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F U N
N Y
C A R
T O N Y
P E D R E G O N
California native Tony Pedregon is a two-time
NHR A Funny Car champion. The youngest of
a family of racers, he h ails from a drag racing
lineage that started with his father “Flamin’”
Frank Pedregon, known for his fiery launches.
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K A
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A A N
T O N Y
K A N A A N
One of the most consistent and fearless drivers of
the Ind yCar series, Tony Kanaan is a perennial title
threat. The Brazilian Kanaan began his racing career
in karts, working as a builder in exchange for seat
time. He is the 2004 Ind yCar series champion and
winner of the 2013 Ind y 500.
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S I M O N A
D E
S I L V E S T R O
Swiss driver Simona De Silvestro began her career in
Europe, racing in karts as a youngster. She started
competing in the United States in 2006, finishing fourth
in the Formula BMW championship, before moving on
to the Atlantic series. Her first Ind yCar season was
in 2010, and she scored her first Ind yCar podium in
2013 with a second-place finish in Houston.
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F O
U S
T
T A N N E R
F O U S T
Tanner Foust is a versatile talent behind
the wheel, with more X Games rally medals
than any other driver, two Formula Drift
championships and three U.S. Rallycross
championships. He’s also co-host of Top
Gear USA, holds multiple world records
and is a top stunt driver.
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E E
G A N
B R I A N
D E E G A N
One of the most recognizable names in
action sports, Brian Deegan built his
early career riding motocross freestyle.
He recently made the transition to
four wheels and has earned multiple
X Games medals for ral lycross. He has
also won Pro Lite Unlimited and Pro
2 Unlimited championships in the
Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing series.
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W
E R
W I L L
P O W E R
Will Power is both a top driver and a popular character
in the Ind yCar series. Born in Toowoomba, Australia,
and sometimes called the “Toowoomba Tornado,” Power
had his breakout year in 2007 with his first two
outright IndyCar race wins. He now lives and races
in the United States where he is a regular top finisher
on the open wheel circuit.
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A F
C O
R S E
A F
C O R S E
F E R R A R I
Founded in 2002 in Piacenza, Italy, by former
driver Amato Ferrari, AF Corse is a leading
motorsport operation with a specialty in sports
car competition. AF Corse fields leading cars in
the World Endurance Championship, European
Le Mans, FIA GT and GT Open. Their efforts
have earned the team countless race wins
and top titles.
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P E R
S R T
M O T O R S P O R T S
The SRT Motorsports factor y team continues
to push the boundarie s of its growing legacy.
The team saw a successful return to endurance
racing in 2013, bringing the new Viper GTS-R
into ALMS and the storied Le Mans contest.
The original Viper GTS-R debuted in 1996 and
claimed three-straight FIA GT championships.
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A A
S
B O
F R E D R I C
A A S B O
Norwegian Fredric Aasbo has risen rapidly in
the professional drifting ranks and established
himself as a proven championship contender
in the premier Formula Drift series. Twice
voted the Formula Drift Fan Favorite of the
Year, he also is a two-time Nordic drifting
champion (2007, 2008) and 2010 Formula
Drift Rookie of the Year.
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D R E
A M Y
P A T R I C K
D E M P S E Y
Best known as the star of Grey’s Anatomy,
Patrick Dempsey is an owner and driver
for Dempsey/Del Piero Racing. He’s a series
regular in the GRAND-AM Rolex series
and has been a threat on Le Mans since he
made his debut in the famed race in 2009.
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P O
W
E R S
M A T T
P O W E R S
After discovering drifting in a magazine,
Matt Powers picked up an S13 and attended
his first drift event in 2004. Four years later,
he earned his Formula Drift pro license and
scored second place at the Red Bull World
Championship/Pro Am Nationals in 2008.
His quirky style and So Cal attitude have
earned him a notable fan following.
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D
E R
L U K E
S N Y D E R
After breaking into the PBR scene at 18,
Luke Snyder was named Rookie of the
Year and PBR World Finals Champion.
One of only three men to compete in
over 300 BF TS events,“Cool Hand Luke”
holds world records for the most money
won on the PBR as a rookie.
M E
I
E R
A U S T I N
M E I E R
Austin Meier has seen his share of ups
and downs in a career of professional bull
riding. He has spent the past nine seasons
on the road with the Professional Bull
Riders’ circuit, finishing third in the 2011
Built Ford Tough Series and second in the
2010 Professional Bull Riders World Cup.
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F A B I A N O
V I E I R A
Fabiano Vieira is a star from Brazil, where in
2004, he became the bull-r iding champion at
Barretos Rodeo. Vieira started competing in
the United States in 2010, and has since put
in impressive performances and become a top
rider in the PBR series.
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D A V I D
WA L K E R
With more than 25 years of tournament
fishing experience, David Walker has
climbed to the top of his professional
career through hard work, dedication
and perseverance. He turned pro in
1996 and has been fishing the Bassmaster
Elite Series since qualif ying in 2010.
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M A N
G E R A L D
S W I N D L E
Gerald “G-Man” Swindle got his start
as a kid fishing the Locust Fork River
using hand-me-down reels from his
father. He turned pro in 1998 and has
since made 13 trips to the Bassmaster
Classic. He has been crowned the 2004
Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the
Year and the 2011 Bassmaster Southern
Open points champion.
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S T
D E R E K
W E S T
A Jeep enthusiast from a very young age,
Derek West got his start racing and rock
crawling. Since 2002, West and his team
have won multiple national championships,
10 series championships and over 75 events.
In 2013, West was crowned the Ultra4 East
Champion and is looking forward to an
even stronger year in 2014 as he chases
the Ultra4 National Championship.
H E
A L Y
L O R E N
H E A L Y
Loren Healy grew up riding four-by-fours but
didn’t start competing until age 28 when he
entered the grueling King of the Hammers.
Healy’s bug g y caught fire some 20 miles into
the race, but he and his team returned in
2010 to win the race. He continues to compete
in the Ultra4 championship.
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O R E
M E L
WA D E
Off Road Evolution’s Me l Wade represents
the “ever yman” of off-roading: He’s an
advocate of the Jeep JK platform and has
taken on the 10-plus h our King of the
Hammers challenge in a modified 2007
Jeep Wrangler. He and his team also help
organize the annual JK Experience, an
off-road adventure for Jeep enthusiasts.
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Where action meets style. KMC Wheels
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P A
S T R A
N A
T R A V I S
P A S T R A N A
Travis Pastrana is the ultimate action sports
Renaissance man. As a teen, he earned just
about every motocross accolade possible
before switching over to car racing. After
sweeping four Rally America national
championships, he now splits his talents
between rallycross and NASCA R Nationwide
competition, while also playing a starring
role in his Nitro Circus stunt crew.
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N
Z I
B R Y C E
E S
M E N Z I E S
Starting off in the Championship Off-Road
Racing Single Bugg y class, Br yce Menzies
immediately proved to be a rising star in
off-roa d racing, claiming the class
championship and Rookie of the Year
awards in 2007. He has been racing trucks
since 2008 and was named the 2011 Dirt
Sports Driver of the Year. He added
rallycross to his competition efforts
at X Games in 2012.
M A
D D O
R O B B I E
M A D D I S O N
A world-record holder for freestyle motocross
jumping, Robbie Maddison has set several
distance and height records. A Dew Tour and
Red Bull X-Fighters contender, the fearless
rider also performs stunts for film and
television. In 2013, Maddison stunted his
way through a military aircraft graveyard for
his latest viral video sensation AIR.CR AFT.
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M O T O
X
P R O
C I R C U I T
R A C I N G
The legendar y Pro Circuit Team makes champions. Under
the guidance of Mitch Payton, the team has earned 28
AMA championships and more than 200 race wins in more
than 30 years of competition. The 2013 roster includes
Dean Wilson, Tyla Rattray, Blake Baggett, Darryn Durham,
Justin Hill and Martin Davalos.
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J O H
N S
O N
R I C K Y
J O H N S O N
One of the great AMA motocross and Supercross
racers of all-time, Ricky Johnson retired from
motocross competition in 1991 and moved on to
stock car and truck racing. He was inducted
to the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999 and
the Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2012.
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E E
L E
C A M E R O N
S T E E L E
Cameron Steele is a veteran off-road racer
an d a Ba ja 1,000 winner as well as a TV
personality. He has provided commentar y for
the Indianapolis 500, the Ind y Racing League,
Champ Car, Supercross and the X Games.
He’s a passionate d irt-bike rider who leads
the famed Rip to the Tip annual group rides
along the Baja peninsula.
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R E N
E Z
E D E R
C A R L
R E N E Z E D E R
Carl Renezeder wrapped up the 2013
Lucas Oil Of f-Road Series with a career
total of 114 short course wins and nine
short course off-road racing titles. He
also has the distinction of being the first
driver in short course off-road history to
win championships in both two-wheel and
four-wheel drive trucks in the same season.
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C A M
B U R G
C A M B U R G
R A C I N G
Camburg Racing, founded and supported by
Camburg Engineering, race tests its namesake’s
leading off-road suspension systems in some
of the world’s most grueling conditions. After
numerous championship wins, Camburg Racing
continues to push the limits of off-road
racing at the Baja 1,000, Mint 400 and more.
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A D
H A B
I T
J O E
S Y L V E S T E R
Joe Sylvester grew up with a thirst for adrenaline,
participating in motocross and drag racing as a
teen. Pursuing his passion for monster trucks,
he assembled his own professional team in 2006,
making him the youngest independent professional
monster truck driver and team owner in the country.
In 2013, he set a world record for jumping his
Bad Habit monster truck 237 feet, 6 inches.
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