NAME: Mickey Kempgens
CAR NUMBER: 78
CAR OWNER: Shane Miller
SPONSORS: Premier Miller Auto Injury Treatment Centers.
NOTES: Second generation driver Mickey Kempgens had a breakout season in 2009 with the TBARA, coming home fourth in the points.
The premier pavement sprint car series in the South, and some would say in the country, the Tampa Bay Area Racing Association (TBARA) has been racing from 1973 through 2009 and is preparing for its 40th season. Known as "the ground pounders," these purpose-built pavement sprint cars are powered by fire-breathing 360 motors and piloted by some of the best drivers in the country.
Current drivers include two-time USAC Silver Crown champ Dave Steele, two-time TBARA champ Troy DeCaire, and past race winners Bo Hartley, Dude Teate, Larry Brazil Jr. and the first female to win a sprint car feature with a major touring series in the southeast, Wendy Mathis.
