STATESVILLE, N.C -- Reed Sorenson said when his father Brad was
racing he was more interested in "playing on the playground"
than watching the action on the track. As he grew older, Sorenson recalls
all the effort Brad and his mother Becky put into his career. Their son
started racing at the age of six and worked his way up through the feeder
series and now drives the No. 43 Valvoline Dodge for Richard Petty
Motorsports. Sorenson hopes a strong run at this weekend's race at
Infineon Raceway will be a good present for Brad who--in his lone
NASCAR race--finished 13th in a 1992 Nationwide Series race at
Lanier (Ga.) Speedway.
SORENSON ON HIS FATHER'S ROLE IN HIS CAREER-- "My mom
and Dad did a lot. I started out racing at six. Growing up racing, they
put a lot of time effort and money into my career. Once I got a little
older and running in the American Speed Association it took even more
time and more money. We had a lot of volunteer help from close friends.
It was a lot of time away from home, but we ran good and had a good
time."
FOLLOWING BRAD'S CAREER-- "When he was racing I was so
little that I was more interested in playing on the playground than
watching the race. So I didn't get to see a whole lot of his
racing."
WILL YOU DO THE SAME FOR YOUR KIDS SOME DAY?-- "I think anyone
who has kids would do anything for them. If my kids love racing then
I'll help them all I can."
BRAD SORENSON ON HELPING HIS SON'S CAREER-- "Racing is
what our family did together. Some families do little league, play soccer
or fish. But our family was all about racing. Reed had a lot of talent
and it was our way of spending time together. I'd do it all again.
It created a lot of great memories for us."
* Sorenson and teammate Elliott Sadler spent June 10 testing on the road
course at Virginia International Raceway in preparation for Infineon.
* Sorenson is making is 125th career Sprint Cup Series start this
weekend.
-credit: rpm
