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My name is Mattie Whitten from Centennial, Colorado, and I am 24 years old. My parents, Dina and Dale Whitten, along with my church, Saint Catherine’s Greek Orthodox Church, are the biggest supporters of my racing.
By the age of 11, I had played soccer for seven years, the last three years competitively. I was looking for a new challenge when someone suggested I try racing. With the support of my biggest fan, my mother, I got behind the wheel of a Quarter Midget and fell in love for the first time. I raced Quarter Midgets for five years, driving three different classes of cars: Senior Novice, Senior Honda, and Honda 160. Among my accomplishments in the Quarter Midgets are 19 feature wins in Billings, Montana and Colorado Springs, Pueblo and Dacono, Colorado. In 2003, I was the runner up in points as well as qualifying for third place in the Winter Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada.
After racing for five years in Quarter Midget's , I moved up to the bigger and faster cars, Scaled Late Models. In my first year of 2004 I won the Championship and Rookie of the Year in the Scaled Late Model Pro-Division. During my four years on this circuit, I had many accomplishments and traveled extensively with my racing team . I have raced in Roseberg , Oregon Orlando, Florida, Gering, Nebraska and throughout Colorado and Wyoming a total of more than 12 different tracks and road courses During the 2005-2006 season, I was the runner-up in my division. In this division, I ranked first locally and second in the Western Region. This year I was selected from 650 drivers throughout the United States to test-drive a Ford Focus Midget for Ron Sutton’s Winner Circle Driver Development Program.
I am very dedicated to my racing and to advancing my career as a female racer. In the several years in which I have been racing, I have gained a tremendous amount of knowledge from the variety of crews and coaches who have helped and developed me along the way. I am dedicated, determined and willing to do whatever it takes to succeed as a female professional race car driver .During 2008 and 2009 I ran a Bierl ROTAX DD2 shifter Kart at The TRACK at Centennial , Grand Junction Motor Speedway , IMI Racing Complex, and the Pepsi Center with two feature wins and 4 podium finshes. I also participated in the First Annual 24HRS Race at The Track at Centennial , I felt this Kart racing only enhanced my racing experience and would and additional value to a Professional Race Team/Car Owner. Finally I have tested and ran in the following Race Cars and Tracks, Ford Focus Midget ,All American Speedway, Roseville, California, Indy Light Car, PikesPeak International Speedway, Nationwide Car, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Super Late Model ..Colorado National Speedway.
Currently Racing in the SCCA 2011 Spec Miata Class with Mazda of Lakewood Racing Team 33/
The amazing fact of my racing career is that I have no Immediate family that were racers ... I am a first generation racer that had a alot of people believe in me and that I have what it takes to compete at a higher level of professional racing.
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