Jason Fitzgerald
Age: 36Hometown: Middleburg, Florida
Family: Wife: Jessica, children: Karlee and Gaige
Years racing: Started the end of 1993
Sponsors: Dewitt Produce, Blue Gator Growers, Boston Tractor Company, and Mixson Motorsports
Favorite driver growing up: Buddy Geiger, racer at Jacksonville Speedway
Favorite track to drive: Golden Isles Speedway and Ocala
How did you get into racing?: "My uncles, Ronnie and Kenny Blair, built open wheel modifieds and it got me interested. I grew up helping them in the shop and working on the cars."
What did you start off driving?: "Open wheel modifieds until 1999/2000 then late models"
Why do you race?: "I have done it so long, as a kid growing up it was all I wanted to do."
Worst wreck: "I flipped a modified at Jacksonville Speedway."
Facebook page: J Fitz Racing
Accomplishments:
o Multiple open wheel modified and late model wins, including super- late model track championship at Putnam County Speedway in 2001;
o Crew Chief for Earl Pearson Jr. 2006-2007 & 2010-2011including two Lucas Oil Championships;
o World 100 winner;
o Hillbilly 100 winner;
o Kentucky Lake 24,999 winner;
o Multiple other wins as a crew chief 2006-2007
o 2010 (8) wins including the Dirt Track World Championship 50,000
o 2008 Orielly Southern Allstars Racing Series “Rookie of the Year”
o 2008 Finished 2nd in the Orielly Southern Allstars Racing Series Points
o 2009 National Late Model Series Champion with (8) out of 15 wins
o 2009 Finished 3rd United Dirt Late Model Series.
o 2009 Finished 3rd in Ocala Speedway Standings
o 2009 Finished 5th in the Volusia County Speedway Standings
o 2009 Finished 6th in the Golden Isles Speedway Standings
o 2009 (43) Starts, (16) wins, (15) Top 5 Finishes, (9) Top 10 Finishes, (3) Top 15 Finishes
o 2009 (4) Fast Time Awards
