Yokely Racing Website Born – June 9, 1977
5’10â€, 195 lbs
Married, wife - Tina
I grew up in Tompkinsville, Kentucky and still live there.
I started riding at the age of nine and gained experience riding multiple brands and sizes over the years. During my childhood, I enjoyed and respected all types of riding and racing, but focused mostly on motocross.
At the age of fifteen I started running in GNCC events and started desert racing at the age of eighteen in the Baja 1000. With a twenty year career under my belt, pro class for the last ten years, I am racing in the WPSA and GNCC Series Pro Class this year.
I’ve been called a Pro Quad racing icon. I don’t know about icon, but I do know I have the most tremendous fans of any Pro Rider. I’ve been fortunate to be featured often in the media; ATV magazine publications, broadcast coverage of GNCC events, appearances on Moto World, The Outdoor Channel, ATV Television, ESPN2 and ABC along with various websites and magazines. Currently I am featured on GNCC TV within select sponsors “Feature Product of the Week†segments. I am featured on GNCCcast.com and give video race recaps on ATVriders.com.
An area of my career I’m really excited about is my work with sponsors on product development. They are some of the most important companies serving the ATV industry. I help sponsors as a performance tester of their products for both racing and recreational uses. Because racing has been my lifelong passion, my experience gives me unusual insight about how a part or product performs under different terrain and weather conditions. This intuition allows me to give feedback to a manufacturer that is invaluable to engineering adjustments with extraordinary results in performance and safety.
Yes, safety is real important to me. That’s one reason I work with kids. I regularly volunteer my time teaching children “safety awarenessâ€, to remember to always wear a helmet and other tactics to prevent accidents. On numerous occasions I go to area classrooms speaking to students about the importance of their education now and in the future, regardless of what career they choose.
