Bruce Hibbs, Jr. News
Received 11-14-07
16 Year-Old Bruce Hibbs Jr. Brings 13 Years of Experience to NASCAR
Written by Arianne Hegeman
November 6. 2007
Think back to what you were doing at the age of 16. Some of us enjoyed being
mischievous. Smashing mailboxes with baseball bats was a favorite Friday night
activity. Others held weekend pool parties with high school friends. The
responsible teens were busying working at the local fast food restaurant; saving
for car insurance or a pair of jeans. A few spent time studying and preparing
for college.
Bruce Hibbs Jr., a 16-year old racing phenomenon; is busy putting the teenage
stereotype to bed. He has spent the past decade running full throttle towards
the finish line. Hibbs Jr. has spent time competing on both dirt and asphalt
tracks across the nation while mingling with the likes of NASCAR Busch and
Nextel Cup series teams. At the age of 16, Bruce Hibbs Jr. has a plan and it
includes a victory lane near you.
Bruce started racing before he could tie his shoes. “My dad was racing late
models in Wisconsin and I started racing go-karts. It’s in my blood, him and my
pop-pop, he raced too.” The Hibbs family made racing more than just something to
do on the weekends; they made it a way of life. “I wanted to follow in my dad’s
footsteps and drive a race car like he did. I just followed through with it
throughout my childhood and now into my career.”
The hard work has paid off for Bruce and his family as he prepares for an
exciting 2008.
With 13 years of experience already under his belt, Hibbs plans to take his past
and build a solid future in NASCAR. “Right now, our goal is to run some of the
2008 Busch East schedule and ARCA too. But eventually, I’d like to see myself in
Nextel Cup.”
Hibbs Jr. has already made friends with other up-and-coming stars. “I look up to
my friend Stephen Leicht. He helps me a lot, gives me advice and is just there
to answer questions.” Bruce has also taken the careers of Nextel Cup drivers and
learned from example. “I like how Tony Stewart drives. I also like Matt Kenseth
and enjoyed watching the early success of his career.” Kenseth and Hibbs both
grew up in Wisconsin and represent NASCAR’s success outside of the Southeast.
Like one of his favorite Cup drivers Tony Stewart, Bruce Hibbs Jr. has had
success on dirt; the most challenging of all racing surfaces. “I’ve raced Sprint
cars on dirt. In fact, I won Rookie of the Year at Nationals. That has to be my
favorite memory; winning at the Nationals. It was only my third time in a sprint
car. I was 14 at the time. I like racing on dirt, but I like asphalt too, it’s a
toss up.”
Being around racing all of his life has helped Bruce Hibbs Jr. learn from the
lessons that come along with sponsorship and getting that big break into the top
tiers. But his interest in competing in NASCAR has brought along new obstacles
that he welcomes with open arms. “Besides sponsorship; getting used to asphalt
has been a challenge, Stephen Leicht has helped me with that. I’m surprised by
the weight ratio of the sprint cars compared to an asphalt car. Sprint cars are
really light and have a lot of horsepower; the asphalt cars just don’t take off
as quickly as the sprints. It’s taken some getting used to, but I’m up for the
challenge.”
Hibbs Jr. is very humble and easily acknowledges the people who have helped him
fulfill his dreams. “My dad, he’s been with me every step of the way. My whole
family has supported me.” Bruce is the youngest of four children and is the only
boy. He has three older sisters who had no interest in racing. But they have all
been a part of his success and he looks forward to sharing even more racing
memories with them. “And of course, there is Laurie Reitz, who I met when I was
down in Daytona with the ARCA team that I’ve been talking to. She was taking
pictures at the race and took one of me. We starting talking and we’ve been
friends ever since. She’s helped get my name out there”.
The 2007 off-season will find Bruce Hibbs and Co. preparing for 2008. A new team
is being formed with HL Motorsports and new sponsorship will soon follow. Race
fans will want to watch for Bruce Hibbs, Jr. It is only a matter of time before
his name will be on the hot list.
For more information on Bruce Hibbs Jr., visit
www.brucehibbsjr.com
Arianne Hegeman interviews Bruce Hibbs Jr. inside Dover International Speedway's
media center.
Photo credit: M. Toomey
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November 12, 2007
Face the future--HL Motorsports
We would like to invite you to check out the
www.hlmotorsports.com site from
time to time to see what is going on. We are currently working with a marketing
company who is very large who works with us putting marketing programs together
so that we have in place a program for return on investment for our sponsors.
Remember if you are in the people business what better way than to be where they are. If you would like to be where there is 100,000 or more people together. Racing is your avenue for success.
Racing is like the super bowl only with more people watching/attending. At a Super Bowl there are only two teams to route for instead of 43. We also have our super bowl each and every week. That is why big business is done threw advertising at this level of motor sports. It is truly a family sport. In most cases many family members attend. Mothers, Dads, Aunts, Uncles, Kids and more. Brand loyalty is the highest bar none. We are currently looking for companies to partner up with for advertisement where they need to get there product advertisements to the people with big time exposure--TV, News print etc.. If you are one of those companies or know of one please pass on for us or contact us at 302-745-4392.
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All the Winners in Victory September 29, 2007 Road America
October 2, 2007
From Bruce Hibbs, Jr. Motorsports
CHECKING IN & CHECKING OUT!! Bruce Hibbs, Jr was turning heads and gaining
priceless knowledge this past week at Road America while logging in
approximately 1400 miles of asphalt expertise. The instruction and direction
provided by the Skip Barber staff proved to be beneficial in the key areas of
tire management, drafting, and cornering techniques.
During a CNN interview with Juan Carlos Malmane Director/CEO, Bruce Jr was quoted on his thoughts of the overall experience; “It is my belief that any aspiring driver should attend this training, the knowledge has proven to be invaluable with the insight of 2 years of racing into one week!” The statement was later reinforced by the young Hibbs in the September 29th Regional Racing event as he drove his way to the front, taking on victory lane and earning both the win and title as Rookie of the Race.
Bruce Jr continues to admire the encouragement and leadership of both Jim Pace and Al Carter as he is confident that, placed in a properly prepared car, the opportunity and growth gained from their counsel will catapult his talents to the next level. Special thanks and gratitude to Jim Pace winner of last years 24 hr Rolex and the 12 hrs of Sebring what a great instructor to have teach you one on one with in car racing. I got alot from the private secsions I recieved from him. and also the entire Skip Barber staff. Thanks to Don,Bruce,PhilRob, Steve and all the others who helped me out. Bruce Jr. is now eligible for a National SCCA licence. He finished 10 and 1/2 seconds in front of second place and 24 seconds over third. With the high speed 4 mile track 14 corners and 31 shifts per round Hibbs showed he could get it done.
Drivers Meeting Saturday
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BRUCE HIBBS MAKES LATE MODEL DEBUT AT HICKORY
Hickory, NC – Team Full Throttle NASCAR Driver Development racer Bruce Hibbs
Jr. made his debut at one of the south’s most famous NASCAR short tracks last
Saturday night when he drove the David Collier owned Late Model for the first
time at Hickory Motor Speedway in Hickory, NC and overcame a series of
mechanical issues to complete all 50 laps of the Late Model Stock feature,
improving his lap times steadily throughout the event.
“It was an exciting weekend for sure,” the 16-year old Delaware resident said.
“We had problems with the motor missing on Friday during the practice session
and it still wasn’t right this afternoon so we replaced almost the whole
ignition system, and worked on the carburetor trying to get it right. Once we
got through that it ran good in the feature but I hadn’t had very many laps up
to speed so I just wanted to get some consistency and stay out of everybody’s
way and learn. I’m happy that we got faster as the race went on. We need to
make some adjustments for next week, but we know it’s there. I have to thank
David Collier for letting us run the car, and of course my whole family and
all of my sponsors for everything they have done to help us get on the track.”
Team Full Throttle founder and Vice President Tom Baker was very pleased with
Bruce’s first outing in the car. “He did a tremendous job considering the
problems the car had prior to race day. He hadn’t had any laps at race speed
and he improved over a second from Friday to Saturday. He was within a half
second of the leaders in the race once he got some green flag laps under his
belt. We’re very happy with his poise and the way he handled himself under the
circumstances. He’s going to be a champion in the sport he just needs
experience on the pavement.”
Bruce’s next race will be at Hickory Motor Speedway on Saturday, July 21st.
His marketing partners include (Al Carter Racing Stables, Al Carter finanical,
Swedge lock Fence and Railing, Advance Post Frame Systems, Cool Shirt, Seaford
Pet Emporium, Mid Shore Graphics and Team Full Throttle). Bruce is a member of
the Team Full Throttle NASCAR Driver Development Program and is represented by
Driver Development Services, LLC. of Charlotte, NC. For more information about
Bruce Hibbs Jr. visit his website at www.brucehibbsjr.com or go to
www.goteamfullthrottle.com.
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June 23, 2007
Bruce Hibbs, Jr.
News From Hibbs Motorsports
We at Hibbs Motorsports wanted to take the time to bring everyone up to date. Bruce Jr. just finished a shake down of the Chevy Nascar late model which he will race in July, August and September at the famous Hickory Motor Speedway in North Carolina. This will help get him ready for the advancement to one of the National Series for 2008.
Hibbs Motorsports is very pleased to be associated with Al Carter of Swedgelock Fence and Railing company as well as the rest of our sponsors. We could not be where we are today without everyone's sponsorship support and for that "Thank you".
We are looking forward to growing with everyone that is involved. Our site will have our new Tee shirts which will be available July 2nd, 2007. Don't miss out they won't last.
We look forward to seeing everyone at the track or a show somewhere.. Please feel free to email us any questions or comments and continue to sign the guest book. Our site is in the process of being updated so keep checking in. We want to thank everyone for their support on and off the track and we look forward to our growing relationship/friendship.
There are a lot of plans that are in the works at this time for 2008 and they will be released as they develop. You can check out our site at www.brucehibbsjr.com. Bruce Jr. continues to test and practice the Busch Car-NASCAR late model in preparation for the next three months of on track competition.
Hibbs Motorsports
Bruce Hibbs, Jr. was the third of the three TFT racers to test Busch East,
and he joined Hartensveld and King with some very strong lap times and adapted
very well from his Micro Sprint “dirt” driving mentality. There is no question
whatsoever that Hibbs will be on pavement in 2007, and it may be in a variety of
different cars
www.brucehibbsjr.com
November 23, 2006
Hibbs Motorsports 2007 and 2008 Team Plans
We are in the beginning stages of entering the big time racing venues.
Bruce Jr. just finished a Busch East test with 100% success. The NASCAR Busch
East has just lowered the age limits to 16. Bruce Jr. of course wants to run the
series full time. However we have decided that it would be in the best interest
for Jr. to race some NASCAR Late Model races to train him with concerns of
endurance and added seat time in a full blown race car. We will be doing this in
2007 with a possible Bush debut maybe late in the year. This will be the
training that we feel he will need for the 2008 season as a full time competitor
in the NASCAR Busch East Series.
We would like to invite you to our site to see what is going on
www.brucehibbsjr.com also we
would like you to e-mail us if you would be interested in becoming a 2007 team
sponsor. We need to have all in place by December 30th., 2006 for us to make the
necessary plans needed for the season. Please review the PDF file on the home
page so that you can get an idea of what we will be doing. In January 2007 we
will have the team cars on display in Atlantic City for a week at the Motor
Ramma show. We will be concentrating on racing in the Tri-State area the first
half of the season with traveling races north and south there after. We will be
able to make available our Bush car for promotions with proper arrangements and
notice. We would like thank all who have supported us to this point as we
couldn't have done it without you. Hope you have a great Holiday and we look
forward to hearing from you.
Hibbs Motorsports
302-745-4392