| Bo Hartley Bo started racing quarter midgets at age 4 in Orlando, Florida. After reaching the age limit for quarter midget drivers, he concentrated on studies in high school and college, then raced go karts for 3 years at the historic Fruitland Park track just north of Leesburg, Florida. In 1991, Bo and his dad, Sonny, acquired a sprint car for Bo to drive. It took until March of 2004 to finally earn his first official feature win, but Bo has had other career highlights as well. Those highlights include winning the 1997 Little 500 Rookie of the Year Award with a 9th place finish, and the 1999 TBARA Sportsman of the Year Award, as voted by his fellow drivers. Bo currently drives the Hartley family 3X sprint car in the TBARA series throughout Florida, with primary sponsorship from friend Robert Stephenson and his company, Stephenson International Shipping. Additional sponsors include David W. Johnson Builder, Inc. and Reliable Contracting, Inc. The 3X family sprint car is maintained with considerable help from another friend, Greg Pipkin, a.k.a., The Rear Penguin. Greg has been helping the Hartleys since the mid 1980’s, and has been Bo’s crew chief on his car since his first race in 1991. Additionally, Robert Stephenson spends a considerable amount of time at the shop between races helping keep the car maintained and ready to race. |
