Under the helmet in 10 Questions

 

1. What are your goals for the upcoming race season?

 

My obvious goal is to get the Sunburst Environmental Car our first 410 win, but I really want to run in the top five every week and give ourselves an opportunity or at least be in contention to win every week

      2) What is your favorite track to race at? And why?

Any track I get the chance to race at is my favorite because I feel so fortunate for the  opportunity to race sprint cars, but I’m probably most comfortable at  Sharon Speedway

      3) What has been your favorite racing memory?

My daughter Parker winning the bike races at Mercer Raceway Park

      4) If you could race something other than a sprint car what would it be?

NHRA motorcycles, I have always loved motorcycles I got my first dirt bike for my fifth birthday and then as soon as I turned 18 I bought a crotch rocket and just have been always interested in and wanted to try the drag bikes

      5) Do you have any pre-race superstitions?

None, but I usually end up in the bathroom before every race

      6) If you aren’t racing on a Friday or Saturday night, what are you doing?

I would be spending time with my family or trying to find a little time to play some golf

      7) If You had a million dollars what would you buy? And don’t say buy the Cleveland Cavaliers

A gymnastics gym for my daughter

      8) Who has been your biggest influence in racing?

Dale Blaney and George Fisher. Dale because he is from the same town as me and I consider a close friend and one of the best sprint car drivers ever. George because he was fun to be around obviously a hall of fame crew chief and he always would answer any question I had no matter how dumb it was

      9) What would you say if your daughter were to say she wanted to start racing?

I would tell her she needs to at least be able to drive the golf cart straight first

     10) Would you rather fight 100 duck sized horses or 1 horse sized duck?

One horse sized duck, it wouldn’t be much of a fight, because I am secretly a ninja

“I just wanna drive till I run out of highway into the purple sky”

Kid Rock – Purple Sky

 

Who is Jim Morris

Jim Morris III got his start in racing in the late 80’s when his dad began drag racing. Below is the first drag car that they built. During this time at the drag strip, Jim would drag race his dirt bike at Sunset Drag Strip.

Jim would spend a lot of time at the drag races with his family. His dad’s dragster would change several times through the years. He would end up naming the car “Snake Eyes” and have some success at Quaker City Motorsports Park.  Tribute to Quaker City

Jim would get his first taste of sprint car racing in the summer of 1997 when he started dating his now wife Shaunah. He would start spending more time at the dirt tracks and less time at drag strips.  He worked on several sprint car teams and never thought about getting behind the wheel. However, in 2006 he was given the chance to run a couple of races in the Green Flag Sprint division at Sharon Speedway. That was enough to have him hooked. Jim would compete in the Green Flag later named Limited Sprint car division.   In 2011 Sharon Speedway & Mercer Raceway Park would create a division that would combine the Limited Sprint division with 305 sprint cars and call them the Outlaw Sprint Warriors. Races would be held at Sharon Speedway on several Friday nights and Saturdays, at Mercer Raceway Park. Sadly in 2011 Sharon would drop the division due to low car counts and low interest in Friday night racing. Jim would still continue to compete on Saturdays at Mercer Raceway Park. In 2012 Jim would win the #1 Cochran Cavalcade Points Championship in the 305/Limited Sprint Division.  He would finish 2nd in the Mercer Raceway Park track points standings two years in a row before finally capturing his 1st track championship in 2014. Looking for a new challenge in 2015 and with some encouragement from the partnership formed in 2014 with the Stafford Family together, they would move into the 410 Sprint Car ranks. 2018 will mark the 4th season racing in the 410 division.

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Back to the question who is Jim Morris? The name might sound familiar, it could be because Jim Morris was a pitcher that the movie The Rookie, maybe a famous Body Builder, or even the Singer. Now Jim might tell you he has the same physique as the bodybuilder, that he is the songbird of his generation, or even can throw a major league fastball. What it all comes back to is, Jim Morris is a part-time racer, but a full-time family man. In 2005 he married Shaunah and they have one child, Parker. Shaunah and Parker are always at whatever track Jim happens to be racing at.

“I just wanna drive till I run out of highway into the purple sky”

Kid Rock – Purple Sky

Throw Back Thursday

A look back at the different looks of the 16 all the way to changing the number to 4N and moving up in the 410 division. 2 different numbers but both have a lot of meaning behind them. The 16 was to pay tribute to Jim’s wife Shaunah’s family that owned a 410 sprint car in the 90’s. Changing to a 4N is a way to remember how partnering with Sunburst Environmental came to be. The 4N is to remember we race 4 Nicole Stafford. The purple and the zebras all represent the disease she suffered from, Pulmonary Hypertension. She was a Warrior that not only raised awareness for PH but she did so many things to raise money to help try and find a cure.

About Nicole

About Nicole’s Phriends Golf Outing

Now with a different color scheme, the Sunburst Environmental Racing 410 still has the 4N to show why we race.

About Sunburst Environmental Racing

Rookie Season at Sharon Speedway

2nd Year at Sharon Speedway

3rd year at Sharon Speedway

Racing against NASCAR star Ryan Blaney

Racing against NASCAR star Ryan Blaney

end of the 3rd season at Sharon Speedway

1st year at Mercer Raceway Park

end of 1st year at Mercer Raceway Park

2nd Season at Mercer Raceway Park

2nd Season at Mercer Raceway Park

Nicole’s PHfriends Golf Outing

championship season at Mercer Raceway Park

Championship Season at Mercer Raceway Park

Championship Season at Mercer Raceway Park

Mall Show

1st year in 410s at Mercer Raceway Park

1st season in 410 at Lernerville speedway

2nd season in 410 at Mercer Raceway Park

2nd season in 410 at Mercer Raceway Park

3rd Season in 410 at Mercer Raceway Park

Racing against Danny Holtgraver at Mercer Raceway Park

3rd Season in 410 at Mercer Raceway Parlk

3rd season in 410 at Lernerville Speedway

“I just wanna drive till I run out of highway into the purple sky”

Kid Rock – Purple Sky

2018 Schedule

A tentative schedule for the upcoming 2018 race season has started to take shape. A total of 18 races is on the agenda at Lernerville Speedway located in Sarver PA. The Sunburst 4N will look to compete weekly at Lernerville Speedway on Friday nights as part of the Fab4 racing fueled by Turner’s in the Peoples Natural Gas DIRTcar Sprints starting April 20th through August 31st.   Lernerville Speedway Schedule.  Sharon Speedway has also increased the number of sprint car races this season to 10 nights. The Sunburst team is excited to be able to support a local track in Hartford, OH. April 7th & 14th are scheduled as practice days and the 4N will be looking to attend one or both of those practices. The 1st Sprint race at Sharon this year will be May 5th with the All Star Circuit of champions. Sharon Speedway Schedule Wayne County Speedway located in Orrville OH will be another track the Sunburst 4N will attend a few times in 2018. Which nights will depend on the weather but could be 8 nights. Wayne County Speedway Schedule Tricity Raceway Park will also host three nights of 410 sprint races. The track located in Franklin PA host select events on Sunday nights during the summer. Three dates with sprint races on the schedule are June, 17th, July 15th, and August 19th. Tri-City Raceway Park Schedule
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2018 Season Schedule

Saturday, April 7 – Sharon Speedway Practice (CANCELED)

Saturday, April 14th – Sharon Speedway Practice (CANCELED)

Friday, April 20th – Lernerville Speedway opening night (CANCELED)

Saturday, April 21st – Fremont Speedway  (Qualifying 16Th 12.799, Heat Race 7Th, Feature 22nd)

Friday, April 27th – Lernerville Speedway

Friday, May 4th – Lernerville Speedway (All Star Sprints)

Saturday, May 5th – Sharon Speedway (All Star Sprints)

Friday, May 11th – Lernerville Speedway

Saturday, May 12th – Sharon Speedway

Friday, May 18th – Lernerville Speedway

Saturday, May 19th – Wayne County Speedway

Friday, May 25th – Lernerville Speedway

Saturday, May 26th – Wayne County Speedway (All Star Sprints)

Friday, June 1st – Lernerville Speedway

Saturday, June 2nd – Sharon Speedway

Friday, June 8th – Lernerville Speedway

Saturday, June 9th – Wayne County Speedway

Friday, June 15th – Lernerville Speedway

Sunday, June 17th – Tri-City Raceway Park

Monday, June 18th – Wayne County Speedway (All Star Speedweek)

Tuesday, June 19 – Sharon Speedway (All Star Speedweek)

Saturday, June 30th – Sharon Speedway

Friday, July 6th – Lernerville Speedway

Saturday, July 7th – Sharon Speedway (Lou Blaney Memorial, All Star Sprints)

Friday, July 13th – Lernerville Speedway

Sunday, July 15th – Tri-City Raceway Park

Saturday, July 21st – Wayne County Speedway

Friday, July 27th – Lernerville Speedway

Saturday, July 28th – Wayne County Speedway

Friday, August 3rd – Lernerville Speedway

Saturday, August 4th – Sharon Speedway

Friday, August 10th – Lernerville Speedway

Saturday, August 11th – Sharon Speedway

Friday, August 17th – Lernerville Speedway

Saturday, August 18th – Sharon Speedway

Sunday, August 19th – Tri-City Raceway Park

Friday, August 24th – Lernerville Speedway

Saturday, August 25th – Wayne County Speedway

Friday, August 31st – Lernerville Speedway

Sunday, September 2nd – Wayne County Speedway (All Star Sprints)

Friday, September 7th – Sharon Speedway (Apple Fest Nationals Night 1)

Saturday, September 8th – Sharon Speedway (Apple Fest Nationals Night 2)

Saturday, September 22nd – Lernerville Speedway (World of Outlaw Sprints)   “I just wanna drive till I run out of highway into the purple sky” Kid Rock – Purple Sky

Preparation underway

The Sunburst Environmental 4N is starting to come together. The team is aiming to be ready for Sharon Speedway’s open practice on Saturday, April 7th. An updated schedule for the season will be available soon.

“I just wanna drive till I run out of highway into the purple sky”

Kid Rock – Purple Sky