Jay Russell Enters 360 Mix in 2009!
Friday, January 30, 2009
(Bill W) “Jaybird” Jay Russell will put his hat in the ring for 360 Rookie of the Year honors in 2009. The native of Elwood, Kansas has been involved in racing his entire life. Jay competed in the go-kart starting at the age of 12. He moved on to mini-sprints and then the full-size sprint cars at the age of 17 in 2000.
His sprint career has included top ten point runs at the Savannah Speedway and the US36 Speedway near Cameron in Missouri. In 2006, he towed to Eagle Raceway on Saturdays, earning “Most Improved Driver” honors there, and grabbing his first sprint feature win. In 2007, he was 10th in points at Eagle, and in 2008, finished third in the points there. He also competed in several ASCS-Midwest shows, finishing seventh in points with that series. He has three career wins, all of them at Eagle Raceway. Jay was running third in a May 2008 feature at Knoxville when his motor expired.
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