Dexter who?

Dexter Bean is making his first Sprint Cup start in the Pocono 500 this weekend at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, PA. I have to admit that while I've seen the name around, I didn't have a face to go along with it, and didn't know much of anything about the young man. So I did a little research and here is what I found on http://www.dexterbean.net/


Dexter Bean

Birth Date: January 5, 1987
Hometown: Westby, WI
Nickname: Dex
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 170
Marital Status: Single

Second generation racer, Dexter Bean has made a name for himself in the ARCA RE/MAX Series. Bean, who began his racing career on go-kart tracks in La Crosse and Westby, Wisconsin at the tender age of 10, has dreamed of the day he would be able to be behind the wheel of a car in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. While Bean was racing go-karts in various divisions throughout his home state of Wisconsin, he learned to prepare his kart before each race and even did most of the work himself. Bean also gained a wealth of experience working on the pit crew for his father's late model, AutoZone Elite Midwest Series, and ITEMS cars. After turning 16, Bean followed in his father’s footsteps and took on a tougher challenge by racing full-bodied late model stock cars for his family's BlackJack Racing Team. Since then, Bean has raced in the Wisconsin Challenge Series, the MARS Series, the Toyota All-Star Showdown, the NASCAR AutoZone Elite Midwest Division, and the ARCA RE/MAX Series; making a name for himself along the way. This year Bean will finally fulfill his dream of becoming a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver.

Fun Facts:
• Hobbies: hunting, bowling, golfing and skiing with his friends.
• Dexter's favorite television show is CSI
• Dexter loves Chinese food
• Dexter's first street car was a Ford Mustang
• Dexter's favorite color is red
• Dexter is a spokesperson for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
• Dexter was the 2008 recipient of the H.G. Adcox Sportsmanship Award