January 3

FSCR

FMCRA Race School Graduates ready for 2005 Mini Cup
season opener


Junior Allstars Division drivers Eric Cunningham, Seth
Greco and Thomas Warnick recently graduated the
FMCRA's Mini Cup Racing School last month. The program
was put on by Series Director Tom Clark to teach the
kids proper driving techniques, track presence and
race car awareness, handling characteristics, driver
conduct and sportsmanship. Each driver excelled in all
areas of instruction and showed impressive talent.

Eric Cunningham, 14, from Vero Beach, is a student of
John Carroll High School. He was racing a dirt track
go-kart series last year when he decided it was time
to move up to the Mini Cup Program. Eric is a big
Martin Truex Jr. fan and is thinking of painting his
Chevy Monte Carlo to look like the Bass Pro Shops car
and running the number 83. He competed in part of the
2004 season and over came many obstacles in his rookie
season. His goal is to obtain enough experience that
one day he can get a ride with a Super Late Model
team.

Seth Greco resides in the Brandon area and is a 5th
grader at New Jeruselem Christian Academy. He too has
go-kart racing experience but decided to move into the
Florida Mini Cup series to take his racing career in a
different direction. He debuted his car at the end of
the 2004 racing season and adapted very well to the
full roll-caged suspended race car. Seth has chosen to
paint his car like the Nextel Cup #19 Jeremy Mayfield
Dodge. Although he hasn't determined his long term
racing goals, he loves to race and he's looking
forward to the start of the 2005 race season.

Thomas Warnick, 9, from Ormond Beach, attends Pathways
Elementary. After 3 years of Quarter Midget racing,
Thomas felt Florida Mini Cup Racing would propel his
racing to greater heights. He looks forward to
competing in the Mini Cup series and has his sites
set on the Allstars Series Championship. Wanting to
retain his Quarter Midget number, Thomas decided to
paint his car like Kasey Kahne's #9 Dodge Nextel Cup
car.

Congratulatio

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