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Kyle Petty

Kyle Petty is a former NASCAR driver turned racing analyst who has become one of the most popular personalities in all of sports.Celebrating their 75th anniversary in racing in 2024, the Petty family has been a permanent fixture in NASCAR since 1949, helping to define and grow the sport for the past seven decades.As a member of one of NASCAR’s pioneer families, Kyle is as much a product of racing as he isof his famous father, Richard Petty–“The King,” and grandfather, Lee Petty. While his name will forever connect him to NASCAR, Kyle has made significant strides outside of racing in the world of music and philanthropy.

Frank Scott

From his early days as an Army Paratrooper to his 10 years stint as an Army Reserve Drill Sergeant, Frank has never been shy. That's why he pursued a career in Broadcasting. A career that began in 1992 and led Frank to Daytona Beach in 1995. Frank has been part of the Frank and Tracy Morning Radio Show with Tracy Dillon for most of the past 30 years. One of the main reasons that Frank wanted to work in the media is to have an outlet to give back to the community and work with charitable and non-profit organizations. In addition to being part of the "Ride for Children" since October 1995, Frank has also served on the board of Directors for the Daytona Playhouse. He has done work for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, The Boys and Girls Club, Our Children First, The Veterans Support Fund, several animal rescue groups and more. In his spare time, Frank enjoys physical fitness, the beach and traveling.

Billy Lane

As a child, Billy started out with a love for speed, motors and anything that was loud. It has turned into a lifelong passion. At 54 years old, Billy is still working towards that top speed and horsepower. In the early 90’s Choppers Inc was launched in South Florida and was immediately known for its raw style and innovative design. As Choppers Inc continued to grow, there was the addition of Billy’s famous parts line, multiple appearances on Discovery Channel’s “Biker Build Off” with Indian Larry & Dave Perewitz and “Monster Garage” with Jesse James.

In March 2017, Billy debuted an all-new vintage racing league called Sons of Speed which was held at New Smyrna Speedway in Florida. Billy still holds 2 annual events at the track each year. What started out with 12 racers at that first event has now turned into a group of 50+ racers that race in several different classes. In Spring 2022, Billy hosted the first ever Sons of Speed Tennessee Jam at the Tennessee National Raceway. Going forward Sons of Speed will continue to add in several new events around the country.

2022 saw the launch of Cool Hand Speedco, Billy’s first ever line of production motorcycles. This has been a project Billy has been working on for years and he was able to give the industry its first look at this new brand at the Daytona International Speedway in March. Each bike is hand built, numbered and stamped. They are powered by vintage 1930’s era motors with overhead valve conversions. This is a limited run production and it was a huge success that will continue to grow and evolve for years to come.

That brings us to Fall 2024 & things are busier than ever. This October Billy will be hosting the return of Sons of Speed to New Smyrna Speedway on Saturday October 19th . So, there is no end in sight as Billy continues to grow his brands & push the boundaries in our industry.

Rusty Wallace

For nearly 40 years, racing legend Rusty Wallace has delighted racing fans not only with his hard-nosed and aggressive approach to racing, but also with a personality and charisma that are unmatched in the sport.

Wallace—the 1989 NASCAR Cup Series Champion, 1984 Rookie of the Year and 55-time Cup Series race winner—will go into history as one of NASCAR’s finest drivers. For 16 straight seasons, Wallace won at least one race in NASCAR’s Cup Series, marking the third-longest such streak in history. At the time of his retirement in 2005, Wallace’s 55 victories marked the eighth-best all-time total and his nearly 20,000 laps led ranked seventh all-time.

Doug "Danger" Senecal

When you think of the word daredevil, the name that is synonymous with long-range motorcycle jumping is Doug Danger. Doug “Danger” Senecal has demonstrated his old school daredevilry skills by jumping over a L-1011 jumbo jet, 14 school buses, and 18 tractor-trailers for a world record. He has earned a Guinness World Record with a jump over 42 cars and the Triple Crown for holding the 125 cc, 250 cc and 500 cc world records at the same time. Doug has toured the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada and Australia. In addition to long-range jumping, Doug has successfully performed double jumps and crisscross jumps. In 2015, Doug had the honor of jumping Evel Knievel’s Harley Davidson XR 750 over 22 cars for the Harley Davidson world record.

James Van Patten

James Van Patten (Jimmy) is an accomplished actor, writer and producer.

Born and raised in New York, James followed in the footsteps of his father Dick Van Patten as a professional actor by age 12.

As a teenager James was immediately cast as a reform school boy on the hit TV series THE ODD COUPLE launching a successful acting career.

James literally grew up guest-starring on television series, mini-series and feature films. At age 21 James was cast in the TV series THE CHISOHOLMS, playing Bo Chisholm opposite Robert Preston. James also starred in Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s Imagine Entertainment’s comedy series, POISON for Showtime.

Van Patten also has impressive film credits with roles in over 40 motion pictures. To name a few, FREAKY FRIDAY opposite Jody Foster, ROLLER BOOGIE with Linda Blair, LIFEGUARD with Sam Elliot, CALIFORNIA DREAMING, YOUNG WARRIORS, LIFE STINKS, ROBIN HOOD MEN IN TIGHTS, THE APPLE DUMPLING GANG RIDES AGAIN, and he has appeared in the popular horror film franchise “SAW’ reprising his role as Dr. Hefner in SAW 4, SAW 5, SAW 6 and SAW 7.

More recently, James starred opposite Academy Award winning actors Nicolas Cage and Faye Dunaway in the suspense thriller “INCONCEIVABLE.”