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16-Year-Old Hunter Baize Ready To Begin 2014 Racing Season Armed With VanDoorn Connection

Kentucky Teenager to Chase After 2014 JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Championship (Special from Hunter Baize Racing)

December 26, 2013

Bremen, Kentucky (December 26, 2013) – Already talked about as one of the biggest

news items to come out of short track racing, 16-year-old Hunter Baize and VanDoorn

Racing Development with three-time ARCA/CRA Super Series Champion. Johnny

VanDoorn and three-time CRA Championship Winning Crew Chief, Butch VanDoorn are in

the midst of preparations for the fast approaching 2014 racing season. The new year will

see Baize make a run at the 2014 JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Presented by Chevrolet

Performance Championship.

While the Brothers VanDoorn are hard at work preparing for the quickly approaching

season starting on Saturday-Sunday, January 25-26th at Watermelon Capital Speedway

(GA) for SpeedFest 2014, Baize took the time to reflect on what was the recently

completed 2013 season while looking forward to an highly anticipated new season which

starts in just a month.

Going into the new campaign, Baize and his Hunter Baize Racing Team will be armed with

two well known names in the world of short track racing in his corner; Johnny & Butch

VanDoorn, two names synonymous with the world of Champion Racing Association (CRA)

Development based in Coopersville, Michigan.

VanDoorn Racing Development is hard at work in their new 6.500 square foot race shop building three brand new racecars from the VDRD shops including two Pro Late Models and One Super Late Model. All three entries will have McGunegill Engine Performance power under the hood. and in addition, Johnny VanDoorn has not retired at all from driving as the Coopersville, Michigan competitor will pilot the Super Late Model with Baize, who is anxious to get the 2014 racing season under way.

"2013 was honestly a down year for us. Even though we worked with great people, we just couldn't seem to get over the hump." The Bremen, Kentucky teenager explained. "The experience we gained visiting the tracks on the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour in 2013 will be crucial in our run for the title in 2014. We're so excited about getting the new year started." He added.

After beginning his career in the Go-Karts ranks in 2008, Baize made the jump up to the Pro National Series racing Baby Grand stock cars in 2011 while also getting more seasoning back in the Go-Kart ranks. In 2012, in his first full year of competition in the Baby Grands he finished second overall in the series point's standings while also winning the Rookie of the Year title.

The 2013 season featured the biggest career jump to date; to full-bodied stock cars starting with the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna Speedway (FL) as part of Florida Speedweeks. After finishing 14th in Speedweeks Pro Late Models points, he then went on to compete for the Howie Lettow Memorial Rookie of the Year title in the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Presented by Chevrolet Performance.

In 11 starts within the tour, Baize garnered two top 10 finishes with a season high of a sixth coming at the legendary high-banks of Winchester Speedway (IN) during opening day of the Winchester 400 Weekend. He also collected a ninth place effort at the uniquely shaped Auto City Speedway (MI) back on August 10th. Overall, six of his 11 starts resulted in at least a top 15 finish.

"The opportunity to work with Johnny and Butch VanDoorn is a dream come true. We worked on the deal for three months with no success, didn't really look like it would come together." Laughed the Blue Grass State teenager. "But we got it done and now we're ready to do some serious racing in 2014 from January through December starting in Georgia for SpeedFest 2014." Baize added

After SpeedFest, Baize and the team will return to New Smyrna Speedway (FL) to compete Pro Late Models portion of the 48th annual World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing from February 14-22nd. "We were in New Smyrna last year and had learned a lot. We are looking forward to going back and we are hoping for better results." He ended. After Speedweeks, all focus will shift to 2014 JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Championship.

For the upcoming 2014 racing season beginning with SpeedFest 2014, Baize's red and black #13 VanDoorn Racing Development / Ford Fusion will carry sponsorship decals and support from Kawasaki as well as Volvo, Wood-Mizer Portable Saw Mills, B&K Wood Products, Sterling Lumber Company and M.P.H Promotions.

For more information about Hunter Baize and Hunter Baize Racing and to inquire about sponsorship opportunities for the upcoming 2014 racing season, please go to the Hunter Baize Racing website located at: www.hunterbaizeracing.com You can also follow along on Facebook at: www.facebook.com and search for "Hunter Baize" and finally Twitter as well at: www.twitter.com/baize13