Kody Swanson
Kody Swanson
Kody Swanson
Kody Swanson
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Swanson Career  

2006 & 2007 National Midget Series Pole Winner - Turkey Night

2006 Don Basile “Rookie Of the Race” Winner - Turkey Night

2005 & 2006 Western Sprint Car Series Pole Winner - Turkey Night

Fred Gerhardt Classic - 2007 Western Sprint Car Series Feature Winner

Mopar/PRI Sprint & Midget Classic - 2006 National Sprint Car Feature Winner

USAC Western States Sprint Car Series - 2005 Champion, Rookie Of the Year, Fast Qualifier Champion

USAC National Midget Series (15 Career Races)

3 Fast Qualifier Awards

6 Top 3 Qualifying Runs

3 Top 3 Feature Event Finishes

6 Top 10 Feature Event Finishes

Kody Swanson
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Kody Swanson

National Sprint Cars: USAC/PRI (6 Races)

Mopar/PRI Sprint Classic Winner
5 Top 10 Finishes


USAC Western States Midget Series: (5 Career Races)

2 Main Event Wins

4 Top Three Finishes

5 Top 4 Finishes

3 Fast Qualifier Awards

Kody Swanson
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Kody Swanson

USAC Western States Series: (35 Career Races)

7 Main Event Wins

15 Top 3 Finishes

21 Top 5 Finishes

8 Fast Qualifier Awards

28 Top 5 Qualifying Runs



2004 Sprint Car Debut
Turkey Night at Irwindale Speedway

Qualified 6th fast in a field of 39
Started 1st, Finished 7th in Main Event

2004 Multi 600 Mini-Sprint (18 Race Series)
Plaza Park Raceway

9 Main Event Wins
16 Top Three Main Event Finishes
2004 Multi 600 Champion

Grand American Modified
Madera and Iirwindale Speedways

Winner Vukovich Memorial at Madera Speedway
Two hard Charger Awards at Irwindale Speedway
6 Top Five Main Event Finishes
Youngest Main Event Winner at Madera

2003 Stock 600 Mini-Sprint
Plaza Park Raceway & Lemoore Raceway

10 Main Event Wins
24 Top Five Main Event Finishes
2003 Stock 600 Champion
2003 Stock 600 Central Valley Shootout Champion

2002 Stock 600 Mini-Sprint
Plaza Park Raceway

5 Main Event Wins
7 Trophy Dash Wins
18 Top Five Main Event Finishes
2002 Stock 600 Champion
2002 Stock 600 Rookie of the Year


2001 Restricted 600 Mini-Sprint
Plaza Park Raceway

3 Main Event Wins
18 Top Five Main Event Finishes
2nd Place Points Championship

2000 Junior Sprint 100cc
Plaza Park Raceway

4 Semi-Main Event Wins
4 Top Five Main Event Finishes
7th Place Points Championship
2000 Junior Sprint Rookie of the Year

Resume

Objective:
To become a professional race car driver, and have a life long career in auto racing.

Education:
California State University Fresno - Current
                                    *Smittcamp Family Honors College. Majoring in Mechanical Engineering and Agriculture Business.
Spring 2007 Semester - 4.0 G.P.A.

Graduated Kingsburg High School - 2006
                Class Valedictorian - 4.13 G.P.A.

Work Experience:
M&D Swanson Farms - 2002-Current

  • Tractor Driver:  Ripping, Discing, and Planting fields for Open Ground Production Agriculture.

Kingsburg FFA Market Swine - 2003-2005

  • Project Owner: Feed and Maintenance of the Animal, Record Keeping, Marketing and Sales.

Napa Auto Parts - 2004-2005

  • Store Employee: Receive Freight, Distribute Parts, Salesman,  and Re-stock Merchandise.

Leadership:
Kingsburg FFA Chapter - 2002-2006

  • Chapter Officer: President (Two Consecutive Years)
  • Chapter Officer: Historian

East Fresno/Madera FFA Section - 2002-2006

  • Sectional Officer: Vice-President

Community Service:
Adopt-A-Family Christmas Organization - 2003-2006
Kingsburg Ag Boosters - 2003-2006
Clay Elementary Harvest Festival Volunteer - 2005-2006
                                   
Awards:
State Champion FFA Judging Team
Farm Records, Cooperative Marketing - 2004, 2005
State Champion Judging Individual, Farm Records - 2004
Kingsburg’s Centennial Celebration Design Winner - 2004
Junior Varsity Basketball, Viking Award - 2004

The Smittcamp Family Honors College is a Presidents Scholarship to CSU Fresno,
where recipients are offered a full-ride scholarship for a college education.

Kody Swanson
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