You can

attribute Kyle Stinchcomb's success in the Junior Stock

WKA Dirt Series to the daredevil attitude of being 13, or

you could call it beginner's luck.

Either way,

Stinchcomb, an eighth grader at Fayette Middle School,

has shown that he has what it takes to race with the

best.

This was

Stinchomb's first year on the track but he began his love

of racing at the age of 6. He accumulated six first place

trophies this year, 13 overall, also gaining regional

attention in the Regional Karting Connection magazine.

Much of his racing takes place at the Coweta Raceway,

where he led the points standings until late in the

season. Stinchcomb experienced mechanical problems and

ended up finishing in third place.

Stinchcomb

does more than just race. When he's not racing on the

weekends at Coweta Raceway, the North Georgia Carting

Complex or Thunder Ridge in Lanet, Ala., he is playing

football or basketball for Fayette Middle School. He

continues to work toward his dream to become a NASCAR

driver and will do more racing next season as he

continues to travel with the "Big Wrench"

racing team.