Jeff Westphal – Car #39

Biography:

Driver Name:
Jeff Westphal - (nickname: "Jeffro")
Home Town:
San Carlos, California
Nationality:
American
Place Of Birth:
San Francisco, California
Date Of Birth:
July 23, 1986
Marital Status:
Single
Current Occupation:
Student & work at Jim Russell Racing School
Current Team:
PR1 Motorsports
Race Car:
Van Diemen RF05 Zetec
Engine Builder:
Quicksilver
Sponsors:
MCGC, Inc., TnT Demolition, J.F. Ohlund Foundation and Framing, DG Floors, Arrow Management Incorporated, Pioneer Millwork, Hand Crafted Metals, Molecule, Modern Aire Mechanical, Holden Company


Racing Aspirations:

To become a professional open-wheel racer

Racing Experience:
Ran a season of quarter midgets at the regional level in 1996; 2004 Red Bull Driver Search semi-finalist at Infineon Raceway; 2005 Skip Barber Racing School (ran one race weekend at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, claiming second- and third-place finishes); 2005 Jim Russell School Graduate Runoff finalist; 2006 Jim Russell Racing School Championship (third place overall with two wins, a second, four thirds, three poles and a track record), 2007 Pacific F2000 Championship (Third overall, five thirds, two seconds, and one pole position), Competed in 2007 Thunderhill 25 hours with Spoon Sports/Opak Racing in a right hand drive 2008 Civic Type-R.

Most Memorable
Racing Achievement:

My first win ever in 2006 at Jim Russell

Favorite Race Track
& Why:
Infineon Raceway – “The technicality of the track along with huge elevation changes makes it extremely challenging, and a blast to drive”

Racing Hero:
“I do not have one hero in particular; I look toward the positive aspects of everyone and admire them for their accomplishments, but if I had to pick one I’d say the late Ayrton Senna for his innate ability to engineer a chassis.”

Hobbies/Interests:
Music, Soccer, Basketball, Weight Lifting, Running, Swimming, Eating, Shoe Collecting

Personal Details: Has a love of customizing cars and traveling. Visited Australia and New Zealand in 2000 as a selected junior ambassador

Team Information: PR1 Motorsports - PR1 Motorsports
Bobby Oergel
5526 W. Barstow Avenue
Fresno, CA 93722
(559) 277-1300





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