Jesse Little is no stranger to the sport of auto racing.  Jesse was introduced to racing at a very young age and from a unique perspective as his dad was also a race car driver.  
 
Jesse's dad, Chad Little, drove the #97 John Deere Car for Roush Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series.   Ever since Jesse can remember, he's either been at a race or in a race car.   His Dad constantly reminds him "to finish first, you must first finish, learn how to race, when to race and who to race against".   


Jesse started racing competitively when he was seven and now he is winning at each level of competition.    Starting in the Quarter Midgets, Jesse has progressed through Bandolero's and is now racing Legend cars.   Jesse is currently 12 years old, but is anxiously awaiting his 13th birthday on April 15th, 2010 so he can begin testing his Late Model Car.  At 13 years old, Jesse will be racing a limited ASA Late Model schedule, along with racing the Legends car for the second season.   In 2009 Jesse showed his racing talent by finishing 2nd at Nationals and finishing first in the season finale at Orange County Speedway. 


Jesse's biggest fan is his sister Haley, who loves to pick on her brother when he's strapped in the seat belts.  Jesse's Mom, aka Donna, keeps lap times and order among the boys.  Donna, pictured here with Jesse, constantly reminds everyone that family time comes first.  

Jesse's hobbies include motorcycle riding, snow skiing,  and water skiing.  He loves to beat his Aunt Tami at racing motorcycles.  He recently joined his school golf team and looks forward to beating his uncle Jason on the course.  Jesse's favorite subject in school is Math and plans to go to college for Mechanical Engineering.   He recently scored one of the highest math scores in the state of NC. 

 


AGE:  12
GRADE:  7th
BIRTHDATE: April 15th, 1997
HOMETOWN:  Sherrills Ford, NC
FAMILY: Pictured here is Chad Little (Dad), Donna Little (Mom) and Haley Little (sister) 
STATUS:  Single and enjoying it!
INTERESTING FACT:  Scored one of the highest for Math in the State of NC

GOALS: 
Continue my straight A's in school and race competitively.  My long term goal is to graduate from college in Mechanical Engineering and ultimately follow in my Dad's footsteps and become a successful NASCAR Cup Driver.

RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 
Over 35 feature wins, Top 5 in points in Summer Shootout Series during first full season at Lowes Motor Speedway (Bandolero Division), Top 10 at Nationals in 2008 (Bandolero division), Finished 3rd in first ever Legends Race in April of 2009, 2nd place at Dirt Nationals, 1st place finish at season finale at Orange County Speedway.

               FAVORITES:
                   FOOD: Spaghetti
                   COLOR:  Red
                   TV SHOW:  True TV, Time Warp
                   DRIVERS:  Jimmy Johnson
                   ACTOR:  Adam Sandler
                   MUSIC:  Modern Rock
                   CD:  All American Rejects
                   SUBJECT IN SCHOOL:  Math