#12 nick murgic
#12 nick murgic
Hometown: Rosemount, MN
Age: 18
Race Team Name: Murgic Racing
Car Owner: Steve Murgic
Sponsors:
Murgic Racing Engines
Powertrack Quick Pay
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
ASA MIDWEST TOUR RECORD
YEAR PLACE POINTS RA FS FT W TOP-5 TOP-10
2007 49 184 3 2 0 0 0 0
2008 12 1185 14 13 0 0 0 3
2009 8 270 3 3 0 0 0 2