Driver
Name: James Leffew
Born: July 31st, 1991
Family: Jim Leffew(father), Theresa Leffew(mother), and Brian Leffew(brother)
Hometown: Quincy, IL
James Leffew was born and raised in Quincy, IL. He is currently a junior at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville working his way towards a bachelor’s of Science degree in mechanical engineering.
James has been around racing nearly his entire life. It started with his father (Jim Leffew) who piloted the number 88 modified from 1998-2005 at local track in the mid-west where James joined his father in the pits aiding him as a part of the pit crew. During that time James had also been racing go-karts on and off since the age of eight, and accomplished a second place finish in the points championship at Pittsfield Speedway in his first year behind the wheel. It wasn’t until 2006 that James first hopped into the hornet (4-cylinder) division where he was able to finish only two points out of a championship at Quincy Raceways. The following year James became a force in the hobby stock division where he was able to snag win after win from 2007-2009. James also drove a modified in 2009 for a test season where he was also able to get a few wins. James drove a modified in 2010, and 2011 with moderate success, and he is currently driving a modified again the upcoming 2012 racing season.