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Driver Profile

Quick Info

HometownTongie, KS
NicknameJim
Racing Since1998
SpouseLisa Thorne
Children2
OccupationRetired after 31 years of owning and operating Thorne's Tree Service
Birthday7/31

Driver Bio

About Jim

I started at a young age watching my father race jalopies on a small dirt track in Lawrence, Kansas. I was hooked.
My dad and brother threw me into a demo derby car when I was 16. I ran derbys until I was 28 - it was all I could afford. I finally had a chance to build a street stock only ran it a couple of times.

In 1997, I started racing cruiser class at Thunderhill Speedway and raced for 2 years .

In 1998, I bought myself a real race car - a modified. I raced until 2006 in the NASCAR modified class in Topeka, Kansas, and at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas.

In 2020, I started running with Show Me Vintage Racing. I've run at Lucas Oil Speedway, I-70 , CMS, I-35, Grain Valley, and Lakeside.

I'm 62 years young and having the time of my life with my wife, Lisa, who is my pit crew.

Hobbies

Racing

Crew Members

Lisa Thorne, Chris Waters

Sponsors

Little Stranger Creek Distillery, Thorne's Tree Service

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