This is a section that allows me as a driver (& owner) to reflect on some thoughts that you might
not ordinarily get. Check back from time to time, I am hoping that I will be able to update this
section regularly.

Living A Dream

Have you ever had a dream that has lasted since you were a child that you still carry with you as an
adult? How would you react if that childhood dream became a reality? Would that dream still mean
as much to you after living it? Well for me, that dream was to race a sprint car. It didn't matter if it
was a 360 c.i ,or a 410 c.i , as long as it was a winged sprinter. After selling everything I owned in
the mini sprints, and getting some help from my boss & friend Rick Wright, we decided to go sprint
car racing. Was I in over my head.........you betcha! So after rounding up some parts from Rick's
outlaw team and pulling Steve out of retirement to work on the car with Gary and I, we set forth to
get this thing rolling. After the winter workings, we were at the track for opening night. I was pretty
excited, as everyone was. As fate would have it, we timed in just slow enough to get a pole starting
spot.....imagine that, our first ever race and we're on the pole; Do we start at the back???? Hell
no!!!!! We started up on the pole next to Brad Furr; a multiple time World of Outlaw Feature Winner.
A little intimidating.................damn straight it was. I was able to beat Brad to the first corner and then
ran on like a scared dog to win the first race I ever ran. What a feeling, that was truly a special
moment; not just for me, but for my team and especially my dad. My dad has been through all of my
racing days with me and sometimes I think he likes the stuff more than I do. I guess it helps when
you don't have to write the check after a crash. That moment of flashing underneath that waving
checkered flag is one that will stay with me forever. We went on to finish the main event with a
respectable 11th place finish. Now that I have the chance to live the dream I have a true
understanding of how much it meant to me. I tell my friends and family that if my racing days ended
today, I am satisfied. I didn't need to win, I don't need to make a career out of this, I just wanted an
opportunity to do something that brought me so much excitement as a kid. Now that I have this
opportunity, I want to win, I love to drive these cars! I I love being able to race and have my kids
there, and have my wife, and my parents a part of it.  So, to answer my own question........it still
means the world to me to race a sprint car; it has truly been a dream come true. I thank all of the
people involved, and that have supported me and continue to support Newton Motorsports. Maybe
in the next segment I'll talk about my first feature win.................just another moment during an
awesome rookie season!
Notes from the Cockpit with Jason Newton