Full name: Peter S. Hernandez
Hometown: Blue Island, IL
Age: 38
Occupation: Spraker Racing Enterprises
Marital status: Single
Years in Racing: 30
Most Memorable Racing Moments:
2006 - Last Late Model Feature winner at Stockton 99 Speedway & becoming the first recipient of the NASCAR Drive for Diversity Driver of the Year award.
2005 - Being 1 of 16 drivers to compete at South Boston Speedway in the Drive for Diversity Combine and receiving a call from Bill McAnally asking me to race for him for the 2006 season.
2004 Mid American Stock Car Series CHAMPION
Winning 2 Features in one night
June 2001 Hawkeye Downs, Cedar Rapids Iowa
25 lap Mid-American Stock Car Series feature race
25 lap (MASCS) feature Cars vs. Trucks race
Racing Achievements:
2006 - Stockton 99 Speedway - Stockton, CA.
NASCAR Western Late Model Series
3 Feature Wins
10 Top 5's
12 Top 10's
4th in Final Point Standings
Will go down in history as the last ever feature winner in a Late Model at Stockton 99 Speedway (9/16/06)
First recipient of the NASCAR Drive for Diversity Driver of the Year Award
2005 - Drive for Diversity Program
Competed against 16 others at South Boston Speedway in South Boston, VA. in October and became one of the 8 drivers chosen for the 2006 Drive for Diversity Program racing for Bill McAnally Racing & Richard Childress Development Program
2004 Mid Am Stock Car Series
SERIES CHAMPION
14 Top 5 finishes
2003 Highlight in Mid American Car
Inaugural Bahama Bracket Nationals - Tucson, AZ
Feature Winner
2002 Mid American Stock Car Series
Place 2nd in the points championship
2 Feature wins
7 Top five finishes
12 Top ten finishes
2001 Mid-American Stock Car Series
Placed 3rd in the points championship
5 Feature wins
Voted Sportsman of the Year by his fellow drivers
2000 Mid-American Stock Car Series
Place 8th in the points championship
Runner-up for the Rookie of the Year honors
Prior to 2000
Raced several years at local tracks in the Mid Am division as well as the Late Model division. In 1999 raced in the Late Model division at Raceway Park (IL.) Won Rookie of the Year honors and finished 4th in the overall points. In 1994 finished 3rd in overall points in the Late Model division at the Grundy County Speedway. In 1992 was crowned the Enduro King at Raceway Park (IL.) Completed 1896 laps out of a possible 2000. From 1984 through 1987 competed in the Hobby Stock division at Raceway Park (IL.)
Racing started at the age of 4 in the Quarter Midgets of America Division New Carlisle, IN winning numerous trophies and ribbons until the age of 10.
