Car Owner Davey Hamilton Will Have Hectic Upcoming 2013 Season

Story Dave Sink
Photos by David Sink and Robert Gill

ANDERSON, Ind. (March 4, 2013) -  Must See Racing Xtreme Sprint Series (MSRXSS) car owner Davey Hamilton will have a hectic 2013 season. His TRUFUEL sponsored sprint car team is preparing for a run at the 2013 MSRXSS championship with drivers Mike Larrison as well as Florida standout Troy DeCaire. In addition, he will field a car for son Davey Hamilton Jr. who turns 16 just prior to the season opener at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Fla. on March 22. Hamilton will also continue his involvement as co-team owner of his Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports team with driver Simon Pagenaud in the IndyCar Series.

Hamilton recently merged his Davey Hamilton Racing sprint car team with Florida car owner Dick Fieler. The duo will field TRUFUEL sponsored cars for Mike Larrison and Troy DeCaire with a goal of winning the Must See championship. The team will also tentatively field a car for Hamilton's son Davey Hamilton Jr. depending on how the rookie does in initial test runs. Hamilton Jr. will be competing in a Royal Purple sponsored entry.

"Right now it's pending," Hamilton explained of his son possibly competing in 2013." We're going to test him at every track. I'm not throwing him to the wolves. That will determine how many races he runs".

Hamilton Jr. is a third generation driver as his grandfather, Kenny Hamilton, was standout sprint car and supermodified driver who competed in the Boise, Idaho,  area for years. Kenny has won multiple races in the famed 'Pink Lady' Grant King built sprint car. The elder Hamilton still competes regularly with the 'Pink Lady' in the Northwest.

The Must See Racing Royal Oak Southern Shoot Out opening weekend at Five Flags Speedway and Mobile International Speedway later this month will be a family affair of sorts for the Hamilton family. Kenny Hamilton will be on hand helping crew on the cars while Davey is slated to drive a car for Tampa car owner Lenny Puglio. Davey will be competing in a 360 c.i. car amongst virtually all 410 c.i. engines. Davey will be helping out with a testing experiment to see if given the proper weight advantage, if a 360 c.i. engine can be competitive with a 410 c.i. engine.

"Pavement sprint car racing really needs a big race to help the sport grow. There are so many different groups that either run 360's or 410's. We need to figure out how to get everybody together. The rules should be made for us to be able to get all of us together. That's the purpose of me driving for Lenny (Puglio) at the first two Must See events. I think I get a 100 lb weight break. We'll see how it goes".

Davey acknowledged that he would also like to compete in a race with his father and son at some point and that it has been discussed with the family. Hamilton was not certain as to when or where the event would take place if it even happens, but was optimistic it would at some point.

In addition to his sprint car dealings in 2013, Davey has a busy season ahead as co-owner of his Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports IndyCar team with driver Simon Pagenaud. Hamilton will also continue radio and television commitments for IndyCar in 2013.

"Its a very busy time for me that's for sure. I try to surround myself with good people to help handle the work load when it comes to the racing programs. I'm still doing television and radio and I'm always taking care of my sponsors. Its overwhelming but its fun. Its our third year with the sprint cars and I like our chances of winning the championship. But we haven't done it yet. With our IndyCar program, I'm excited too. We were third quick in testing at Sonoma, Calif. so that's a good start," concluded Davey.