Legends Racing UK - John Mickel

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Age: 39
Date of Birth: January 28th 1971
Hometown: Horsham, UK
Marital Status: Married
Children: Brooke 6, Georgia 4
Hobbies: Football, Rugby

Career Highlights:

2010
NASCAR – Truck
Legends UK Championship
World Legends Championship

2006-2010
NASCAR – Truck
UK Pick-Up Truck Racing

2001-2006
SCSA-Europe
· Inaugural Champion in 2001

2005
NASCAR Craftsman Truck
· Atlanta Motorspeedway
· Texas Motorway Speedway

2004
ASA races
· Charlotte & Atlanta
· Raced British built SCSA car (shipped from the UK)

1999-2001
Legends Car Championships
· Champion - World and European Legends Cars
· Champion - World Series Legends Cars
World Legends Champion (Sears Point, CA)

Further Information:

John Mickel was born with oval racing in his blood. His father competed in local stock car events then introduced a young John to Mini Stocks, running on quarter mile ovals, at the tender age of 10. His love for speed became more pronounced as he started to take podium positions in everything he raced, becoming a multi junior champion before the age of 12 on the short ovals.

Before the age of 19, John had already become a World and European Champion, again on short ovals with Superstox, an open wheeled racer similar to American Outlaws.

In 2001, a 1.5 mile oval was built at Rockingham UK, and in Lausitz Germany a 2 mile oval, to bring the speed and thrill of the NASCAR vision of motorsport to Europe. By the end of 2001, John was UK and World Legends Champion (road course) and European SCSA Champion (large ovals - equivalent ASA) with his sights set on his personal ambition to race NASCAR.

John's family is wife Lisa and two young daughters. His father is a member of his crew along with his brother Alan, taking the important role as his Crew Chief. One of John's other passions is Beer, however when asked if he drank a lot of it he responded "Not as much as I used to!" John has worked very hard to ensure he is fit including running in the 2010 London Martahon.

John is racing in the 2010 UK CPC Legends Championship in partnership with a number of sponsors. RSCapp and MTS are at the forefront of this years racing.

John’s chosen Charity is the Rhys Daniels Trust which offers a home from home for families with very sick children admitted to hospitals a long way from home.