sommer motorsports
  •     - 21 years old, originally from central Illinois  
  •     - Working at Chip Ganassi Racing with R&D Testing Team
  •     - Former Track Champion and Fan Favorite Driver
  •     - Rookie of the year in two separate divisions
  •     - Hired to drive for JP Race Cars in 2007
  •     - Over 20 wins
  •     - 2008 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Contender
  •     - DOB  02/07/87
  •     - Hometown - Mooresville, NC.
  •     - Years in racing - 7 years
  •     - Height 5' 10"
  •     - Weight 160
  •     - Hobbies - Besides racing...play guitar, write lyrics, and work at home.
  •     - Favorite Track - LaSalle Speedway (Dirt)

The beginning of the racing career of Cody Sommer comes from small karts.    
All of Cody's karting days were spent on dirt race tracks.  This period of racing
karts went from his tender age of 10 to 13 years old.  Even with short racing
experience the talents of young Cody were very evident.  The decision was
made by his team and father to place him in a full size race car immediately.  In
this effort there was a lot of critics on the lack of experience and young age that
he was attempting this at.  However, Cody's rookie season proved successful.  
He won multiple heat races, and competed with the best drivers in his division
week in and week out.  The end of that season in 2001 resulted in a "Rookie of
the year" award.  Still not old enough to drive a car on the road, respect was
recieved on the racing abilities of Cody and his team.  The following hear in
2002 showed the racing world what Cody could actually do with a little bit of seat
time.  The