#12 nick murgic

 

Hometown: Rosemount, MN

Age: 18

Race Team Name: Murgic Racing

Car Owner: Steve Murgic


Sponsors:

Murgic Racing Engines

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CAR INFORMATION

Car: Chevrolet Impala

Engine: Murgic Racing Engines 9:1 & ACE

Chassis: Lefthander

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS


2008 ASA Midwest Tour competition

-Voted Speed51.com’s/ARP Bodies 2008 Most Popular   Super Late Model Driver of the Year

-ASA Midwest Tour Rookie of the Year

-Finished 12th in ASA Midwest Tour Standings and is now an ‘ASA Midwest Tour Star’

-2 Feature wins at Elko Speedway in 6 starts

-2008 Dwain Behrens Memorial Race winner, youngest winner ever

-3 heat wins at Elko Speedway

-Finished 11th at Iowa Speedway and 9th at Milwaukee Mile in the ASA Midwest Tour


2007 Whelen All-American Racing Series competition

- Super Late Model division

-Super Late Model Rookie of the year at Elko Speedway and   Raceway Park

-Finished 3rd in Raceway park standings

-Finished 9th in Elko Speedway point standings

-Most improved driver award

-Young gun of the year award

-1 Feature win at Elko Speedway

-2 heat wins at Elko Speedway

-6 heat wins at Raceway Park

-Finished 4th in MN in Whelen All-American state standings in his rookie year


2006 Dodge Racing Series competition- Sportsman division

-Sportsman Rookie of the Year

-Finished 7th in Elko Speedway points

-Qualified 4th at Lacrosse Fairgrounds, Oktoberfest Mid-Am race (started:18th, finished:9th)

-Sportsmanship award

-Most improved driver award

-Best looking car award

-A fan favorite driver


2005 Dodge Racing Series competition- Short Tracker division

-Short Tracker Rookie of the Year

-Finished 6th in Raceway Park point standings

-2 Feature wins

-5 Heat wins


Nick also does very well in school, he takes Advance Placement classes, Post-Secondary classes, has a 3.9 GPA and has been accepted to the University of Minnesota's Institute of Technology for Mechanical Engineering