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Birthdate: January 15, 2007
Birthplace: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Residence: Naples, Florida
Height/Weight: 5’7”/130 lbs.
Education: High School Junior
HOBBIES: Fishing, hanging out at the beach, working out, cooking
CHARITY SUPPORT: We are starting an organization to bring awareness to Speech Apraxia
RACE TRACK TIRES: St. Petersburg is within two hours of my home in Naples
RACING GOAL: Win the Indy 500 and be a multi-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion
RACING HERO: Fernando Alonso
FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH: Football (Miami Dolphins)
TRAINING PREFERENCES: A combination of actual track testing and simulator work
TALENT I WISH I HAD: To get good grades without studying
BUCKET LIST ITEMS: Win the Indy 500 and celebrate with a trip to Ibiza
FAVORITE PLACE TO VISIT: Miami
INTERESTING NOTES: I was born on my exact due date, which was Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday too, and at 2 years old I drove a go-kart at a real track with a perfect race line while my friend went the wrong way.
RACING HISTORY
2023: Finished fifth in rookie season of the F4 United States Championship powered by Honda with three race wins, two additional podium finishes, six pole positions and five fastest race laps... first American driver to be signed by Fernando Alonso's A14 Management Group. 2022: Contested a full season of karting with Team Benik in SKUSA, Rok Cup and United States Pro Kart Series… began testing cars with Team Benik. 2020-2021: Junior class karting in SKUSA, Rok Cup and USPKS with multiple podium finishes, pole positions and fastest race laps. 2019: Won races, set fastest laps, gained pole positions with Team Benik in Mini class karting in SKUSA, Rok Cup and USPKS. 2018: Began National level karting with Team Benik in Mini class in SKUSA, Rok Cup and USPKS... only driver to win two New York State Championships in two separate classes on the same day.