Driver Bio

General

Late Models - 3 cars
Homestead: The stone house along Rt. 147 Fishers Ferry, Sunbury, PA
Occupation: co-owner Roy Adams & Son, Inc. & Susquehanna Rail Works LLC
DOB: November 28th
Spouse: Rikki
Children: Jerid & Alexa
Hobbies: Hunting, Fishing, Farming, Racing
Car Owner: Tony Adams
Sponsors: Roy Adams & Son, Inc., Sunbury Motors, MAPCO Machine Shop, RMP Powertrain Solutions, Heim's Disposal Service, Dough Boy Signs, Adams' Sweet Corn
Chassis Builder: Rocket
Engine Builder: Roy "Check" Adams at MAPCO Machine Shop
Wrap & Graphics by Patrick Williams, Dough Boy Signs, (352) 258-8609

RACING HIGHLIGHTS:

2007 - Finished 2nd in overall super late model points at Selinsgrove Speedway. 2 feature wins.

2006 - Finished 5th in overall super late model points at Selinsgrove Speedway. 2 feature wins and 2nd in the Paul Long Memorial.

2005 - Finished 3rd in overal super late model points at Selinsgrove Speedway.

2004 -Finished 5th in overall super late model points at Selinsgrove Speedway. 1 feature win.

2003 - Finished 3rd in overall super late model points at Selinsgrove Speedway.

2002 - Selinsgrove Speedway Super Late Model Track Champion, exactly 30 years since my Dad won a championship here. We are the only father & son to win championships at Selinsgrove Speedway. 1 feature win.

2001 - Raced Selinsgrove Speedway & Port Royal Speedway.

2000 - Finished 5th in overall super late model points at Port Royal Speedway. 2 wins, back to back.

1999 - Finished 9th in overall super late model points at Port Royal Speedway.

1998 - Finished 4th in overall super late model points at Port Royal Speedway.

1997 - Finished 4th in overall super late model points at Port Royal Speedway.

1996 - Finished 3rd in overall super late model points at Port Royal Speedway. 1 feature win.

AWARDS

1998 Port Royal Speedway Hard Luck Award

1996 A.R.C.H. Sportsmanship Award for Port Royal Speedway

1993 Port Royal Speedway Sportsmanship Award

RACING SCHOOLS & CLASSES ATTENDED

Various Rocket Chassis setup classes

Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving in Arizona, Beginner and Advanced courses

Fast Track High Performance Driving School

Finish Line Setup School

PERSONAL TIDBITS:

I raced go-karts for a number of years as a youngster. I decided to follow in my Dad's footsteps and try late model racing in 1990. Anyone who raced in my dads day, and is still actively involved in racing in the new millennium, knows the challenges that weren't there 30 years ago. It has been a learning process on my part, and my Dads. Over the last several years I have strived to become today what my dad was 30 years ago. The competition is tough, but I have earned one championship. My goal now is to win more races and every year to learn more and become better than the last.

We race regularly at Selinsgrove Speedway on Saturday nights. We've raced at Bedford, Clinton County, Port Royal, & Williams Grove. The farming business does not allow a lot of extra time to travel around to different speedways. April to July is our planting season. The whole month of July we spend hand picking sweet corn. August is catch up time, vacation time, and time to prepare for the fall harvest. September to November is harvest season. From there we roll into hunting season and the holidays. January and February if it's not snowing and we're not doing snow removal, we're preparing for a whole new planting and racing season. February I get a much needed break and travel to Daytona Beach for speed week for 10 days. Plus I have a family to try and spend time with too, can't forget them! You can see why it makes it difficult to keep the CARS in order just to race once a week. We own our cars so it's not like all I have to do is jump in and drive. Our racing season ends when the points are over with. It's a question I hear a lot as to why we don't do a lot of outside racing. Unless you're a farmer and a business owner you couldn't begin to understand. I hope this sheds some light on that.

I am Vice-President and farm manager of Roy Adams & Son, Inc.. Our business is farming, trucking, and excavating. It keeps me very busy and we have a great bunch of employees working for us. I have also embargoed in a new business venture called Susquehanna Railworks LLC which is a rail station built south of my home. Watch for the progress over the coming year! And of course my wife, kids, and myself operate a roadside sweet corn stand in front of our home. It's all hand picked daily by us. It's some of the best sweet corn you'll ever eat! We are open 24 hours, 7 days a week, during the month of July and also for the Labor Day Holiday.

I have a large following of family and friends and I appreciate all the support I get from them. The sport wouldn't mean as much to me without all them behind me. I am married to Erica "Rikki" and we have 2 great kids, a son Jerid who is my hunting buddy, and a daughter Alexa aka "the Wild Child"! My dad, Roy "Check", was Selinsgrove Speedway track champion in 1967, 1969, and 1972. He has 42 feature wins there and places 3rd for all time feature wins. He is not just my dad and engine builder, he's my mentor too. My mom is Patsy who has backed me my entire life and seldom misses a race. I have one sister Tammy and brother-in-law Joel. They have 2 children, Jacob and Blane.

I have many hobbies I enjoy besides racing. I am an avid hunter. I've hunted antelope, bear, caribou, coyotes, elk, groundhogs, moose, mule deer, prarie dogs, turkey, and whitetail deer. I have traveled on hunts to Alaska, BC, Canada, Montana, Missouri, New Mexico, and Wyoming. I have a trophy room at my house which I have proudly decorated! I also enjoy fishing, deep sea and just down by the pond or river with the kids! My son Jerid shot his first trophy turkey and deer in 2007. My daughter Alexa has taken up archery. I'm not sure what level she plans on taking it too. It scares me a little. LOL.