13-year-old Brock Kamlay makes his Super Late Model debut at the Mason-Dixon/Dixieland Challenge II count with an eighth place finish in an attrition filled feature.
By Kamlay Racing/M.P.H. Promotions

Auburn, Michigan (01//02/2007): 13-year-old Brock Kamlay has started a racing career most drivers, let alone teenagers can only dream about. Kamlay became the youngest driver in the United States to win both a track championship and the Rookie of the Year title in a full bodied stock car during the 2006 season!

The Auburn, Michigan teenager won both titles in the Mini Stocks division at the fast 3/8s mile high-banked paved oval of the Owosso (MI) Speedway in Ovid, Michigan. Now Kamlay is looking ahead to the 2007 season, but the 2006 campaign wasn't done yet for the Great Lakes State driver.

Kamlay made his Outlaw Bodied Super Late Models debut in the Pavement Super Late Models portion of the Mason-Dixon/Dixieland Challenge II at the DeVos (MI) Place in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Friday December 15, 2006!

In addition to making his Super Late Models debut, the 13-year-old ran up against the likes of 2006 Kalamazoo (MI) Speedway Super Late Model Champion, Terry Senneker as well as Dave Sensiba and Berlin (MI) Raceway regulars, Johnny VanDoorn, Chris Anthony, Greg Usher and others.

The Wolverine State teenager also had to go up against Columbus, Ohio veteran, Robbie Pyle, who won the ASA Late Model Series Saturday Portion of the weekend and pulled double duty in the Pavement Super Late Models Division on Friday night.

Kamlay would stay out of trouble throughout the event and showed a lot of patience and go on to finish eighth on the 0.25 mile flat indoors concrete oval inside the massive 162,000 square foot DeVos Place.

"If we didn't get tore up in practice and if there weren't so many wrecks, I think we might've finished a little higher." Kamlay stated as he reflected on his first ever appearance in a Super Late Model. "We got caught up with another car in practice and had to fix some damage, but even after that, the car was real good." He added.

Kamlay qualified a disappointing 19th out of 24 cars on hand and during the caution plagued and eventually time limited Feature. So the teenager would start the scheduled 25-lap Feature from the inside of the 10th row.

During the schedule 25-lap Feature that was cut short due to time restraints, Kamlay would stay out of trouble and pick up one position after another once despite the numerous cautions and would consistently pass cars during the limited amount of time the green flag was displayed.

"Everyone in front of us and behind us kept taking each other out, so I just tried to stay out of the way of all the craziness. We just couldn't get going long enough to really be able to race!" Kamlay continued.�

"We did get some sheet metal tore up even with being as careful as we could. But man that was a lot of fun running with guys likes Finley, Senneker, Sensiba and all those West Siders." Kamlay said. The time limited Pavement Super Late Models Feature saw 2006 Spartan (MI) Speedway Super Late Model Champion, Doug Finley go on to win the Feature.

The 2007 season is fast approaching for the Auburn, Michigan teen, who will turn 14 on April 14, 2007. Kamlay will refocus his efforts on the 2007 season with his sights set on a template bodied/crate engine Late Model for 2007 and a busy "07" schedule throughout the state of Michigan under the guidance of Crew Cheif, Dan Krzywosinski, who set up Kamlay's Mercury Cougar Mini Stock during the the 2006 season!

Kamlay's 2007 plans call for him to run the full schedule of events in the Pro Late Models Division at the Dixie (MI) Motor Speedway, located South of Saginaw in Birch Run, Michigan on Friday nights while also running the full schedule in the Super Pro Late Models Division at the Auto City (MI) Speedway, located North of Flint in Clio, Michigan on Saturday nights!

"That's going to be a lot of racing, but I think I can do it because I like to race as much as I can and get as much seat time as possible!" Explained Kamlay. "Plus it'll give me motivation to keep focused on school and school work so I can race!" He stated.

"I had a really good time at Auto City in July when we ran the Mini Stock on the 1/4 mile (He swept the entire program), and Dixie was very interesting we went there and tested a Late Model to get a feeling for the track." Remarked the 13-year-old. "I got the basic set-up down and got familiar with the facility and the track itself."

In addition to his full schedule of weekly competition at Dixie and Auto City, Kamlay also plans on running select events within the ASA Late Model Series as well as the Super Pro Series when the Kamlay Racing schedule allows and also may run select shows on the dirt tracks in Michigan in a Late Model and a Sportsman car on off weekends.

"I'm looking forward to racing a couple of shows each in the Super Pro Series and maybe one or two ASA Late Model Series shows to get some experience in long distance races." Continued the Auburn, Michigan teenager. "That's the biggest thing for me, is to get as much experience as I can for the future." Kamlay ended.

Kamlay, in his first full year of racing, won the 2006 Mini Stock Track Championship and Rookie of the Year titles at Owosso. Kamlay is the youngest driver in the entire United States to win both titles in a full bodied race car!

During the 2006 season, Kamlay won the 2006 Mini Stocks Track Championship and Rookie of the Year titles at the Owosso (MI) Speedway located West of Owosso in Ovid, Michigan. In 14 starts, the 13-year-old won Six Features while finishing in the Top Five on 12 occasions.

Kamlay never finished worse than seventh in any event all season long in racking up 14 Top Seven Feature finishes in those 14 starts! Add in 11 Preliminary Event wins and Kamlay picked up an amazing 17 Checkered Flags during the 2006 season at Owosso! He also set Fast Time on three occasions.

The Auburn, Michigan teenager also went to the Auto City (MI) Speedway for a special Mini Stocks Open Invitational and swept the entire race program over the 2006 Fourth of July weekend. It was Kamlay's first ever appearance at the track! The 13-year-old set fast time, won the Four-Car Dash and dominated the Feature!

Kamlay also won the Michigan Short Track Racing Club (MSTRC) Golden Sunglasses Award for Most Popular Driver in the Mini Stocks division in the state of Michigan for the 2006 racing season.

The 13-year-old carried limited sponsorship on the side of his Mercury Cougar Mini Stock during the 2006 season and on his Super Late Model at the DeVos Place from; Body Shop by Daniel and Graffix Effects both of Midland, Michigan as well as Tuffy Mufflers of Bay City, Michigan and Kamlay Racing out of Auburn, Michigan.

To learn more about 13-year-old Brock Kamlay and the upcoming 2007 racing season as well as inquiring about sponsorship opportunities within Kamlay Racing, e-mail the team at; letsgetitracing@yahoo.com