hoping to be a
competitive challenger for the Division Championships. With 35 races
on the I-MOD schedule starting the season, it looks like Adam will be
a very busy young man. If you haven't met Adam, please stop by and get
to know a very impressive young man and race car driver!
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