Experience:

9 years of racing experience.

Have raced on 1/8 mile - 1 mile dirt and paved ovals and 6/10 mile - 4 mile road courses.

Some of the tracks I have won on include; Daytona International Speedway,

Road America, The Milwaukee Mile, Road Atlanta, Indianapolis Raceway Park,

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and Virginia International Raceway, just to name a few.

Goal:

To become a season champion in a major racing series.

Career Totals:

24 National Championships

20 Regional Championships

213 Feature Race Victories 

2009       Mini Sprint:

                 “WIMS” Series: 1 Feature race victory, 2 heat race victories, 15 top five and

                 22 top ten finishes.

                 “Wilmot Raceway”: 1 Feature race victory, 2 heat race victories, 9 top five and

                 14 top ten finishes.

                 Other:

                 Received the “Turning Point Dreamweaver Award” for her support and

                 dedication to “Turning Point of McHenry County” domestic violence

                  shelter.

                 Honored for the 6th year in a row by Lyn St James, “Women In The

                 Winner’s Circle” as one of the top female drivers in the world.

                 Full time student at McHenry County College. Studying to become a    

                  personal trainer.

2008       Go Kart:

“IRA” National Series: 2 Season Championships

“RVKC” Regional Series: 3 Season Championships

“WKA” National Series: 1 Victory and 4 podium finishes

12 Feature race victories

Mini Sprint:

“WIMS” Series: 4 Top five and 7 top ten finishes

“Wilmot Speedway” 4 Top five and 8 top ten finishes

3 Pole starting positions

Off Road:

“BITD” Competed in first desert race.

Stock Car:

“NASCAR” Completed rookie test 

2007       Go Kart:

“IRA” National Series: 2 Undefeated Season Championships

“WKA” Regional Series: 2 Season Championships

19 Feature race victories

Reset 8 Fastest lap track records 

2006       Go Kart:

“IRA” National Series: Season Champion

4 Feature race victories

Mini Sprint:”

“WIMS” Series: 1 Feature race victory, 2 heat race victories, 8 top five finishes and 12 top ten finishes. Became the youngest driver and first female to win a feature race in the history of the “WIMS” series.

“Wilmot Speedway” 1 Feature race victory, 1 heat race victory, 5 top five finishes and 9 top ten finishes. Became the first female to win a feature race at

Wilmot Speedway.

Other:

“Skip Barber” Karting Scholarship Runoff finalist 

2005       Go Kart:

“WKA” National Series: 2 Undefeated Season Championships

“WKA” Regional Series: 4 Undefeated Season Championships

“WKA” Grand Nationals: 2 Championships

“IRA” National Series: 2 Undefeated Season Championships

“Red Bull Driver Search” Semifinalist

34 Feature race victories

Mini Sprint:

“WIMS” Series: “Rookie of the Year”. 1 Heat race victory, 2 top five finishes and 6 top ten finishes. First female and youngest driver to win a heat race in the clubs history.

“Wilmot Speedway” “Rookie of the Year”. 1 Heat race victory, 2 top five finishes and 5 top ten finishes.

Other:

 “Skip Barber” Racing school and advanced racing school graduate 

2004       Go Kart:

“WKA” National Series: 2 Season Championships

“WKA” Regional Series: 4 Undefeated Season Championships

“WKA” Grand Nationals: 2 Championships

“IRA” National Series: 2 Undefeated Season Championships

“Red Bull Driver Search” Semifinalist

38 Feature race victories 

2003       Go Kart:

“WKA” Regional Series: 1 Season Championship

“IRA” National Series: 2 Undefeated Season Championships

“BCT” Regional Series: Undefeated Season Champion

“MSSS” Regional Series: Season Champion

33 Feature race victories 

2002       Go Kart:

“BKC” Regional Series: Season Champion

“IRA” National Series: 2 Season Championships

“MSSS” Regional Series: 2 Season Championships

Voted “BKC” “Driver of the Year”. Only female to receive this honor in the

clubs 50 year history.

42 Feature race victories 

2001       Go Kart:

“IRA” National Series: 2 Undefeated Season Championships

Became the first driver in history to win a race of ANY kind on the

“Nashville Super Speedway” road course.

23 Feature race victories

2000       Go Kart:

“IRA” National Series: 1st Career Season Championship.

4 Feature race victories

Legend:

“WKA” = World Karting Association

“IRA” = International Racing Association

“MSSS” = Mid-States Super Series

“BKC” = Badger Kart Club

“BCT” = Burris Circle Tour

“WIMS” = Wisconsin Illinois Mini Sprints

“BITD” = Best In The Desert

Courtney Atkinson

Team L.A.D. Go Kart Racing

Residence:   Franklin, WI                                      

Occupation:  High School Student       

Birthplace:  Racine, WI                                                  

Birthdate:  January 13, 1993

Height:    5’3"                                                                                     

Weight:  106 lbs.

Current Series:  WKA Roadrace Series                            

                           Dart Kart Club

Chassis:  Emmick & CKT

Goals:  To race in the Skip Barber Midwest Series, move into the Star Mazda Series and continue moving up to faster race cars until I reach the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series or Indy Car Series.

Strengths:  Ability to remain calm when something goes wrong.  Never give up on a race; always working toward winning the race.  Outgoing, friendly and always open to suggestions.

Courtney Atkinson started her racing career in 2006 at the Badger Kart Club in Dousman (WI).  Courtney started racing in the Yamaha Jr. Sportsman class and moved up to the Jr. SSX Can class mid-season.  Due to the class change, Badger Kart Club awarded Courtney in the Jr. Sportsman class with 12^th place.  Courtney was also named Junior Rookie of the Year.

 In 2007, Courtney began road racing in the Championship Enduro Series (CES) while still racing at Badger Kart Club.  Courtney’s first heat race win came this year at Badger Kart Club with her first regional win coming at Road America (WI) the same year.  Courtney also decided to test the waters of WKA in 2007 racing at Putnam Park (IN) and winning the Jr. Sprint Lite race only to be disqualified for using club oil rather than the spec oil.  Courtney finished the year 3^rd in points at Badger Kart Club (Jr. SSX Can) and 2^nd in points in CES (Jr. Sprint Lite and Jr. Sprint Heavy).

In 2008, Courtney decided to run WKA full time in the Jr. Sprint Lite and Jr. Sprint Heavy classes while also running the Dart Kart Club series.  Courtney started the year in Daytona Beach (FL) with wins in both classes.  Two races into the season, Courtney decided to try her hand at racing a Laydown Enduro kart while still running the Jr. Sprint classes.  Courtney took to the Enduro kart very quickly getting a win her first weekend out in the Jr. Enduro Heavy class at Summit Point (WV).  From there, she never looked back amassing 20 National wins, 4 Grand National wins, 7 Regional wins, 4 National Championships and 4 Dart Kart Club Championships.  Courtney was also awarded the coveted WKA Triple Crown Club trophy, the Badger Kart Club National Enduro Driver of the Year award and the Overall Dart Kart Club Champion award.

For 2009, Courtney moved up to the WKA Piston Port Can Lite, Piston Port Can Medium, PP Can Sprint 360 #1 and PP Can Sprint 360 #2 classes.  In the third WKA event of the season, Courtney got her first senior-class race win.  The end of May, Courtney ran the first Championship Enduro Series (CES) race of the year.   This gave Courtney the opportunity to try her hand at a new class, Yamaha Sportsman.  Courtney was up for the challenge taking a win in the class.

June brought the prestigious WKA Grand National races at the Mid Ohio Sports Car Course.  Courtney was the only driver to leave Mid Ohio with three Grand National wins and a second place finish in the Piston Port Can Medium class.  From here Courtney was on her way, winning one race at Road America (WI), sweeping all four races at Virginia International Raceway, winning three races at Putnam Park (IN), two races at New Jersey Motorsports Park and one race at Road Atlanta (GA). 

Courtney finished the WKA Road Race season with championships in Piston Port Can Lite, PP Can Sprint 360 #1 and PP Can Sprint 360 #2.  She finished in second place in Piston Port Can Medium.  In the Dart Kart Club (DKC) Series, Courtney finished the season with championships in Piston Port Can Lite and PP Can Sprint 360 #1, a second place in PP Can Sprint 360 #2 and a fifth place in Piston Port Can Medium.  A stud failure in the medium class dashed her hopes of finishing in first or second place.

On August 26, 2009 Courtney graduated from the Skip Barber Three Day Racing School.  Then on October 4, 2009, Courtney participated in the Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle Shoot-Out winning a spot in the Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle Driver Career Development Program.   She has also been accepted to the Lyn St. James Academy, attending the first phase of the academy on November 20^th – 22^nd, 2009.

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