Mark Bray is in the Pure Street class driving car #87 for the Bray’s racing team.  Mark is 31 years old, and delivers furniture along with several other job descriptions at the family business, Bray’s Furniture in Pinson, TN.  Mark lives in Pinson along with the rest of the family, and ladies, he does have a girlfriend named Kimberly.  Mark’s proud mother is Star Smith and his father who enjoys racing just as much as Mark is Frankie Bray.  Mark’s siblings include Karen Hicks, and Candy Beshires who both have husbands that enjoy the hobby of racing along with the Bray’s racing team. 

Who is your favorite NASCAR driver?  - Not a NASCAR fan!!!

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Tim Hicks

Tim Hicks, age 32, is the driver of the #D7 car in the Pure Street class. During the week Tim spends his time at his lovely job welding at Mid-South Machine & Welding. Tim is married to his lovely wife Karen, they live in Henderson, TN, and have one child named Mason, age 12. Tim’s mom’s name is Mary and he has one brother named Tony. Tim began to get the love of racing in his heart at a very young age while growing up around the race track and finally got a car of his own at age 30. Tim’s car number was acquired from Jerry Inman, this number was Jerry’s car number when Tim was growing up watching him race!!

Tim’s future plans in racing is to some day make his way out of the Pure Street class and race in the Hobby class. His biggest influence in racing has been his brother-in-laws. Tim captured eight feature wins in the beginning of his racing career in the Hummer class!! Tim’s team sponsors include Bray’s Furniture in Pinson, TN, Budweiser, Jackson Battery, Advance Auto Parts, and Mid-South Machine & Welding.

I asked Tim about some of his favorites for us to learn about some of his likes and dislikes.

Who is your favorite NASCAR driver? Dale Earnhardt Jr.

What is your favorite movie? none

What is your favorite TV show? none

What is your favorite food? pizza

What kind of vehicle do you drive on a daily basis? 95 Tahoe (couple of speeding tickets)

What tape or CD do you have in your vehicle right now? Godsmack

Who is the best driver you have ever raced against? Todd Beshires

Any lucky charms or superstitions? Jerry Inman T-shirt

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Todd Beshires

Todd Beshires, age 35, is the driver of the #89 in the Pure Street class.  Todd spends his days at work, welding, at Mid-South Machine & Welding in Jackson, TN.  Todd is married to his lovely wife, Candy, and they have been married for 12 years.  The family lives in Henderson, TN and the race car may be his baby he spends time with in the shop each night, but he does have three children, Dustin, age 16, Zach, age 15, and 7 month old Brayden.  Todd’s proud parents are Larry & Joyce Beshires.

Todd’s start in racing began while joining his father-in-law, Frankie Bray, at the track.  Todd feel in love with the sport and decided to get a Hummer car at the age of 32, and the rest is history in the making.  The car number of 89 came from the year that Todd graduated high school.  Todd’s future plans in racing are to someday make it to the Hobby class.  His biggest influence in racing has been Jeff Gordon since Todd and Jeff were born in the same year of 71, and they graduated in the same year of 89, plus he feels Jeff is a great driver that strives for perfection every time he is on the track.

Some of Todd’s sponsors include Advance Auto Parts, Bray’s Furniture, Mid-South Machine & Welding, Jackson Battery, and Heavenly Ham.  Below you will see some questions I asked Todd so we can learn about some of his favorite things.

Who is your favorite NASCAR driver?  - Jeff Gordon

What is your favorite movie? - Day After Tomorrow

What is your favorite TV show?  - Pinks

What is your favorite food? - Italian Sausage from the Lexington Fair!!!

What kind of vehicle do you drive on a daily basis? - 93 Silverado

What tape or CD do you have in your vehicle right now? - Disturbed

Who is the best driver you have ever raced against? - Tim Hicks

Any lucky charms or superstitions? - If a knife is handed to you open, you should hand it back to that person open.

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Richard Kinney

Richard Kinney, age 20, is the driver of the #22 Open Wheel Modified class. On a daily basis, Richard is a metal finisher at Wright Metal Technology, and also attends a Tool & Die class in the Tennessee Technology Center at Jackson State. Richard still lives at home with his parents, Charles and Teresa along with a younger brother named Austin. Richard’s start in racing began with his father racing when Richard was very young, but then at the age of 7 he jumped into go-kart racing, and finally at the age of 15 moved into stock car racing in the Pure Street class!!

Richard’s car number was passed down from his father, as Charles got the number from being a fan of Bobby Allison. His future plans in racing includes the hopes of moving out of dirt track racing into some type of a higher racing series. His biggest influence in race is his father Charles. Some of his racing history includes 1 Heat win, 1 Feature win, and 2004 Rookie of the Year as well as 2nd in points in the same season. Richard’s race team is sponsored by his family, and he would like to send special thanks to God, Mom, Dad, and his bother Austin. Other special thanks goes out to Uncle Greg, Uncle Lynn Bomar, Doug & Sharron Merryman, Jerry Lemmings, Junior Lemmings, Cameron & Casey Laws, and Andy Norris.

I asked Richard a few questions for us to learn about some of his favorite things!!

Who is your favorite NASCAR driver? Richard Petty

What is your favorite movie? Payback

What is your favorite TV show? That 70’s Show

What is your favorite food? hamburger

What kind of vehicle do you drive on a daily basis? 98 Chevy S-10

What tape or CD do you have in your vehicle right now? none

Who is the best driver you have ever raced against? Too many to name!

Any lucky charms or superstitions? Not allowed to have superstitions!!

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2008 Driver Profiles