Peachtree

City's Reed Sorenson is 14 years old and is quickly

moving up the ranks of auto racing. Sorenson, also known

been featured in Sports Illustrated for Kids as well as

Winston Cup Scene and Racing For Kids Magazine. He has

his own website, reedracer.com, and a growing fan base.

Last

Thursday, Sorenson raced at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the

pro division of the Thursday Thunder Series. Sorenson

took first place against many older and more experienced

drivers and now leads the points standings.

"That

was a little bit heavier competition than the other

divisions, so that win really means a lot," Sorenson

said. "I had confidence that i could win, but it was

stil a great feeling to actually do it."

Sorenson

races Legends cars, which look like old fashioned hot

rods and are powered by motorcycle engines. Sorenson can

get the speed up to over 100 miles per hour on a

straightaway and can compete against 26 other racers for

25 laps.

He started

his racing career at the age of six, racing quarter

midgets and winning nine Southeastern Championships and

15 track records over the next six years. he then joined

the Legends series and soon became the youngest feature

winer in legends history at th age of 12. During that

first season, Sorenson won 8 of 10 races in the Young

Lions division championship.

Last year,

Sorenson moved up to Semi-Pro and won 7 of 10 races. He

also captured the Atlanta Motor Speedway and Georgia

State divisdion championship last year. He finished last

year ranked third nationally.

There is

definitely more excitement to come in Sorenson's career.

Sorenson hopes to move up to NASCAR when he is older. His

favorite racer is Jeff Gordon. "I admire him because

he started young,like me."