Date of Birth: December 14, 1975
Home Town: Ottawa, KS
Current Residence: Independence, IA
Profession: President/CEO, eCreative Group, Inc.
Hobbies: Racing, reading, spending time with family, watching football
Personal: Brian is married to Tracy and has two children, Brittany (9) and Brayden (3)
Professional Bio: Brian founded eCreative Group in 2003 after successfully serving as Art Director for AdMasters Advertising (Dallas, TX), Art and Interactive Director for Triad Business Marketing (Dallas, TX), and Vice President of Web Development for PowerSurge Technologies (Cedar Falls, IA). Beyond serving as President and founder of eCreative Group, Brian also serves as CEO of Three Wide Media, LLC. Three Wide Media publishes Dirt Late Model Magazine, Dirt Modified Magazine, and Flat Out Magazine.

Mike O'Connor, Director of Competition

Date of Birth: September 17, 1966
Home Town: Osage, IA
Current Residence: Cedar Falls, IA
Profession: President, Three Wide Media, LLC & Senior Sales Associate, eCreative Group, Inc.
Hobbies: Hunting, watching football, going to big races
Personal: Mike is married to Julie and has one child, Emma (4)
Professional Bio: Mike is a native Iowan and attended The University of Northern Iowa where he earned a degree in marketing. Mike’s business career has been spent in sales and sales management. His career led to stops in various cities around the country, but he always found his way to the local dirt track and has been a freelance journalist for various publications including Dirt Late Model Magazine for several years. Since moving back to Iowa in 2003, he’s taken advantage and done his part to thin the bountiful Iowa pheasant flock in addition to being involved in the local racing scene.

Darin Duffy, Driver of the #19 Late Model

Nickname: The Hazleton Hustler
Date of Birth:  12/12/74
Hometown:  Hazleton, IA
Profession:  Sales, Performance Bodies
Hobbies:  Racing, watching the Minnesota Vikings, and working on his 1968 Chevelle
Personal:  Darin is married to Jennifer and has 2 dogs, Giselle & Lizzie and 2 cats, Tanner & Flav
Race Background:  Darin got his start in demolition derbies at the age of 14.  He started racing hobby stocks in 1991, modifieds in 1993 and dirt late models in 2003.
Favorite Track:  Independence Motor Speedway because it is my hometown track.  I grew up racing there and have a great fan base.  I really like the people that race there.
Feature Wins:  120 feature wins
Most memorable Moment:  In September 2003, we had a great weekend.  I won both the modified and late model features in the same night at Independence Motor Speedway, Indee Open Series.  Then on Monday, we won the Boone Super Nationals late model feature, something I never dreamed of winning my first year in a dirt late model.
Most Embarrassing Moment:  It would definitely be the Dubuque Spring Championship.  I took the lead on lap 6 and lead until the 34th lap when there was a caution.  I thought that they were on my back bumper so I tried to step it up a notch.  That’s when I drove in WAY to deep and nailed the wall and ended up 16th.  I’ve been sick ever since!

J.D. Auringer , Driver of the #00 Late Model

Nickname: The Groundhog
Date of Birth: November 17, 1984
Home Town: Evansdale, IA
Current Residence: Waterloo, IA
Profession: Fabrication for Midwest C & C
Hobbies: Racing takes up most of my time, but I like bowling.
Personal: Single and has a Cocker Spaniel named Mya
Racing Background : JD began racing Slot Cars when he was 5, then moved up to RC cars. At age 10, he began racing go-karts and at age 16, drove his first IMCA Stock Car.  JD has 5 years experience in a dirt modified and 1 year in a dirt late model.  Currently, JD is chasing points for the NASCAR series weekly at Farley and Dubuque.
Favorite Track:  My favorite track is Boone.  I love the high bank, close racing and lots of speed
Feature Wins:  20 wins, 15 of them were during the 2007 season
Most Memorable Moment:  Probably the first time I qualified for the Boone Super Nationals.  That was a huge accomplishment.  Dad and I always talked about how great it would be to make the show, in 2006 it finally happened.

Steve Auringer, Crew Chief of the #00 Late Model

Nickname: King Pin, Julio, Orange, Mr. Saturday Night
Date of Birth:  8/8/53
Hometown:  Evansdale, IA
Profession:  John Deere Machinist for 34 years, currently a CI Coordinator
Hobbies: Racing
Personal:  Steve is married to Kathy and has 3 kids, Jennifer (married to Darin Duffy), Heather and JD, 2 dogs Sammy Jo and Tater Tot
Race Background: Steve began racing hobby stocks right out of high school and then moved on to late models and modifieds.  Currently, he is the Crew Chief on JD’s race car and he is also the chassis builder for Steve Auringer Race Cars.
Most Memorable Moment:  Getting married and seeing each of my three kids being born.
Favorite Trace:  Old Tunis Speedway in Waterloo Iowa, I liked that it was so close to home and I had been going there with my dad before I even started school.  The track was always in pretty good shape and a lot of us old racers gout our start there.
Feature Wins:  2 wins, 1 in Dubuque and 1 was the Season Championship at Tunis Speedway.

Duane Duffy, Crew Chief of th #19 Late Model

Date of Birth:  11/30/67
Hometown:  Hazleton, IA
Profession:  Welder/ Metal Fabricator for Quality Plus Manufacturing
Hobbies:  Restoring old cars, riding Harleys and working on race cars
Personal:  Duane is married to Kathy and they have a Yellow Lab named Harley
Race Background:  Raced Hobby Stocks in 1991 and 1992, he also competed in Demolition Derbies, Enduros and 2-man cruisers with his buddy “Boner” aka Jeff Bonefas.  Duane is Darin Duffy’s brother and was his Crew Chief /Owner for 2 years.
Feature Wins:  2 in the Hobby Stock Division, 13 features in the 2-man cruiser division which includes 2 at the Jones County Fair
Most Memorable Moment:  It is a toss up; either the night that Darin won the Boone Super Nationals in 2003, his Rookie year in a dirt late model or in 2002 when he started 28th and finished 3rd in the IMCA Super Nationals in a modified.

Adam Trebon , Crew Member, Team Sponsor/Advertiser

Date of Birth: May 3, 1985
Home Town: Jesup, IA
Current Residence: Jesup, IA
Profession: General Contractor/ Owner, Trebon Construction, Jesup, IA
Hobbies: Hunting, fishing, boating and watching races and football
Personal: Single
Most Memorable Moment: Coming Soon!

Louis Chipp , Crew Member

Bio coming soon.

Brennan Chipp , Crew Member

Bio coming soon.