Tyler Hershey
August 16, 2007
 

Tyler Hershey (Tom Wingert Photo)

(Tom Wingert Photo) NAME: Tyler Hershey BIRTHDAY: October 4, 1990 HOMETOWN:  Mercersburg, PA

PARENTS: Robert and Amy Hershey

MARITAL STATUS: Single

CHILDREN: None
OCCUPATION:
Junior at James Buchanan High School & summer job at Shearer Custom Speed.

HOBBIES: Racing, basketball & golf

FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Flamingo's

FAVORITE FOOD: Crab legs

FAVORITE BEVERAGE: Diet coke

FAVORITE MUSIC TYPE: Wide variety

FAVORITE TELEVISION SHOW: King of Queens

YEAR STARTED RACING: 1996 (1/4 midgets)

DIVISIONS COMPETED IN: Quarter midgets and limited late models

CAREER WINS: 40 in quarter midgets and 5 limited late models

CHAMPIONSHIPS: None Yet

FAVORITE TRACK: Williams Grove Speedway

CURRENT DIVISION: Limited late models

CAR OWNER: Robert and Amy Hershey

CAR NUMBER: 74

CHASSIS: Rocket

ENGINE: Hershey Racing Engines

TEAM SPONSORS:
Hershey Racing Engines, Rustique Log Homes, JWP Environmental,
B&J Liberty, Main Street Pizza, Lawnmasters Inc. and C/T Machining Solutions

CREW CHIEF: My Dad
 
CREW: Pap (Wayne), Jon, Joe

FAVORITE PROFESSIONAL DRIVER: Tony Stewart

CAREER HIGHLIGHT: Williams Grove feature win on 8/11/07

CAREER LOWLIGHT: Dropping out of my fifth race in a row at Lincoln

SEASON OUTLOOK:
Regular on the 358 late model tour at Williams Grove
and Bedford and any other 358 shows.

SEASON GOAL:
To win the Williams Grove championship and win five features.

FUTURE GOAL: To race in with the World of Outlaws.

IF YOU WOULDN’T BE RACING, WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING?
Working on race cars or learning the other side of the cars such as the
handling and mechanical things so I could be someone’s crew chief.



— compiled by Brad Vores