Brandon Rose: An Local Up and Coming Micro Sprint Racer

Wednesday, June 11, 2008
By: Matt "Night" Rider

Peru racer Brandon Rose (Pictured Left) started racing at age five.

"I live in Peru, so I used to come out and watch racing at both the Miami County Speedway and the Kokomo Speedway", Rose recalls.

As for how Rose began racing micro sprints, Rose said, "My Dad decided to buy a car, and let me run here (Miami County Speedway)."

Since then, Rose has become a force to be reckoned with, racing his #29 micro sprint in both the Non Wing and Open Classes at the Miami County Speedway.

Rose has won the Open Class feature in each of the last two weekends at the Miami County Speedway. Rose also took home the Non Wing Class feature victory on May 24th.

"It felt pretty good, because we didn't start out too well", Rose said of his Open Class feature win on May 31st. "It's pretty tiring, but it's great to win", Rose said after his most recent Open Class feature win this past weekend.

After his two recent feature victories, Rose sits in fourth place in the Open Class Points Standings. He is currently in sixth place in the Non Wing Class Points Standings.

Rose has four championships (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006) in both the Junior and Stock Classes at the Miami County Speedway. In 2007, Brandon finished second in the Open Class at Miami County Speedway.

"The highlight of my career was when I finished fourth at Nationals in Marion, Ill. in 2006", said Rose.

Rose's Dad Kevin also enjoys racing. "I like auto racing and to be competitive", said Kevin. "It's a thrill to be able to spend time on the weekends with Brandon, and see him compete in auto racing."

Kevin goes on to say, "Racing has taught Brandon the basic mechanical skills of the car. He understands that you're not going to run up front if you don't work on the car during the week."

Brandon wanted to thank all his sponsors for their continued support; Forman Sheet Metal, Steven's Machine, Max Pitts, Simpson, Gamester Racing Products, along with his grandman and grandpa.

"My favorite sport is dirt track racing", Rose said. "My favorite driver is World of Outlaws Superstar, "The King" Steve Kinser."

Other than dirt track racing, Rose enjoys playing baseball and football. He will play baseball at Earlham College this fall and major in pharmesueticals.