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The Driver • Chris lives in rural Scott County near Sikeston, Mo., and comes from a family with a rich racing tradition. His father, James, owned Hall Racing Engines in Charleston, Mo., for nearly a decade. His grandfather, Jim, won dozens of sprint and late model titles before retiring in the 1990s. Chris' uncle Greg won late model events and point titles throughout the late '80s and 1990s, while his cousin Todd competes locally and on national late model series. His uncles John and Jeff and three cousins — Derek, Jeffrey and Jonathan — also have competed on area dirt tracks. Chris is married to Jennifer and has two daughters, Elizabeth and Kaylee.Career history • Since debuting in an open-wheel modified in 1994, Chris has won more than a dozen feature races and has dozens of top-five finishes at tracks across the Midwest and South. Visit the history page for full career results. In his words Three words or phrases that best describes me • Dependable, competitive but laid back. My closest friends would say I ... • am more mischevious than most people know. My biggest role models • My family. What I want to be doing in 10 years • My daughters will be 19 and 13 by then. I'm sure they will be keeping me busy. My longterm goals • Enjoy life and my family and retire sometime (hopefully a long time) before I'm 70. My advice to somebody younger who considers me a role model • Work hard. Go to church. In racing, be smooth and race clean. Why I compete • To win and to try to get our car faster each time we race. Who or what motivates me • My dad motivates my racing. He is very dedicated to it and spends many hours each week trying different things to the car to try to get the most out of it. How I'd describe my racing style • Clean, smooth, aggressive when the car allows me to be. Favorites Athletes • Michael Jordan, Jeff Gordon. Race tracks • Benton when its tacky and not rough, and DuQuoin because of the speed. Three movies • Days of Thunder, National Treasure, Hitch. Three TV shows • I can't really say. All that's ever on at home is Nickelodeon. |
Forecast • Malden • Memphis • Paducah • St. Louis • Springfield • West PlainsRoad conditions • Missouri 
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