1-30-12  Austin has joined Racing 2 Cure to help families that are currently fighting cancer.

   Please help Austin to help others Fighting Cancer, One Lap At A Time at Racing2Cure

  1-4-12 Grasshopper Team would like to thank our returning sponsors M&S Const., Utili-Link Inc. Sullivan Concrete,

  Anderson's Auto Repair. Infinite Business Solutions is our new sponsor for 2012. Were working on other sponsors

  to join our team.

  11-7-11 Austin wins 2011 Lebanon I-44 Speedway Rookie of the Year award. On November 5th at Kenneth Cowan Civic Center

   Lebanon, Missouri  Grasshopper Racing Team went to receive 8th final point standings trophy and was delighted to find out

   he would also get Rookie of the Year award that night as well. What a huge honor to receive this award!

  

   9-13-11 Last race of season didn't come off to what we hoped. Started out with blown tire during last practice session,

   we had to quickly get a new one before heat race and for the rest of the night with twin features and no

   time to setup correctly the car was loose during both races. Grasshopper Team will be back in 2012 with

   new changes coming so keep checking back!

 

  9-8-11 September 3rd Coke-Cola 50 Lap race Austin started inside pole with field of 19 cars. This weekend

  Austin felt his car Mustang Late Model was worthy of a top five finish. He stayed in the race with 3rd position

  for first part of the race than battle to hold on. He had contact with another car and his car started getting loose

  which he backed off and settle for the night with a 7th place finish. Grasshopper Team would like to give thanks

  to Sloan Racing and Kevin Crider for all their help.

 

  8-30-11 August 27th race Austin was back again with his backup car Mustang body Late Model. Setup was a working in

  progress to get this car where it would perform to what  was expected. He was in the first of three heats of seven

  cars started last and pulled off a 4th place. Since this is his first time to race this car he started last of a 22 field

  car and finish the night with 14th place with a car that came down on him in turn 2 and his car started to get loose

  where he spun himself out half way thru the race. Grasshopper Team was pleased for the outcome of the evening going

  home with car in one piece and finished a 30 lap race. Some damage to right front but fixable in order to be back for

  next race September 3rd 50 Lap Special.

  

   8-10-11 Austin started 1st on August 6th race again with several good laps. He spun out on the 4th lap into the

   race which caused him to lose his hood but was able to come back into the race without it. He started back

   of the field and was moving back up until another caution came out for a restart. At the restart Austin was pushed

   down with another car which he spun to the infield grass on the front stretch causing damage to his #20 car and

   ending his night with DNF.