By Mike Portman
In racing, as in all endeavors, the road to success can often take unexpected twists and turns along the way. This is especially true for the journey of 22 year-old University of South Florida senior Dustin Chisholm of Seminole, FL.
At the age of 8, Dustin’s father took him to watch a go-kart race at the former Sunshine Speedway in St. Petersburg. Dustin was immediately hooked with the speed and excitement of karting. Within a week, his father purchased a go-kart for Dustin to race.
Over the next ten years, Dustin and his parents spent every weekend at the races. Dustin quickly developed into one of Florida’s winningest go-kart racers, collecting 12 Track Championships, 36 State Series wins, 5 National wins and 1 Grand National Championship.
Dustin Chisholm Audio interview Jan 2009
At those events, Dustin routinely raced against, and beat, some of racing’s future stars including Nascar drivers Brian Vickers, Jon Wood, Jerry Nadeau, Aric Arimola and Nascar crew chief Rodney Childers. [click to continue…]
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