Mike Root

Car Number: 9
Division: Coors Light Late Model
Web site: www.mike-root.com
Birthdate: May 8, 1975
Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI
Family: single
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Number of years racing at Berlin: 12
Number of years racing overall: 20
Driving History at Berlin:
2007: Finished 21st in Late Model points...10 attempts- best finish 12th 3 times 2006: Finished 15th in Late Model points...2 top 5's and 4 top 10's...best finish was 3rd on Aug. 12...missed 1 week.
2005: Finished 16th in Late Model points...3 top 10's...best finish was 2nd (9/24)...1 Last Chance win, 1 Hard Charger, 3 heat wins...missed 1 week.
2004: Finished 23rd in Late Model points...best feature finish was 9th...2 top 10's...3 Last Chance/Consi wins...1 Hard Charger award...missed 2 points weeks.
2003: Finished 2nd in Sportsman points...5 wins...18 top 5's...9 fast times...3 Hard Charger awards...named Sportsman Hard Charger season winner...completed the most laps in Sportsman division (692 out of 698).
2002: Won Sportsman points championship...3 feature wins, 12 top 5's and 19 top 10's in 20 races...finished 1st or 2nd in 7 of first 8 races...fastest qualifier 5 times.
2001: Finished 4th in Sportsman points...2 feature wins, 8 top 5's and 13 top 10's...won 1 heat race.
Previous: 2 previous years in Sportsman (19th and 7th place, respectively) and 1 year (1999) in Late Model (38th).

Car Owner: Self
Primary Sponsors: BigWeenieBrand.com; Universal Graphic Solutions; Accents.com
Other Sponsors:
Engine Builder: Baker Engineering
Chassis Builder: Finish Line
Crew Chief:  
Pit Crew Members: Rich, Bill, Wayne, Katrina, Steve
Car history: Lee Anderson's 2004 car
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