Max Gresham
Date of Birth: April 30, 1993
Age: 18
Home Town: Griffin, Georgia
Residence: Kernersville, NC
Max Gresham had the kind of season drivers dream about in 2011 wheeling his way to a number of career defining accomplishments.
The Griffin, GA native captured his first-ever NASCAR Touring Series championship winning the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East title. Driving the potent No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing entry, Gresham scored two wins, four poles and nine top-five finishes en route to the NKNPSE championship.
Gresham was also the only driver to complete all 1,705 laps contested in the K&N series competition last year posting a stellar 5.4 qualifying average and an even better 5.1 finishing average in 12 division events.
The 18-year-old racing ace also made his presence known in the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) ranks winning pole positions at Michigan International Speedway and Pocono Raceway. It was the first time he had ever raced at either track.
Gresham was also solid at the checkered flag scoring four Top-10 finishes and a solid eighth-place finishing average in seven ARCA events in 2011.
Finally, Gresham made his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut in 2011 starting three events late in the season.
All proved to be logical racing career extensions for Gresham, who began driving in the Bandolero Bandit Series at Atlanta Motor Speedway in 2002 at the age of 8. He rapidly advanced to the Legends Car ranks scoring his first division victory in 2005 and in 2006 captured the Semi Pro Legends National Championship.
Gresham then headed to the full size car ranks winning his first Late Model Stock Car main event in 2007. He was only 14 at the time.
By 2009, Gresham had graduated to the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East division with JGR and quickly adapted scoring K&N victories at South Boston and Iowa Speedways during the 2010 campaign.
Gresham also made his ARCA debut in 2010 winning the pole position in his first ever division start and later that year scored his first career ARCA win in the Tim Richmond Memorial at Mansfield Speedway.
In 2012, Gresham will move to Joe Denette Motorsports where he will be a full-time competitor in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
Gresham and his No. 24 Made In The USA Brand Certification Mark Chevrolet Silverado will be among the leading candidates for the NCWTS Rookie of the Year title.
Gresham is an avid sportsman enjoying hunting and fishing in his spare time. He is single and currently lives near the Joe Denette Motorsports shop in Kernersville, NC.
You can follow Gresham on Twitter @MaxGresham and at Max Gresham Fan Page on Facebook.
