Alexis Sparby Gross: How A Father-Daughter Team Turned Weekend Wrenches Into Real Track Confidence

The engines might cool at sunset, but the stories only get hotter. We sit down with Minnesota racer Alexa Gross for a candid ride through family-built race craft, moving up to Wasota Super Stocks, and the steady confidence that comes from small wins and patient passes. From a childhood spent at the track to a heat race victory that changed her mindset, Alexa shows how real progress often looks like late nights in the garage, film study after the lights go dark, and learning to trust the feel of a faster car.

Alexa opens up about racing alongside her dad and husband, what it takes to prep a car as a tight-knit team, and why a supportive local scene—complete with a Women in Motorsports night and father-daughter spotlights—makes the sport feel welcoming. She keeps it practical and honest: starts are tough, Turn 1 is unforgiving, and budgets are real. Yet the joy is undeniable, whether it’s a third-place finish earned by smart patience, a lead during the Mighty Axe Nationals, or a two-week winter escape racing the Early Thaw in Casa Grande. She also shares how flying Cessna trainers sharpens her decision-making and calm, skills that transfer directly to dirt racing under pressure.

We dig into how Alexa balances graduate school in social work, racing Thursdays and Sundays, and staying grounded with fitness, family, and the rituals that keep her focused. She offers thoughtful advice for women curious about motorsports, plus smart tips on building a racing presence on Facebook and TikTok without losing your voice. If you love grassroots racing, father-daughter teams, and the art of turning laps into lessons, this conversation delivers heart, horsepower, and plenty of practical takeaways.

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Transcript

Meet Alexa Gross

SPEAKER_00 0:02

Welcome to the Women's Motorsports Network Podcast, the show that puts the spotlight on the incredible women who fuel the world of motorsports. From drivers to crew members, engineers to fans, and everyone in between, we're here to celebrate the trail drivers, dreamers, and doers shaping the sport we love. In each episode, we share inspiring stories of females of all ages from every corner of the motorsports universe, past, present, and future. It's a journey through the seasons of life filled with heartfelt moments, laughter, and a whole lot of horsepower. So whether you're a lifelong fan, a racer yourself, or simply curious about the extraordinary women behind the wheel, settle in, relax, and enjoy a fun and uplifting ride with us. This is the Women's Motorsports Network podcast, connecting and celebrating women in motorsports one story at a time. Let's hit the track. Hello, everyone. This is Melinda Russell with the Women's Motorsports Network podcast. And my guest today is Alexa Gross. And Alexa comes to us from Minnesota. So she's dealing with the cold and the snow, just like I am here in Michigan. In fact, she kind of sends it over our way, I think, across the lake. But Alexa, I want to welcome you to the show. And would you first start by sharing a little bit about yourself?

SPEAKER_01 1:28

Yeah, thanks for having me. So I am Alexa Gross. Some people might know me as Alexa Sparby. I got married to my husband in August. I'm 23 years old. I was born and raised in northern Minnesota, and that's where we still live. I have two sisters, an older sister and a younger sister. So I'm the middle child. I have a nephew that's about a year and a half. He is one of my favorite people. I love being an aunt. I'm currently in graduate school getting my master's degree in social work. And yeah.

Racing Origins And First Laps

SPEAKER_00 2:04

Okay. So that keeps you busy, all of that. Yeah. And you race. And so tell me then, how did you get involved in motorsport?

SPEAKER_01 2:13

So my dad's been racing for like 20 some years now. So I think he started when I was like two years old. So I've been going to the racetrack ever since I can remember.

SPEAKER_00 2:25

Okay. And when did you actually get in a race car for the first time to start your career?

SPEAKER_01 2:33

So the first time I was actually 14, we had like a family mini stock. So me, my sister, my cousin, my uncle, we all raced it. I only raced it one time, and I was like, yeah, I don't know if I'm ready to race yet. So I did it the one time, and then I didn't start again until I was 20. And me and my dad went in on a peer stock together, and I raced that for two years. And then this past summer I moved into a super stock. And these are all Wasoda sanctioned classes.

SPEAKER_00 3:04

Yeah, and you go you race mostly at Wasoda? Yeah. Okay. And you don't travel, you pretty much just race there.

SPEAKER_01 3:13

It's mostly local. The all the tracks are within a few hours of us, which is really nice. Yeah. But yeah, pretty much local. Okay. All right. Are there any other women that race against you or at that track? There is. There's actually my home track, there's quite a few girls, which is super fun. We all know each other pretty well, so that's fun. But in my class, I think there is two other girls, maybe three. Okay.

Local Tracks And Women On The Grid

SPEAKER_00 3:44

Yeah. All right. I was thinking there were a lot of girls that race there because I've kind of somebody had mentioned a galf to me from there, and I can't remember now who it was, but I looked up the track, and I can if I can find like the the point standing, who's sorry, or something like that, then I can kind of figure out who the girls are most of the time. Yeah. Unless their name is Stacy, or you know, sometimes they fool me and I'll and they'll I'll reach out and they'll be like, Oh, I'm a guy, and I'm like, Okay, sorry. But I I was thinking there was quite a number of girls that race at that track. Yeah, there is, it's a lot of fun. Yeah, it is. So, what's the thing you enjoy the most about racing?

SPEAKER_01 4:29

Um, probably uh getting to hang out with my dad and my husband every weekend because my husband also races, so is that how you met? No, we actually we went to high school together, okay.

SPEAKER_00 4:42

Yeah, all right, and did he race before you started?

SPEAKER_01 4:47

Yeah, he raced before I started, and then we started dating, and he'd kind of come and park his trailer down by us, and yeah, he uh I'm trying to think, I think he was in a pure stock also, but that was before I raced, and then now he's in a Wesoda Midwest mod, so a B mod. Did you catch on that he was parking there for a reason? Oh well, my dad did. I didn't catch on as fast.

SPEAKER_00 5:16

That's cute. I love that. That's that's pretty cute for sure. So you love spending time with your dad, he helps you with your car. Do you work on the car with him or does he pretty much do the work?

SPEAKER_01 5:30

No, we work on it together, but last summer with getting married, and we also bought a house. So my dad had a full-time pit guy that helped him a lot, and he also was very nice and helped me on my car when I did it last time. So this year it'll just mostly be me, my husband, and my dad working on the car though. So, which I'm excited about because I don't really know the super stocks in in and out like I did my pure stock because I did a lot on that, so it'll be fun.

Family, Marriage, And Garage Life

SPEAKER_00 6:01

It'll be fun to learn learn how it drives differently than pure stock.

SPEAKER_01 6:05

Yeah, it's already just one ear and it drives way different, way better, I should say. Way better, you can actually feel the car under you, which is very nice.

SPEAKER_00 6:14

Yeah, it is nice. So, is racing something you can see that you're going to do for a while? I mean, you're going to school in that, but is it something that as an adult you think that is something you and your husband will continue to do?

SPEAKER_01 6:30

Yeah, if we can afford it, then definitely, but it's not a cheap sport. No, it's but I don't see myself quitting anytime soon. So yeah, my dad thinks once we start having kids, I'll want to stop, but I don't think so.

SPEAKER_00 6:45

Well, and you know, it gets in your blood, doesn't it? And yeah, and you don't want to stop for sure.

SPEAKER_01 6:52

Yeah, my dad's been saying for years he's gonna quit and he still hasn't.

SPEAKER_00 6:55

So and look, he's got kids, right? So yeah, so what's been your proudest moment so far in your racing?

SPEAKER_01 7:04

Um, I won a heat race this year, which I don't know, that was just a big confidence boost, I think. Uh-huh. Um, to realize that I can run in the front with everyone else. So yeah, this year probably that.

SPEAKER_00 7:17

Yeah, that is a that is a huge deal because some people, honestly, Alexa, race for years and never get a win. Yeah. So for no more years than you've raced and you and you got a heat race win, that's a pr that's a pretty big deal, yeah, for sure. Now, do you race for points at Lesota?

SPEAKER_01 7:36

I didn't chase points this year, and I don't know if I will. I love racing, but it's not something I need to do every weekend. I love doing other things too. Yeah, so we'll see. Maybe one year I will, but yeah, and that's good.

SPEAKER_00 7:52

You have variety in your life, yeah, yeah.

SPEAKER_01 7:55

Like we love going camping, we love going out on the lake. I actually am a pilot too, so I love going flying. Oh, yeah. So there's a lot of things I like to do.

Learning Super Stocks And Early Wins

SPEAKER_00 8:07

Well, that's good. And so you like boats, you like race cars, and you like airplanes, yeah. So that's that's you're in the transportation mode there, I think. It's funny. My my dad was a pilot, and we had a Cessna 182 for a seeker and and he was a farmer, and he we had an airstrip on our farm and stuff, so that we could use it. And I actually learned it was called the land it program at the time, and I learned how to take off and land just in case something would happen to him, yeah, when we were flying. And and that was when I was 16 years old, just you know, just the other day.

SPEAKER_02 8:46

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 8:48

But I love flying.

SPEAKER_00 8:50

What do you what do you fly?

SPEAKER_01 8:51

So I started in a Cessna 150, okay, which I still go fly sometimes. I rent air or they have a few airplanes, but the company I'm through, they just let you rent out the planes, and so it's either a 150 or a Cessna 172. Okay, all right.

SPEAKER_00 9:09

About I'm very similar. I'm familiar with those for sure.

SPEAKER_01 9:13

Yeah, yeah.

SPEAKER_00 9:15

So what else do you want to do? How about ride a motorcycle? Have you ever done that?

SPEAKER_01 9:20

No, and honestly, I don't really want to. That's one desire I don't care to have.

SPEAKER_00 9:25

So I have my motorcycle license and I got it when I was 50 years old. Yeah, I was divorced and met my current husband, and he was a motorcyclist. And I went to the DMV one day and took the test and passed it, and we went out and bought a little tiny motorcycle, and I learned how to ride in the front yard, so that was kind of interesting. But yeah, yeah, so I kept my motorcycle endorsement even though I don't drive anymore, and a lot of it has to do with my back issues, but I loved riding with my husband, but it can be really dangerous. People on their phones and that, yeah, you know, you're much safer in the race car than you are on the highway. I agree on a motorcycle for sure. Yeah. So, how do you feel about women in motorsports? Do you would you encourage other women? What would you say to them? This is what I learned by being in motorsports, you know, what kind of advice would you give somebody along those lines?

SPEAKER_01 10:26

Yeah, I definitely would encourage other girls. I like at our home track, there's so many girls that I haven't faced like any issues with guys or discrimination or anything like that. Everyone's been great. So yeah, I would definitely encourage people to do it, but once you start, you probably won't stop.

SPEAKER_00 10:47

So yeah, that's the thing that you know, I think parents, especially littler girls than you, you know, younger girls, six, seven, eight years old, they get started. And maybe the parents were never involved in racing, and they get themselves into racing, and it becomes a family addiction, and then it's like, whoa, this is really expensive.

SPEAKER_01 11:13

That's exactly why my dad did not want me to start. Yeah, he refused for a while, and I finally convinced him. So, but now we have fun together.

SPEAKER_00 11:22

And you're the only girl in your family that's racing, the other two sisters don't race.

SPEAKER_01 11:27

Nope. My older sister raced the mini stock that we had a few times, but other than that, okay.

SPEAKER_00 11:33

That's me. All right. There's all you know, the in a family, everybody doesn't do the same things, and so we all have our things that we like to do. So yeah. So what's the what does a race weekend look like for you? You know, is the car at your house? You know, what do you do? You get up on let's say Saturday morning. What's race day look like?

Balance, Fitness, And Daily Routines

SPEAKER_01 11:55

I feel like my day's pretty pretty normal. I wake up, eat breakfast. If the cars still need loaded or they still need work done from the night before or whatever, I'll go over to my parents because that's where it's at. And then me and my dad will work on the car, we'll load them up, probably eat lunch, and then go to the track. So yeah. And you race on Saturday night. Bemidji, where our home track is, is Sunday night, and then Grand Rapids, which is like an hour from us, is on Thursday nights.

SPEAKER_00 12:29

Okay, so there's a Grand Rapids in Minnesota. Yeah, there's a Grand Rapids close to me. I know.

SPEAKER_01 12:37

Yeah, yeah, Grand Rapids here is a bit smaller, I'm pretty sure.

SPEAKER_00 12:40

Okay, yeah. Grand Rapids is the second largest city in Michigan. Okay. Yeah, it's real big here. That's that's cool. I didn't know there was one in Minnesota. Yeah. So how do you keep balance in your life? You know, you're married, you know, you're going to school, and you're, you know, you're doing laundry and grocery shopping and all the stuff, you know. So how do you how do you stay balanced so that you take care of Alexa?

SPEAKER_01 13:09

I'm a pretty organized person, actually. So the amount of reminders I have on my phone and like to-do lists is kind of absurd, but that's how I stay organized and get everything done. I try to work out quite a bit. The summer's a little better. The winter I get a little fluffier and get off my routine, but yeah, that I try to eat three meals a day, drink lots of water, that stuff. I like to go on walks.

Track Culture And The Chicken Shack

SPEAKER_00 13:40

So yeah. Yeah, it's it's kind of the normal, but you'd be surprised how many people don't do that. Yeah, yeah. You you know, it sounds like just kind of a normal person's activities, but a lot of people don't do a lot of those things. And I love how you say fluffy. I'm gonna I'm gonna start using that. I'm a little fluffy. Yep. That's really cute. Yeah, that's really cute. So when you go to the track, what's your favorite thing actually about being at the track? You know, is it the people? Is it the adrenaline from racing? Uh, what is it that keeps you going back when you do, and not just go to the lake every weekend?

SPEAKER_01 14:27

Yeah, I feel like there's just nothing like being at the racetrack, especially when the sun starts to set and the features start, especially like having my dad there, my husband, my mom comes and watches quite a bit, and my sisters if they're home. That and in Bemidji, we have the chicken shack, which is the best. I've heard of it. Yep, I've heard of it. That keeps you coming back.

SPEAKER_00 14:53

Yeah, yeah. What's so good about it? I've heard of it. I don't, I don't know, but it just is good. It's been there forever.

SPEAKER_01 15:02

Yes, and they have they have an assortment of things. I think they have like fried pickles, chicken tenders, cheese curds, mini hot dogs, corn dogs, I don't know, everything. All the all the good fried, all the good stuff, yeah. All the good stuff. I don't eat it before my race, though. That would probably not be good, usually after.

SPEAKER_00 15:20

Yeah, that's probably a that's probably a better thing for sure. Yeah, so do you think motorsports or tracks in general do a pretty good job of supporting the women that are there as far as you know? I mean, I I know some gals who get ran over consistently at a certain track, and the owner does nothing about it. Do you think most like where you race, you don't have those kind of issues at all? Everybody's pretty accepting, I think you said.

SPEAKER_01 15:51

Yeah, especially like our home track is great. We have a women in motorsports night, even that recognizes all the women, which is pretty cool. This year there was someone that wrote like a newspaper article about the women in motorsports, and it was about like the women involved, and then also their dads, because there's quite a few father-daughter duos there.

SPEAKER_02 16:12

Uh-huh.

SPEAKER_01 16:13

Well, that was pretty cool. We got to be in that, but yeah, no, our track is really good about recognizing everyone. Our announcer is great, so yeah, I have no complaints.

SPEAKER_00 16:23

That's good. That's good, absolutely. So when you start your race, would you rather start from the front row or the back row? Do you like to get out front or do you want to work your way through?

SPEAKER_01 16:38

Definitely the back right now, anyways. Okay, and why is that? Well, my starts aren't that great. Feel like that first corner is when I get beat. So I rather just start in the back and let everyone wreck out in front of me and then get ahead of me.

SPEAKER_00 16:53

Okay. Yeah. Do you kind of watch like other like other races, or even maybe if you're not racing, you know, your class and and kind of see like the people that are successful what they do? Or yeah, I do.

SPEAKER_01 17:11

I watch like most of the races actually that are before me or after me. And then even when I go home, I watch a lot of like film, like the dirt race central races that we have. I watch my dad a lot because he's great. Okay, he has taught me everything I know. So I watch him a lot, get all the tips from him, but it's also hard because everyone just has a different driving style. So you just you kind of gotta learn what you had have and what you can do, and yeah, go from there.

Starts, Strategy, And Studying Film

SPEAKER_00 17:41

And you know what they say is you know, be yourself, don't try to be a copy of somebody else, and so you have to learn your strengths and your weaknesses and and go from there.

SPEAKER_01 17:52

Um, have you ever named your car? I have not, but our pick eye last year did, and I cannot remember the name. Okay, but yeah, he names all of them.

SPEAKER_00 18:04

Okay, because some people do, mostly girls. Yep, I have um my granddaughter had one. Henry was her favorite car ever, and so uh we all remember Henry, but yeah. So have you ever surprised anybody when they went, or you know, if you say you meet someone and they say, Well, you know, what do you do? And oh, I do this and that, and I drive a race car. Are people surprised when you say that?

SPEAKER_01 18:31

I I actually I do not like talking about myself a lot or telling people what I do. I kind of like to keep it private, but my dad, on the other hand, does not, so he will tell everyone and their mother what I'm up to, of course. Yeah, and when he says it, some people are a little surprised, like, oh, really? That's so cool.

SPEAKER_00 18:51

Yeah, but in a I think most people do react that way, yeah, yeah, for sure. Have you ever had an oh no moment on the track or at the track? A few, yeah.

SPEAKER_01 19:05

Um, I think it was last year. No, was it last year? I don't know, maybe two years ago. I was in my peer stock and I kind of got sideswiped by someone, but they took my whole door panel off and they were dragging it around the racetrack. Yeah, and I I have my like Hans on, so I can't turn my neck really. So I didn't even really know this was happening, but yeah, then we stopped. They called the caution, and I was like, Oh, I don't have a door panel.

SPEAKER_00 19:35

Oh interesting, yeah, yeah. That that could be a problem, yeah. Yeah, absolutely for sure. Oh, what do you think you're best at as far as the driving? You said you, you know, you don't like being in the front and doing the starts. What is something you are that you feel like I'm pretty good at this?

SPEAKER_01 19:54

I'd say being patient, like I'm not a really patient person, but in Racing, I definitely am. Like, I wait for the gaps and then try to pass people. You have to be patient when you don't win a lot. So I'd say being patient.

Proud Moments And Confidence Builders

SPEAKER_00 20:10

Yeah. So, you know, we talked about you won heat race, which is something you're proud of, I'm sure. But have you ever had another moment at the racetrack that you're really proud of? Like, you know, I started at the back and I ended up third, or some kind of something where you can look back and say, you know, I'm really proud of how I drove that race or how I handled this or that. Do you have another moment?

SPEAKER_01 20:35

Yeah, there's actually a couple I can think of. I don't remember where I started. I think it was like the middle of the pack, but I ended up getting third, and I kind of I just waited like cars were wrecking out. There were two cars right at the finish line, I think, or before the finish line that got into each other. So I ended up getting third, and then my dad ended up winning. So that was pretty cool. We all went down to Victory Lane. My sister and her baby and husband, everyone was there, so that was pretty fun. And then another time I can think of, we were at North Central Speedway for a special they had there, which is in Brainerd, Minnesota. Okay, and I think it was the Mighty Axe Nationals, and I can't remember if I started in I think this was a heat race. I started either first or second, but there were some like good guys there that have been racing quite a while. And I led quite a few laps, and then I ended up spinning, but it was still I was like holding on, I was keeping up, I was winning for a little while. So that was another moment that I was like, Oh, okay, I can maybe keep up with these guys.

SPEAKER_00 21:46

Yeah, absolutely, and you know you can, it's just circumstances, yeah. You know, it just really is, and it's not just always about how you're driving, it's how the other people are driving, yeah. Yeah, so before you like get in your car and that do you listen to any certain kind of music? Do you have any superstitions that you, you know, like I always do this?

SPEAKER_01 22:10

I'm not super stitched really. There's like a couple things, like I'll always go to the bathroom like 10 times before I get in my car. Sometimes if I had like a good race the week before, I'll put on the same, I'll wash them, but I'll put on like the same socks or something. But no, other than that, not really. Okay, all right.

SPEAKER_00 22:33

So who's your do you have a favorite NASCAR driver? Uh or a favorite driver, let's just say other than your dad. I know he's your favorite, but yeah.

SPEAKER_01 22:43

I love watching Chase Elliott, he's been one of my favorites for a while. We used to, well, not used to, like, we'd go to NASCAR races like every other year. We started when I was in like high school, and then we went to like Kansas. I think we went to one in Arizona, so I've gone to a few of those, and like every Sunday my dad would have the NASCAR races on, but I don't watch it as much anymore, but I should.

SPEAKER_00 23:09

Okay, all right. Yeah, you know, this week they've been having that big trial. Do you follow that at all? I haven't, no. Okay. Well, they settled today, so that was a good thing.

SPEAKER_01 23:20

But yeah, I thought about it, but I didn't really look into it too much.

Rituals, Favorites, And NASCAR Talk

SPEAKER_00 23:24

Yeah, I've been following it very closely, and it's it's been really interesting, some of the things that come to light, and you find out, and and you know, it's just it's just interesting. You see a whole different side of motorsports than what you usually do for sure. Yeah. So five years from now, hopefully, you're still gonna be racing. Your husband will still be racing. What else will you be doing in five years?

SPEAKER_01 23:52

I think in five years. I bet I'll have one kid by then. Okay, at least. Yeah, I don't know. I'm hoping I'll be done with my master's program by then. Hopefully be working in the social work field, still probably flying. I would like to become more of a full-time pilot. Okay, if an opportunity came, but yeah, yeah, probably still racing. I don't know. I'm hoping to get in a late model one day, even if I don't like it, just to try it.

SPEAKER_00 24:24

Right. Yeah, yeah. So if in the social worker field, is that what you would be as a social worker, someone who works with families? Is that kind of what you're looking to do?

SPEAKER_01 24:35

Yeah, like right now, actually, I work at an elementary school and I work with behavioral kids, so it's really not far off from what I would be doing. Okay, which I love because I have my summers off. Yeah, so it's really nice flying and racing and traveling and whatever. Yeah, it is. So I don't know if I'm gonna stay in the school system, but we'll see. I do enjoy it, so yeah, maybe.

SPEAKER_00 24:58

Yeah, there's lots of opportunities out there and more all the time, I think, in that in that career. So that's great. How about social media? How do you use social media to promote yourself, your race team, anything at all?

Five-Year Vision And Career Paths

SPEAKER_01 25:13

So, Facebook is what we have, that's what we mostly use for our racing page, and it's still under Sparby Racing. Okay, I'm trying to figure out what we should change it to or if I should start my own or whatever. Yeah, um, but yeah, it's under Sparby Racing, and that's me and my dad's page. But I'm trying to get better at posting on social media this summer. I was just so busy that I didn't get to post a lot. Yeah, so I'm trying to get better at that and use other platforms too.

SPEAKER_00 25:42

Yeah, and you know, TikTok gets a lot of I don't know, a lot of criticism, I guess you could say. But honestly, for race car drivers, it's a great platform. It is you can somebody can just do a snippet of you racing, and it it gets a lot of views, and you know, so I I promote TikTok for for girls, you you know, and it's like any social media, and you're a little bit older than a lot of girls I interview. You just gotta be smart about your engaging and who you're engaging with, and and that's just part of life. And nowadays, you know, that's just part of what we have to learn and what we have to teach our young people is is how to be smart about that and how to use it in their best interest for sure.

SPEAKER_01 26:29

Yeah, I do like TikTok for the fact that like who you engage with and what you post, you kind of see the same stuff. So, like I see a lot of dirt track racing or NASCAR or whatever, yes. So that is really nice, yeah, yeah.

Social Media And Team Branding

SPEAKER_00 26:44

I do, I do like that part of it too. So sparby racing, you know, you're still a sparby, you always will be, even though you changed your name. So yeah, my license still says Sparby, I haven't changed it yet. So, you know, and and probably more people know you by that, yeah, you know, so you can leave that for a while. I'll give you my permission to do that because you know it's it's how people remember you for sure. Yeah, and then at some point it'll be you and your husband's page. Yeah, yeah, I know. I debated out.

SPEAKER_01 27:17

Do we make a new one? I don't know.

SPEAKER_00 27:19

We'll talk about it and figure it out, but figure that out, whatever makes it easiest for you to post. Yeah, exactly. Yeah, for sure. Well, Alexa, this has been enjoyable to talk to you. What have we not talked about that we should? I don't know. Have we covered everything? I think pretty much, yeah.

SPEAKER_01 27:41

We have, yeah.

SPEAKER_00 27:42

And then will you start racing again in late April, May?

SPEAKER_01 27:47

Yes. Yeah, last year actually, I was lucky enough to go down to Arizona in January and race. Uh where did you race there? In Casa Grande.

SPEAKER_00 27:57

Okay, I don't even know how you say it. Casa Grande, eh? Yeah, my daughters live in the Phoenix area too. Okay, so I go to Phoenix quite often, and I've been to the Phoenix NASCAR track there many times.

SPEAKER_01 28:09

Yeah, yeah, yeah. So we went there and raced the Ernie Mincy Early Thaw special. So we were there the full two weeks, which was so fun. And this was like my second race in a superstock, I think. Um, so I was like, oh boy, like I didn't have any expectations going into it, but it was so much fun, and I learned a lot by the second week. I was yeah, hanging on to the rest of the field.

Winter Escape: Arizona Early Thaw

SPEAKER_00 28:37

So they have some great tracks out there, and that's the best time to go because when it starts to get hot, they don't race anymore. So you have to, you know, our brains think, you know, May to October, and out there they're thinking, you know, January to April or whatever. So yeah, but that's a great, that's a great area to go to race.

SPEAKER_01 29:00

Yeah, no, it was super fun. I wish we could get out of the snow.

SPEAKER_00 29:04

Yeah, no kidding. Yeah, for sure. Well, hopefully, you'll get to go back there. That would be a lot of fun for you for sure. So, well, I appreciate your time and and telling me your story and sharing it with my listeners. Again, any anything else that you can think of that we haven't covered? No, I don't think so. Okay, that was pretty good. I love telling stories, I love sharing your story with my listeners, and I appreciate that we were able to connect and you could be on the show. And hopefully you'll stay in touch and tag me in your your posts whenever you do post so that I can keep track of what you're up to.

SPEAKER_01 29:42

Yes, thank you so much for having me. I appreciate it. Sure, you're welcome.

SPEAKER_00 29:51

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