DRIVERS
Robert Richardson Jr.
A former quarterback at Southern Methodist University, Robert Richardson, Jr. started his racing career in 2001 wheeling Legend Cars. In his first year, he showed he had what it took and won the Lone Star Legends Championship. From there, Richardson, Jr. moved up to Super Late Models for two seasons in the NASCAR Southeast Touring Division garnering a top-10 finish in points.
During each off-season, the NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown is run at Irwindale (Calif.) Speedway. Both times the Texan-born driver attempted to qualify for the prestigious race, he made the field. Seeking to move up the racing ladder, he took his driving talent and eagerness to learn to the ARCA Series in 2005. In just seven starts, he earned two top-15 and three top-20 finishes with commendable finishes of 16th at Daytona and 17th at Talladega.
In 2007, Richardson, Jr. began his NASCAR Nationwide Series career. Driving on a limited basis in each of the last three years, he has made 46 starts earning a best finish of 16th at Daytona.
In 2009, he completed 86.2 percent of the laps contested and consistently finished in the top-25 in the 16 races he competed.
In 2009, he also made his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start finishing an impressive 18th at Talladega Superspeedway. In 2010 year, Richardson, Jr. will pilot the No. 23 Chevrolet of R3 Motorsports on a full-time basis while making several starts in the Sprint Cup Series, as well. Visit Robert's website here.
Coleman Pressley
Born: October 10, 1988
Hometown: Asheville, NC
High School: Enka High School; Asheville, NC
Occupation: Race Car Driver
Hobbies: Racing, go-karts, paintball, golf, working out and video games
Musical Interests: Country
Favorite sports, outside of racing: Carolina basketball
Racing Heroes: Robert Pressley, Davey Allison and Dale Earnhardt, Sr.
If you weren’t racing: Wow, not sure – probably working at Celebrity Hot Dogs
Best Racing Moment: Showing up five minutes just before a Late Model race at Hickory after the one at Greenville Pickens rained out, started 18th and won. Also, winning the two Bobby Isaac Memorial 200 races at Hickory.
Coleman is the son of Robert Pressley, former NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series driver, and grandson of Bob, a multi-time and multi-track NASCAR Late Model champion. He’s been winning races in his Late Model locally and on the UARA Series the past few years racking up 26 trips to Victory Lane.
He was signed by R3 Motorsports to a multiple-race deal in 2010 in hopes of running more if marketing partnerships can be attained.
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