Name:
Dylan Ames

Date of Birth:
March 10, 1995

Hometown:
Harvest, AL

Family:
David Ames (dad)
Michelle Ames (mom)
Bailey Ames (sister)

Hobbies:
Racing
Riding Anything
Fishing
Hunting
Going to the River
Playing Video Games

Years Racing:
Since 2002

Favorite Race:
Crate Late Model Nationals

Most Wanted Win:
Crate Late Model Nationals

Favorite Track:
Moulton (AL) Speedway

Most Memorable Moment:
My last win!

Career Goal:
To Make a Living Racing Full-Time

Career Accomplishments:
12 Championships
85 Feature Wins
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At age 6, Dylan Ames had played T-Ball and soccer, but really did not have much interest in either. Our family stopped by the local quarter midget track one evening after dinner to see a friend's daughter run at Huntsville QM Track. While watching the races, Dylan turned to me and said, "Daddy, I want to do this". I had no experience with racing, but could tell by looking around at the trailers, cars, equipment, etc that this was not a minor step. I explained this was not like buying a baseball glove; this was a pretty big commitment. Dylan just repeated that he wanted to race. That was where it all started.

We bought a Quarter Midget in early 2002 and started practicing at the local track in Huntsville. We raced out first race on March 23, 2002 starting out in the Novice class. We ran in the novice class and on the 3rd race, Dylan won the race and took the checkered flag for the first time. We then moved up into the competitive class of Junior Honda. In 2002, Dylan went on to win 4 A-Mains and win the Huntsville Quarter Midget Junior Honda Championship.

Dylan went on to run Quarter Midgets for the next 3 seasons. During the 4 years in Quarter Midgets, Dylan ran at tracks all over the country to include Huntsville, AL; Cumming, GA; Indianapolis, IN; New Smyrna, FL, Thompson, CT, Columbus, OH; St Louis, MO; and many more. During this 3 years, the victories and championships were racking up. Dylan was always a car that the competitors hated to see enter the track. Dylan has always done his talking on the track and the following accomplishments in 4 years, proves it:

6 Championships
17 Event Fast Times
10 Track Records
44 A-Main Wins

In the fall of 2005, Dylan was looking for a new challenge. A good friend had started running Bandoleros, so this peaked his interest into looking at those for the next step. Dylan started running an INEX Bandolero at Atlanta Motor Speedway in November of 2005. Dylan went on to run the Bandolero 46 times in the next 16 month period at Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville, Cordele and Kentucky Speedways. Dylan compiled the following accomplishments in the Bando:

AMS Summer Shootout Hard Charger
5 Heat Race Wins
3 Feature Wins
National INEX Points - 20th
Alabama INEX State Points Champion

The INEX rules state that if you run the Bando 45 times in a 16 month period, you can move up to Legends Cars at age 12. Dylan made this his goal so that he could shift gears and experience the horsepower of the Legends. On March 18, 8 days after his 12th birthday, Dylan won his last Bando Race in front of the NASCAR Busch Race crowd and then stepped into his legend to race for the first time.

Dylan ran the Chargers Class of Legends cars in Atlanta for the first 3 events at Atlanta Motor Speedway (AMS) of the 2007 season. This class is a beginner class for the Legends cars that AMS has to let drivers gain some racing experience and get up to speed.

After 3 races in Chargers, Dylan ran his first Semi-Pro race in 2007 at Huntsville Speedway. Dylan competed in the Legends Semi Pro division from March of 2007 through October 2008. During that time span, Dylan raced 89 races and compiled the following accomplishments in the Semi Pro Legend:

13 Heat Wins
21 Feature Wins
52 top 5 finishes
4 Championships

Dylan competed in the Legends Pro division from November of 2008 to October of 2009. During that short time span, Dylan ran 33 Legend Pro Races and compiles the following Stats:

9 Heat Wins
11 Feature Wins
25 top 5 finishes

In the fall of 2009, Dylan was again ready for a new challenge. With the economy in a down turn, the Dylan Ames Racing Team decided to head to the dirt to achieve the most "bang for the buck". The team purchased a Rocket chassis with Crate motor from Clint Bowyer Racing and started up the huge learning curve of dirt racing. During the 2010 season, Dylan raced his Crate powered Rocket Chassis 36 times with the following results:

1 Heat Win
13 top 5 finishes
26 top 10 finishes

In 2011, we were again committed to continue developing Dylan's abilities by stepping into the 800 horse power Super Dirt Late Model arenas. We are completing a 20 race schedule for 2011 with 1 Win, 4 top 5’s and 9 top 10’s out of 14 events run.

The Team looks forward to another exciting season in 2012 with sights on putting the #77a in victory lane!