By
Brad Vores June 28, 2007
NAME: Dwayne Gutshall
BIRTHDAY: July 6, 1979
HOMETOWN: Shippensburg, PA
PARENTS: Don Gutshall
MARITAL STATUS: Engaged to Christine Starliper
CHILDREN: Kayley (6)
OCCUPATION: Painter/Race Car Builder
HOBBIES: Racing
FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Ruby Tuesday
FAVORITE FOOD: Spaghetti
FAVORITE BEVERAGE: Miller Lite
FAVORITE MUSIC TYPE: Rock
FAVORITE PERFORMER: Godsmack
FAVORITE TELEVISION SHOW: The Simpsons
YEAR STARTED RACING: 1989
DIVISIONS COMPETED IN: Go Karts and 600 Micro Sprints
CAREER WINS: A few hundred in Go Karts and About 10 in Micros
CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Seven or eight in Go Karts including three state divisional
championships
and 2006 600 Micro Sprint title at Trail-Way Speedway.
FAVORITE TRACK: Trail-Way Speedway
CURRENT DIVISION: 600 Micro Sprints
CAR OWNER: Predator Race Craft and Terry Ford
CAR NUMBER: 74
CHASSIS: Predator
ENGINE: Kawasaki 636
TEAM SPONSORS: Predator Race Craft and Memtec Services, Inc.
CREW CHIEF: My Dad
CREW: My Dad and I
FAVORITE PROFESSIONAL DRIVER: Dale Earnhardt
CAREER HIGHLIGHT:
Finishing in the top 10 four times in Daytona for the Dirt Track Go
Kart Championships.
CAREER LOWLIGHT:
Spinning out while taking the lead at Daytona and anytime
you have to drag your car off the race track.
SEASON OUTLOOK:
Regular at Trail-Way Speedway and hitting some other shows here and
there.
SEASON GOAL:
To repeat as 600 Micro champion at Trail-Way and to win the Kevin
Gobrecht Memorial.
FUTURE GOAL: To be a full-time racer
IF YOU WOULDN’T BE RACING, WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING?
Working a lot more.
WEBSITE:
www.predatorracecraft.com.
— compiled by Brad Vores