Joe Trone Jr.

June 8, 2011
 

Joe Trone Jr. (Len Cobosco Photo)

(Loren Carman Photo) NAME: Joe Trone Jr. BIRTHDAY: July 29, 1971 HOMETOWN:  Gettysburg, PA

PARENTS:
Joe Sr & Sandy Trone

MARITAL STATUS:
Married to Kristi

CHILDREN:
2 stepsons: Tyler(8), Zachary(7)

OCCUPATION:
Sales

HOBBIES:
Racing (both myself and the boys), sports, movies

FAVORITE RESTAURANT:
Olive Garden

FAVORITE FOOD:
Pizza, just about anything with chicken

FAVORITE BEVERAGE:
Coca Cola

FAVORITE MUSIC TYPE:
Rock

FAVORITE PERFORMER:
AC/DC, 3 Days Grace

FAVORITE TELEVISION SHOW:
1000 Ways To Die, River Monsters

YEAR STARTED RACING:
1992

DIVISIONS COMPETED IN:
270 Micro Sprints, 358 Sprints

CAREER WINS:
16 in 270's: Two in 358's

CHAMPIONSHIPS:
270 Championship at Trail-way Speedway in 2000
 
SPECIAL AWARDS:
2 sportsmanship awards from Trail-Way at the ARCH banquet

FAVORITE TRACK:
Trail-way and Port Royal Speedway’s

CURRENT DIVISION:
358 Sprints

CAR OWNER:
My parents
 
CAR NUMBER:
99

CHASSIS:
Maxim

ENGINE:
Travis Racing Engines

TEAM SPONSORS:
Robin Myers Motorsports, Hanover Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram, KT's Pizza, Simpson Race Products, Fastenal, Eureka Lubricants, Kess Body Shop. Always looking for more!

CREW CHIEF:
Joe Trone, Sr.

CREW:
Dad, Mom, Robin Myers, Jim Myers, Bob Karcher

FAVORITE PROFESSIONAL DRIVER:
Tony Stewart, Don Kreitz Jr.

CAREER HIGHLIGHT:
Winning the Sprint Championship race at Trail-Way in 2009

CAREER LOWLIGHT:
Anytime I tried to run the high groove at Lincoln! Almost never turned out well for me.

SEASON OUTLOOK:
Regular at Trail-Way and possibly a few other shows throughout the season
and helping with our boys kart races on Saturday’s.

SEASON GOAL:
Trail-Way championship and hopefully some trips to victory lane

FUTURE GOAL:
 I would love to get a shot in a 410 before I get too old and also continue
 to help my stepsons progress in racing as long as they want to.

IF YOU WOULDN’T BE RACING, WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING?
I don't know, probably go crazy!

WEBSITE: www.joetronejr.com & facebook: Joe Trone Racing