| 8 Wendell Magnon | | Updated by Driver: 12/16/2002
Proofed by Staff: 12/17/2002 |
Nickname: Silva
Hometown: Lafayette, LA
Birthdate: 4/12/62
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 225
Email Address: wingingwendell@aol.com
Racing Web Site: www.acadianaspeedway.com
Marital Status: Married - Missy
Children: Madeline - 11, Braydon - 5
Employer: Magnon Electric, Inc.
Job: Electrical Contractor
Year Started Racing: 1998
Total Years Racing: 4
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Year/Make/Model: 1999 Eagle
Motor: Chevy 360
Owner: Wendell Magnon
Crew Chief: Jerry Aguillard
Crew: Jerry Aguillard, Wendell Magnon.
Sponsors & Support: I would like to thank my wife Missy for understanding that I just gotta do this, Bayou Electric & Specialties for the sponsorship, Magnon Electric, Inc., Acadiana Speedway, Gas Measurement Services, all the local racers and families that race at Acadiana Speerdway that come and support me when I run the Sprint Car, my business partners (thanks guys!), and The Almighty GOD. Thank You!
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Other Than Dirt Driver Tracks & Series
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| Awards & Accomplishments | I won my first Go-Kart race on asphalt in 1988, finished 2nd in points for Mini-Outlaw 500cc in 1999-2000, finished 8th in SUPR Sprint Car points my first season.
| | Career Summary | I started racing Go-Karts in 1998, ran for two years on dirt and asphalt, then went to 500cc Mini-Outlaw in 1999-2000. In 2001 I started in the 360 Sprint Car and am having a blast!
| | Racing Goals | Win the SUPR Sprint Car Points Championship, be a full-time driver/owner, run in the World of Outlaws.
| | Other Interesting Team Information | We are Cajuns, so one ritual before every race is to have a good Cajun meal cooking in the #8 SUPR Sprint Car pit for many to enjoy.
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