Name:                         Matthew Hicks

Age:                            22

Birthplace:                  Escondido, California

Marital Status :           Engaged to Hollee Arce

Team:                         Matthew Hicks Racing

Race Car:                   Victory Circle Super Late Model

Years in Racing:         6

Matthew began racing cars in 2004.  He started his racing career in Legends Cars.  He won four races his rookie season, finished in the top 5 seventeen times and qualified 5^th for the Legends Car Nationals in Las Vegas.  Matthew also set fast time 3 times.  Matthew finished 3^rd in the Championship points at Toyota Speedway of Irwindale even though he missed the first race of the season.

In 2005, Matthew continued racing his Legends Car and finished with eight wins, twenty-one top 5 finishes, set fast time 4 times and competed in the Road Course Nationals in Sonoma, California finishing a respectable 16^th place racing against the best pro Legends car road racers in the world.  It was Matthew’s first attempt racing on a road course.  Matthew finished 2nd in the Championship points at Toyota Speedway of Irwindale, just four points back.

In 2006 Matthew would begin his NASCAR career in the King Taco Super Trucks at Toyota Speedway of Irwindale.  He adapted quickly to the half mile paved oval known as “The Daytona Speedway of NASCAR Short Tracks.”  Matthew finished his first season in the trucks 2^nd in the championship with “Rookie of the Year” honors, two wins, and nine top 5 finishes out of only fifteen races.  He set 4 fast times.  He also won two Legends Car races at Orange Show Speedway.

Matthew again competed in his King Taco Super Truck at Toyota Speedway of Irwindale in 2007.  This was a fantastic racing year for Matthew.  Matthew won half the races in 2007, seven out of fourteen.  Matthew had 13 top 5 finishes out of the 14 races.  He set 4 fast times again for the 3^rd year in a row.  Matthew would finish 2^nd in the championship for the third straight year.  Unfortunately one bad night ruined his bid for a championship.  It was his only non-top 5 finish but it was enough for him to loose his championship.  The champion amassed just two wins and twelve top 5's. His worst finishes were 6^th place twice.

For 2008 Matthew would step up to the premier division at Toyota Speedway of Irwindale, the NASCAR Super Late Models.  Matthew’s race team had decided not to run for a championship from the start of the season.  This would be a learning year for Matthew.  His team purchased the Victory Circle car his father owned back in the 1990’s.  It would take a lot of work to get the car updated for the 2008 season.

Matthew would only race 13 of the seasons 21 races.  He would finish his rookie season with one win, five top 5 and nine top 10 finishes.