MORE ABOUT TIFFANY

Tiffany and her sisters frequently attended races with their mother and father which is where she discovered her true passion for racing. Jim noticed the enthusiasm in his daughters eyes and decided to buy Tiffany her first racecar. At just nine years old, she has racked up more trophies than she can wrap her arms around. 

She moved from 1/4 midgets to mini sprints, then had the opportunity to run a sprint car belonging to Brian Homer. "That's when we decided to buy our own sprint car," said Jim. She races every weekend, sometimes two or even three races, and has become a familiar figure to fans at such local tracks as St. Francois Speedway, Lincoln Speedway, Pittsfield, and Jacksonville.

Not only is she a fine racer, Jim says, "As a mechanic, she's really good about letting you know what she needs for the car." She's also extremely focused. Everything non-racing related, "She is so competitive on the track, everything else rolls off her. Nothing affects Tiffany at the race track."

The fact that she is female seems to make her that much more focused. "She's more afraid of failure as a female for all the other females," Jim says. "She looks at all the other female drivers and analyzes their faults."

Tiffany now is headed to Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield, but her goal is to become a NASCAR driver.