NayKid Racing Streaks Through 2004

PUYALLUP, WASH., November 10, 2004 - Few would argue that NayKid Racing
dominated the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) T1-class this season.
However, principals Scotty B. White (Puyallup, Wash.) and Cindi Lux
(Aloha, Ore.) strongly argue they could do better. The two, each driving
one of the three KUMHO Tire/ Suburban Chevrolet/ CORSA Exhaust/ Red Line
Oil Corvette Z06s, are looking at what can be done to strangle the
breath out of the competition in 2005. Competition that they left
gasping in 2004.

 

In 2004, NayKid Racing streaked through the first 11 races of its
12-race season taking every pole position and winning every race leading
up to the finale. Few in motorsports can make the claim that they won
92% of their races this season. Fewer yet can claim that they did it
against some of the best competition in the class. Beyond the wins, the
team took 11 of 12 pole positions and two championships. White had the
most successful year in NayKid's intra-team competition. He won seven
races, 10 poles and broke three track records on his way to the Rocky
Mountain T1 Championship. Lux, who won four races including the
prestigious June Sprints at Road America, won her second consecutive
Northern Pacific T1 Championship. She would also pull down six
second-places, three track records and one pole. The June Sprints
victory earned Lux the honor of being only the second woman in history
to win the event. Ryan Snodgrass of Kirkland, Wash. was the third in the
trio of NayKid pilots. Snodgrass joined the Puyallup, Washington team
after a limited career in the sport. He did not win in his rookie year
but raced to several top-tens and his first SCCA podium finish.

 

NayKid Racing entered the season-finale, the invitation-only SCCA
Runoffs at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course undefeated. The winner-take-all
event that decides the T1 class National Champion would be the only
significant disappointment for the long-time, multi-championship winning
effort. All three KUMHO Tire-shod cars were invited to the event, a
noteworthy accomplishment in its own right, and would leave with two
top-ten finishes. The frustration began early in the week as Lux found
the wall in her only accident of the year. The NayKid crew got Lux's
No.78 KUMHO/ Suburban Corvette back in the show but qualified deep in
the pack. In her usual aggressive style, Lux charged back up through the
field for an eighth-place finish. By week's end, White would take
NayKid's highest finish at the Runoffs. His No.3 KUMHO/ CORSA Exhaust/
RedLine Oil Vette ran in the top-five throughout the day and left with a
fourth. Snodgrass, in his first Runoffs' effort, ran to an impressive
top-15 finish. 

 

A completely dominating season it was not. However, few teams have ever
come closer. With lessons learned from 2004, 2005 promises to be better
yet. White and Lux have a strong, multi-year strategy charted with a
path to the top. The '04 season marked the second year in the plan and
the trend of the last two seasons suggest that the 2005 will be the
strongest yet. a worrisome thought to anyone without a NayKid Racing
decal on their car. 

  

Quotes:

Cindi Lux: "If you want an example of a team that pays attention to
every single, small detail; go no further. We spent an enormous amount
of time going over every inch of these cars and had a testing schedule
second to none. Lady luck bit us pretty damn hard at the last race of
the year but that happens in racing. Everybody behind the scenes, from
the most dedicated crew to the most supportive sponsors, are the reason
for our success. Having two of the best teammates didn't hurt either!
But, 2005 is right around the corner and it's time for us to get back to
the drawing board. We have a ton of work to do."

 

Scotty B. White:

(about the season):  "I don't think it has really sunk in to everyone
yet. I think, out of the stats, the one that speaks the loudest is the
zero DNF deal. We took the checker every time we took the green, every
car, every race! That speaks to the dedication of our crew. Our sponsors
provided us with great products from the KUMHO tires to Loyning motors
to the Redline Oil that keeps 'em spinnin'! And Chevrolet built a pretty
dern good, 'lil hot rod for us to start with! This team is an amazing
group of people. Everyone has such a burning desire to win and does
whatever it takes in order make it happen. I am super impressed with
Ryan, this guy has dodged more wrecks this year than any rookie driver
should have to! Cindi and I raced harder this year than we ever have;
and traded a little paint to prove it. A huge thank you goes out to
every one of our great sponsors and every team member that worked their
butt off to achieve this killer season!"

 

(about the Runoffs): "Picture this; a little kid kicking his
fourth-place trophy down the street all the way home from the 'big game'
where his team lost. That's how I felt for a couple weeks after the
Runoffs. The reality is this team had such an unreal season it would
have been a miracle to continue the performance all the way through the
Runoffs

 

 

To learn more about NayKid Racing, please visit
<http://www.naykidracing.com/> www.NayKidRacing.com. For more on Cindi
Lux please see  <http://www.cindilux.com/> www.CindiLux.com.