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Come meet and greet Josh Wise and get his autograph on Friday, April 16th at 6pm at the famous Chef Point Café, which has been featured on Food Networks Diners Drive-Ins and Dives and Paula Dean Magazine.
Wise became the youngest USAC Champion at age 16 and secured his place in motorsports historywhen he marked his entrance into professional racing in 1999.
He raced for industry heroes such as A.J . Foyt and Tony Stewart, and racked up five championships and thirty-four wins, in only six years.
At age 7, Wise began racing quarter midgets in his home state of California. Not long thereafter, he progressed up through the open‐ wheel ranks winning the Micro Midget title at age 14, the USAC ¾ Midget title at age 16. He also won the USAC National Midget title, the USAC National Sprint title and rookie of the year honors in each of USAC’s premier divisions before embarking in the next phase of his professional racing career – stock cars. joshwiseracing.
In 2007, Wise made his stock car debut in the ARCA RE/MAX Series under the Eddie Sharp Racing banner. Wise ran an 11‐ race schedule, earning one Pole Award, one Track Record and 3 second place finishes. Making 9 starts in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series with Darrell Waltrip Motorsports. Wise earned 2 top‐ tens, and also made one start in the NASCAR Nationwide Series earning a 19th place in his first series attempt.
Wise ran a partial 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule sharing seat time with both Michael Waltrip Racing and Fitz Motorsports. Wise exceeded expectations, proving he could perform in the big leagues earning a 5th place finish in only his 8th series start and tacked on 5 top 15 finishes.
In addition to racing part time in the Nationwide series in 2009, Wise serves as a test driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, as well as returning to his roots with a partial USAC National Series schedule.
When he is away from the race track, he enjoys wake surfing, mountain biking, playing his guitar, spending time with his family and friends. He also likes to eat various food items from Chef Point Cafe, which has been featured on Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Thanks to Chef Point’s catering, Wise and other NASCAR drivers enjoy eating their food while on the track.
Check out his race at Texas Motor Speedway on April 17th!
To learn more about Josh Wise and his racing, check out his website at http://www.joshwiseracing.com/
Here are some interesting Trivia and Tidbits:
* There are an estimated 75 Million NASCAR fans – that‘s a third of the US adult population!
* NASCAR is the No. 1 spectator sport in the US and the No. 2 televised sport after the NFL
* NASCAR is the #1 sport in brand loyalty
* 1.6 million average TV audience
* 150,000 average event attendance
Established in 2003, the Chef Point Cafe is an Italian-American fine dining restaurant located at 5901 Watauga Road, Watauga, TX. For Call Ahead seating, call 817.656.0080. For hours and menu of the landmark Fort Worth restaurant, visit http://www.chefpointcafe.org. Follow Chef Point Cafe on Facebook and Twitter.
