 Age: 33
Series:
- SCCA Regional & Nationals
- NASCAR Whelen All American Series
- Bertil Roos F2000 Pro Series
- Grand-Am Koni Challenge GS
- ARCA Remax/Menards Series
- Grand-Am Continental Tire Series ST
Years Racing: 15
Hometown: Pocono Summit, PA
Marital Status: Married
Wife: Brandy
Kids: None Yet (First child due March 1, 2011)
Nick Igdalsky began racing in Formula 2000 open wheel road racing at 16 years old. After gaining advanced instruction from the Bertil Roos Racing School, Nick competed in and regularly won several amateur F2000 races. Series officials were impressed enough that they offered Nick a position as an instructor for the Bertil Roos Racing School after competing in just one Bertil Roos F2000 Pro Series event.
Nick took 4 years off from racing and earned degrees in Marketing and Management from Elon University in North Carolina. After graduation he continued to compete in a handful of Roos Pro Races and SCCA National events.
In his first SCCA regional race, Nick drove a Crossle Club Ford to a 22 second victory, and while doing so beat every car in the faster Formula Ford class as well.
In Nick's initial SCCA National Formula Mazda race, he drove from the rear of a 25-car field to finish in 2nd place while competing against the Northeast's best Formula Mazda drivers.
After relocating to South Boston, VA, Nick began short track racing. During his rookie season in the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series Budweiser Pure Stock Division, Nick had earned awards for Most Poles (7), Most Wins (3), and Most Laps Led.
Nick's second season in South Boston Speedway's Pure Stock Division was marred by mechanical woes, forcing him to compete in three different cars throughout the year. Even with bad luck he still found himself leading the Division's Points Chase and narrowly missed claiming the Pure Stock Division Championship.
In 2006 Nick only entered 4 races in the Pure Stock Division but won 3 of 4! Those 3 wins still earned a tie for Most Wins in the 2006 season.
In 2007 Nick finished 5th in points in the Bertil Roos F2000 Series with 2 wins, and 4 podium finishes in only 7 races.
In 2008 Nick finished the F2000 season 3rd in points collecting 5 wins, and 6 podium finishes in only 8 races. Nick is currently ranked 7th in all time Bertil Roos Series wins with 9 wins and has 14 podium finishes in 21 career starts.
In 2009 Nick competed in the Grand-Am Koni Challenge Series Driving the #47 Mustang for JBS Racing. Being able to join forces and co-drive the car with his cousin Chase Mattioli was by far the most enjoyable season in his career to that date. Nick raced in 8 out of the 11 races scheduled and still managed to finish 21st in the 2009 Koni standings and 4th in rookie points.
2010 marked a new chapter in Nick's racing career and yet another new series added to his racing resume. Embarking on the super competitive ARCA Series Presented by Re/Max and Menards, Nick fought hard during his rookie year to finish 13th in series points and 2nd in Rookie of the Year standings with help from his sponsor ModSpace.
2011 plans to be a busy year yet again. Nick will be returning to the Grand Am ranks in the Continental Tire series ST division with ModSpace yet again by his side. ModSpace will be the primary sponsor of the MAZDASPEED3 out of the Freedom Autosport stables. He will also compete in approximately 6 nationally televised ARCA races beginning at Daytona Speedway in February. Daytona will also be the first race of the Grand Am Series in January. |
