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Getting to Know NEMA Midget Driver Pete Pernesiglio – YankeeRacer.com

Getting to Know NEMA Midget Driver Pete Pernesiglio

IMG_3737 This veteran driver has an impressive resume that spans almost 4 decades, with lots of track miles along the way.

1. Name – Pete Pernesiglio

2. Age/date of birth – 43 – 8/24/70

3. Hometown – Lake Grove, Long Island, New York

4. Occupation – Auto Parts Sales.

5. Spouse – wife/Angela

IMG_56416. Car number and significance – 80 – bought the car with that number and it looked good so we left it. Dad’s cars were always number 50

7. Chassis – Beast.

8. Engine builder – Esslinger/Phil’s Machine.

9. Owner – Peter J. Pernesiglio “Mazda Pete”

10. Crew chief – Neal Blatt

11. Crew – Myself – Dad – Neal – Mikey – Angela

12. Sponsors – sponsors needed.

13. Favorite food – prime rib.

14. Favorite music – a wide variety.

15. Favorite movie – Smokey and the Bandit.

16. Favorite sport, other than race – If it doesn’t have wheels. I’m not interested.

17. Favorite track – Hard to say, all tracks should be treasured these days. We are losing way too many of them.

IMG_552418. Years in racing – 36 – there has been a race car in the garage since I was eight years old.

19. How did you get started – started watching races at Islip Speedway, from their dad bought his first car when I was eight and the rest is history.

20. How long with current series – if you count the first time we rolled through the gate at Star Speedway for a NEMA event, it’s been 36 years.

21. Best career finish – three win’s with NEMA – one feature win at Riverhead (Street stock division)

22. What other divisions/championships – Street stock at Riverhead – NASCAR modified – 3/4 midget with ATQMRA – three starts at Atlantic City indoor events – Pro Four modified –NEMA midget.

23. What would you like to accomplish in racing – to run a tour modified, but no one gives a tour ride on their driving ability anymore, just a big checkbook. The question always asked is “what can you bring”

24. What is the best advice you ever got – to make a small fortune in racing, you first have to start with a big one.

Sources: Crystal Snape/YankeeRacer.com