FOR DAVID AND DILLON LATOUR, RACING AND FAMILY TIME ARE ONE AND THE SAME

Though the 2009 season has been a bit of a struggle for David Latour, Jr. and his family-owned race team, the results of their hard work are starting to show as he is running in the top five in extra-distance races at tracks such as South Boston Speedway in Virginia, and looking forward to the “big money” shows at Martinsville (Va.) and Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Speedways later this year.

“We started at Caraway (N.C.) earlier this year because we wanted to run as many 150 and 200-lap shows as we could,” said David. “We ran there about half the year and decided to move around a little, so we’ve raced at South Boston and Motor Mile some too. The competition at those tracks is really tough, and it’s forced us to step up our game in order to run up front.” READ MORE...

ABOUT DAVID
Age – 18
Residence – Advance, NC
Occupation – Student
Height– 5’ 6”
Weight – 145lbs
Hobbies – Hunting & Golfing, working on the race cars
Racing Experience – Quarter Midgets, Micro Sprints, and now in third year of NASCAR Late Model racing.
Future Plans – Racing as many big races as we can with the Late Model this season. Eventually hoping to move to ARCA or NASCAR Camping World East Series.

FAVORITE THINGS
Food – Steak and ribs
Beverage – Gatorade
Color – Gold
Movie – Comedy
TV Show – Any racing program
Racecar Driver – Dale Earnhardt
Restaurant – J&R’s Steak House
Music – Country
Pets – My two dogs Brownie and Spikie

RACING INFO
Type of car – Late Model
Chassis – Hess Racing
Motor – Built, Long Automotive
Car Owner – Latour Motorsports
Crew Chief – David Latour Sr.
Crew Members – Sue Latour, Aaron Mizell, Brandon Keene, Brad Powell, Wayne Smith, Dillon Latour
Driver Coach – Tom Baker (Team Full Throttle)

MANAGEMENT / REPRESENTATION
Team Full Throttle – Mooresville, NC