Meet William Shields
William Shields is a 13-year-old Native American born on January 17, 2011 in Flagstaff, AZ. Since birth, William has called North Carolina home. William craves things that go fast, things that are loud and things that smell like gas, oil, or rubber. His true love for racing came with the release of the Disney Pixar movie, CARS!, when he was two and a half. As he watched this movie over and over throughout his toddler years, he learned some very valuable racing lessons at a young age.
During his toddler years, he was an avid collector of Diecast NASCAR, matchbox-style cars, that portrayed various NASCAR celebrities. With his collection, he made numerous stop-motion videos of his “bedroom” NASCAR races. He has attended several NASCAR events with his family including Darlington, SC; Charlotte, NC and Martinsville, VA. William hopes to visit more NASCAR events through his involvement in racing quarter midgets. William shows extreme interest and often assists with various racing/maintenance tasks as we lead up to and during racing events (i.e. help set up our pit spot, scrap tires, etc.).
Upon graduating high school, William plans to attend the NACAR Technical Institute in Mooresville, NC. William hopes to get the opportunity to share his racing skills in other car classes / types, such as Bandaleros, Legend Cars, etc. He hopes the sky is the limit to how much he can be involved with racing ~ his ONLY true love!
William moved up to Blue Rookie after 3 Red Rookie races. From Blue Rookie, he will move into the Heavy Honda class as the team gathers more knowledge and confidence in car setup and the maintenance it takes to be a winning racing team.
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Upon completing Rookie Training, William ran his first race in the Red Rookie class on March 23, 2024, at NCQMA’s 1st Championship Series Club Race of the 2024 season. William brought home the win during his first race ever. He brought home a trophy, plaque, and “Winner” stickers for placement on his car. This was an exciting and motivating experience for him and a young family racing team.