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Sunny Hobbs has been selected as one of the top fifty race car driver's for
an upcoming racing reality TV show - Racin' for a Livin'. The competition
starts with the FANS VOTING ONLINE to select the top 12 drivers. Only these
12 drivers, selected solely by fan voting, progress to the TV show. Then
they compete in race cars, on different courses, judged by top drivers, crew
chiefs and broadcasters. The winner receives a fully-funded and sponsored
ride for a limited number of races in the NASCAR Busch Series.

This a great opportunity for Sunny to show her skills and ability to compete
against other top drivers.

03/20/05 MARCUS TEAM 1-2 AT ROAD ATLANTA - Rob Mau and Sunny Hobbs Class of FFR Challenge Field. In the second Factory Five Challenge Cobra race of the weekend at Road Atlanta, Rob Mau started from the pole and took the checkered flag, in the process setting a new lap record, with Sunny Hobbs closing the gap to take the second spot. “A few more laps and I could have gotten closer to Rob, but today he was faster. We had a problem during the qualifying session for this race, and the headstart Rob had in the race was just too much in today’s sprint,” said Sunny Hobbs. She started in the third spot for FFR Cobra's, eighteenth overall in the multi-class field which included GTS and AI cars. “I got held up by a car at the beginning of the race and by the time I could get by him and the rest of the group we were in I had no chance of getting to the front. But after today’s start back in the pack, a second place was a great finish, and the 1-2 for Marcus Motorsports is terrific. Second today on top of yesterday’s win makes a very satisfying weekend.” Hobbs and Mau will be matched again in their Marcus Cobras at the Mid-Ohio road course on April 2nd and 3rd. Sponsorship opportunities are available for the remaining FFR Cobra Challenge races.

03/19/05 Sunny and Marcus Motorsports win again!!! In the Season's first race of Factory Five Cobra's, Sunny Hobbs streaked to the win. "This is the second race in a row I've won in a Marcus Motorsports Cobra. I like that combination, needless to say." After taking the qualifying pole, Sunny started in a field of 28 cars, and the competition was strong. "For the last 10 laps, I passed and re-passed several cars which I was racing with, and it was a blast!" Hobbs starts the same car tomorrow in the second day of racing at Road Atlanta. (more...)

03/14/2005 Sunny makes Cover of V Magazine for Women March 2005 - "Sunny Hobbs - Fast and Feminine" by Mary A. Tobey (more)

9/18/04 Sunny brings home a 10th place finish in her first IPower Dash race. (more)

8/30/04 Sunny Hobbs to Compete at Kentucky Speedway in IPOWER Dash Series.
Sunny Hobbs, female race car driver from Richmond, Virginia will be racing at Kentucky Speedway for the V-TAPS Triple Header Fall Classic September 18th for the next running of the IPOWER DASH Series. Kentucky Speedway is a 1.5 mile tri-oval located in Sparta, KY. The weekend includes the NASCAR Auto Zone Elite Division, South East Series and the ASA Series. (more...)

8/16/04 Sunny Hobbs raced at New Smyrna Speedway Saturday, August 7 to a 6th Place Finish. Articles about weekend and newspaper photos and articles can be found at the following websites. A&M Motorsports and Holzer Motorsports, Inc.

8/10/04 Rising Sun - NSB-Based Holzer Motorsports is becoming a leading team in NASCAR's diversity campaign - By Matt Kane, The Observer, August 10, 2004

SAMSULA - Beauty and brains are two of the three parts that make up the chemistry of Sunny Hobbs. The final ingredient? A lead foot. (more...)

8/5/04 PRESS RELEASE - Sunny Hobbs to Race New Smyrna Speedway - Holzer Motorsports and DSX Synthetic Lubricants confirmed today its association with SHE Racing and female stock car driver Sunny Hobbs, beginning with the Volusia Pennysaver Night race for Late Models at New Smyrna Speedway, on Saturday August 7th. “New Smyrna Speedway is a tough track, with good competition, and we are looking forward to kicking off our program with Holzer. Crew chief, Gene Allnutt, co-Owner of A&M Motorsports, and I have known each other for years, including at my ARCA races at Daytona and Atlanta Motor Speedway, and he has the experience needed to put together a competitive late model.“ Hobbs, in her 9 year race career, has raced late models, trucks, and sports cars, and most lately in the ARCA RE/MAX Series. Most of her late model racing was at Caraway Speedway in North Carolina, but she has raced at numerous other tracks in Virginia and North Carolina. “New Smyrna is a high-bank track a lot like Southern National Speedway, which I always enjoyed, so I am excited about it. I am really appreciative of the time and hard work Holzer Motorsports has put into making this deal work. My fans continue to be loyal and supportive, and it is looking like finally women racers are making some progress in building long-term relationships with sponsors and competitive race teams. Hopefully this deal with Holzer will be the base for races this summer and fall, and for a full-time race schedule in 2005.” More information can be found at www.holzermotorsports.com and at www.sunnyhobbs.com.

Summer 2003
Well, hello friends and fans! I know you have not heard much from me lately and I've received many many emails from fans asking when my next race is, so...I thought I'd take a few minutes to tell you what I've been up to since my last ARCA race. Basically, I've been spending countless hours on the phone and in meetings and traveling to meet with team owners and potential sponsors to get a race deal put together. Many times during the past 12 months I would have said - "I have a deal that's 99% sure", and then, something has happened to change that. Mostly, it's about money. Getting a solid company to back a team is tough enough, but trying to do it in this economic environment has been very very difficult. Although I know, and many people around me know, that I have what it takes to be a successful NASCAR driver, it's hard to get the dollars to prove it. I still have high hopes, and have been spending my time focused on keeping myself sharp, fit and enjoying life. Of course, I still have to make ends meet, and have a full-time job. Racing is my passion though, and I am itchin' to get back on the track.
As you can see from the picture above, I spend a fair amount of my spare time fishing. Click here for more photos of me off the track this past year.

5/2/02 Sunny Hobbs featured in Racing Milestones magazine on sale now. June 2002 issue available at convenience store newstands wherever Auto Trader is sold (see cover at right). WOMEN IN RACING: A record five women raced at Daytona during Speedweeks: Shawna Robinson in Winston Cup, Tina Gordon and Sunny Hobbs in ARCA, Kelly Sutton and Angie Wilson in Goody's Dash. Three weeks later, three of them, Gordon and Hobbs in ARCA, and Robinson in Winston Cup, were in Atlanta for the race weekend, setting another record. More and more women are catching racing fever and are ready to battle men for the checkered flag.

4/24/02 Sunny Hobbs To Be Profiled On TV Show "ARCA Racing This Week" this coming Saturday April 27th at 9:30am EST, Only on the Outdoor Channel. Tune in and watch! If you do not see the Outdoor Channel on your cable network give them a call. We just had to ask for it.

3/13/02 Sunny was fortunate to hear from so many people after the Speed Channel coverage of the ARCA race on Monday night and some of you sent pictures. (Thank you for the pictures see Atlanta photos.)

3/12/02 First photos from ATLANTA ARCA RE/MAX Pork The Other White 400k race photos

3/12/02 Sunny Hobbs, tests Marcus Motorsports #9 Factory Five Cobra at Summit Point Raceway, Summit Point, WV more>>

3/9/02 Sunny Hobbs has car problems and finishes 33rd in the ATLANTA ARCA RE/MAX Pork The Other White 400k race. She had been as high as 18th and was running in 20th position when her race day ended early. She had completed 68 laps.

"After qualifying 19th, I had pretty high hopes. We should have had a top 15 finish. I am disappointed, but that's just racing. We are really struggling financially and I needed a strong run, which I had, but the results just don't reflect it." Hobbs said

TOUGH DAY: Attrition ruled the ARCA race at Atlanta. Frank Kimmel led the first 51 laps before cutting a tire and hitting the wall. Tim Steele rolled in and out of the garage. And Sunny Hobbs lost a lap, battled back to 20th, then developed engine problems and had to visit the garage again. The Richmonder settled for a 33rd. (Richmond Times-Dispatch, Sunday March 10th)

We want to thank Fast Track Apparel of Melbourne, FL for their sponsorship at Atlanta.

3/8/02 Sunny's ARCA/REMAX Happy Hour. Sunny was 18th in the Last Practice of the day with a 31.888.

3/8/02 ARCA/REMAX Starting Grid for Atlanta Pork the Other White Meat 400k Race

3/8/02 Hobbs Qualifies 19th in Atlanta - for the Pork the Other White Meat 400k Race. This is her first time to drive at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. Thursday she did a few practice laps to get comfortable with the track. Today Sunny picked up speed and had a qualifying lap of 30.982, or 178.943 mph. "I am very happy to qualify in the top 20, I just couldn't be happier." Happy Hour starts after the Winston Cup Qualifying. Article

3/7/02 Hobbs Schedule for the Atlanta - Pork the Other White Meat 400k Race Weekend Click here

3/7/02 PRN Radio Stations that are carrying the race are listed on the ARCA website at http://www.arcaracing.com

2/28/02 HOBBS ENTERS ATLANTA ARCA RE/MAX EVENT
Sunny Hobbs and Andy Belmont confirmed Sunny’s entry into the Pork The Other White Meat 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday, March 9th. Sunny will be driving the #91 Ford Taurus for Andy Belmont Motorsports. The second event of the 2002 ARCA RE/MAX Series will be her first experience at Atlanta Motor Speedway. “I really learned a lot at Daytona but it will be a whole new ball game for me at Atlanta since the track is so fast and unlike Daytona, we haven’t tested here.”

11th Place!!!

THE VOTING IS OVER and WE MADE IT.

I want to sincerely thank you for each and every vote.

A unique aspect is that there will be three women at Atlanta Motor Speedway next weekend attempting to make history. If Sunny Hobbs and Tina Gordon make the Pork The Other White Meat 400 ARCA race and Shawna Robinson qualifies for the MBNA America 500 next weekend, it will be the first time in history that three women will compete in one race weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Hobbs is still working on sponsorship for the Atlanta race, but as of now is unsponsored. “We haven’t changed our overall goal for the year which is to run the full ARCA schedule and frankly, it’s gonna be very difficult for us to continue without sponsorship after Atlanta. However, I am optimistic and am staying focused on my game plan to get experience and race smart.”

The race will be televised on the Speed Channel - Monday, March 11 from 8 PM – 10 PM eastern and have LIVE radio coverage on the Performance Racing Network (PRN). For more information, visit http://www.sunnyhobbs.com