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DOB: 5/28/1992
Birthplace: Orlando, Fla.
Residence: Key West, Florida
Height: 5’4” Weight: 128 lbs.
Family: Parents: John & Sharon
Sister: Ashley
Favorite Saying: “If you’re not first,
you’re last”
Physical Preparation: Road Biking, Yoga, and Weight
Training
Hobbies: Fly Fishing, Kayaking, Biking, Hiking
Racing Goals: Always give 110%.
Hard work and dedication will help me reach my
ultimate goal; to win.
Graham will make her GRAND-AM Continental Tire
Sports Car Challenge debut in the Street Tuner
portion of the 2010 Homestead 200 with Classic BMW
Motorsports and mentor Andre Serra.
Graham is a virtual schooled high school senior,
becoming so to focus on racing. She competes in
go-karts an average of three times a week with
driving coach Andre Serra and has had the
opportunity to race against and get racing tips
from Ozz Negri, Helio Castroneves, Raphael Matos,
Tony Kanaan, Vitor Meira and Gabby Chavez. Her
daily exercise regime includes running, biking,
weight training and yoga. In addition to racing,
she also enjoys cooking, baking, photography, golf,
tennis and country music.
Training: I have many wonderful people involved
in my training and coaching. Thank you to Nic
Jonsson for helping me accomplish so much in a
short period of time with his knowledge,
experience, coaching and encouragement, I am
exceeding all of my goals. I am excited to be
working with Nic Jonsson and Kinetic Motorsports
and the excellent crew and drivers with this team.
I continue to train in go-karts with my coach Nic
Jonsson and Oz Negri. While karting I have had the
privilege to share track time and receive driving
tips from many outstanding drivers: Helio
Castroneves, John Pew, Rafael Matos, Tony Kanaan,
and Vitor Meira.
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03/2012 I just finished a KIA event in
Starke, FL. I had a the chance to drive one of the
Kinetic Motorsports prepared KIA Rio 5’s. I
was pleasantly surprised at how well the car
handled and it’s power! Later this month I
will be at Kinetic Motorsports to finish the build
out of my Rio 5 for the upcoming Grand-Am BSpec
series.
08/2011 I’m happiest when I’m
behind the wheel! Training & testing is going
really well. I love the challenge of learning these
new tracks. I’m looking forward to testing the
B-Spec KIA Rio and getting it ready to race in
2012. Ice driving in Sweden! No better way to start
the year!!!
06/2011 The next few months I will be
testing with Kinetic Motorsports, under the
coaching of Nic Jonsson, on several tracks
throughout the country. I’m learning the
tracks and how to drive them. I’m extremely
honored and excited to be able to work with Kinetic
Motorsports and to drive a Kia. I believe that
Kia's are fantastic race cars & they will be
the future of sports car racing. I will continue to
test in several different cars and prepare to race
in several series in 2012. Thank you to all that
follow me and give me support. You continue to
motivate me to work hard and try and exceed all
expectations.
2011 Although I had a great time testing
in the IMSA Lite car; right now I am focusing all
of my efforts on testing and preparing for full
participation in the Grand Am Series. With the help
of my coach and crew I should be up to speed in no
time.
12/2010 I am so excited to be back on the
track! I have been karting a few times in the past
couple months, but just before Christmas I was back
in the car! I tested a Cooper Tire Prototype Lites
Car and was back in my comfort zone. I’m
really enjoying prototype! Performance Tech
Motorsports prepared the car and I am really
looking forward to working with them this year and
competing in some Lite races this season.
05/2010 I have a great schedule for this
month. I’m really excited about working with
Nic Jonsson & Kinetic and I’m looking
forward to testing on a new track for me in
Talladega. I’m also karting with a new team,
JC Karting. With this new karting team I’ve
shared the track already with Nic Jonsson, Oswaldo
Negri, John Pew and Nelson Piquet, Jr. Doesn’t
get much better than that! At the end of May I have
been invited to speak to a group of 6th grade
students at Lyons Creek Middle School.
04/2010 People say that I was thrown into
the deep end & I didn’t sink! March 6th I
ran my first professional race with Classic BMW in
the Homestead Continental Challenge. What an
exhilarating experience! As a team we had our ups
and downs & ultimately did not finish due to
some engine problems. I learned a lot from the
whole experience and wouldn’t trade it for
anything.
The end this month I had the opportunity to test
with Nic Jonsson and Kinetic Motorsports at Barbar
Motorsports Park in Alabama. All went very well,
and we have agreed to a driver development
program.
03/2010 I will be making my professional
racing debut this month in the Continental
Challenge in Homestead, March 5th-6th. I spent the
last week of February in Texas, testing the Classic
BMW Z4 in preparation for the upcoming race in
Homestead. Although the weather was a bit
challenging with a couple of inches of snow, we
were able to get in some excellent testing.
02/2010 I knew this month was going to
busy! The highlight for me was getting my personal
best times both in the car and the kart. The most
challenging day was when I spent the morning
lapping at Homestead in the Skip Barber Formula
2000. I got out of the car and immediately went
over to the Homestead karting track and ran laps in
my Mini kart with Helio Castroneves.
01/2010 My comfort zone is behind the
wheel, and that’s where I will be 15 of the
next 30 days. I love it! Every day I go out on the
track I learn something new. It’s great to go
between the Formula 2000 and my Rotax Senior Mini
Kart. The highlight of my month so far was sharing
track time & getting instruction from Tony
Kanaan at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Schedule
Racing HistoryCareer Highlights
- Finished fourth in 2009 Machismo 500 go-kart
race in Las Vegas after starting on class
pole
- Began racing go-karts in 2008
Year-By-Year Continental Tire Sports Car
Challenge RecapThe 2010 season marks the first in
Graham's career in the Continental Tire Sports Car
Challenge.Other GRAND-AM/Racing History
2010
Debuted in car racing in Skip Barber Regional
Series, finishing in top 10 in first two races and
13th of 23 in series' Memorial race.
2009
Competed in Machismo 500 go-kart race, a 500-lap
go-kart race in Las Vegas, with co-drivers Andre
Serra, Jaoa Goncalves and Raphael Matos, earning
Pro Class pole and finishing fourth. Competed and
practice in both indoor and outdoor go-kart races
and events.
2008
Competed in go-karts.
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