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INTRODUCTIONTABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION PG. 3
THE DRIVER, NATALIE DECKER PG. 4-7
THE TEAM PG.8-9
MEDIA COVERAGE PG. 10-11
TESTIMONIALS PG. 12-14
NATALIE BELIEVES IN GIVING BACK PG. 15
CONTACT INFORMATION BACK COVER
Those were the words of veteran truck and super late racer, Jerry Wood, as he stood on the podium of an ARCA Truck Tour race at Madison (WI) International Speedway in May of 2013.
Jerry is one of the biggest names in Midwest Truck racing and several times a series champion. The driver he had his arms around was 15 year old Natalie Decker who was making her debut in the ARCA truck series.
Meet the now 17 year old Natalie Decker, who has the talent, the temperament and the determination to continue her meteoric rise from Go Karts, at age 9, to currently racing Super Late Models and she continues to electrify race fans every time she is on the track.
Natalie has earned the admiration and loyalty of Midwest race fans that faithfully follow her at regional races and fans from literally, around the world, who follow her on Face Book.
In the minds of her fans, her crew and even her fellow racers, Natalie is on a fast track to NASCAR. Take the ride with her. She will never disappoint, never embarrass and she will have a legion of race fans watching.
GO WITH HER – AND GROW WITH HER. Natalie will be an attention grabbing ambassador for you.
“This is the only time I have ever hugged another driver in Victory Lane.”
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THE DRIVER
2006-2009 Oval & Sprint Go-Karts (age 9-11)
USA International Speedway, Shawano, WI – Two Oval
“Track Championships”, One Sprint “Track Championship”
Badger Kart Club, Dousman, WI – Animal Junior I
“Track Championship”
WKA Mid-west Sprint Series – 2nd overall ”Class Champion”
2010 Mod-Four Stock Car (age 12-13)
Golden Sands Speedway – Four Heat wins
LaCrosse Park Speedway Oktoberfest – One Heat win
2011 Super Stock Results (age 13-14)
State Park Speedway – Two Feature wins, 4th in overall points
Marshfield Motor Speedway – One Feature win, 4th in overall points
Golden Sands Speedway – “Rookie of the Year”, 8th in overall points
Natalie Decker #042012 Super Stock Results (age 14-15)
State Park Speedway – Two Feature wins, 2nd in overall points
Marshfield Motor Speedway – Two Feature wins, 2nd in overall points,
“Sportsman of the Year” and “Most Improved Driver”
Golden Sands Speedway – 3rd in overall points
CWSSA – “Overall Champion” – 1st in points out of 35 Drivers
2013 Season (Age 15-16)
ARCA SCAG Midwest Truck Tour – 4 podiums, 3rd in season points,
“Rookie of the Year” and “Sportsman of the Year”
Madison International Speedway – “Triple Crown Truck Series” 1 feature win,
1 podium, 3rd in overall points, “Rookie of the Year”
State Park Speedway Limited Late Model – 1 fast time, 1 feature win,2 podiums
Accepted to compete in the 2013 NASCAR Rev Racing Drive for Diversity Combine
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2014 Season (Age 16-17)
Speedweeks New Smyrna, FL – Start of Super Late Model career. Competed in all seven races and finished every lap of every race with a 19th place as her worst finish and 11th place at best. Gained valuable experience with some of the best super late drivers in the country.
State Park Speedway Limited Late Model – 10 fast times, 7 feature wins
(out of 10 races), “Track Champion”
State Park Speedway Super Late Model – one (2nd place) feature, one (3rd place)
feature, two (5th place) features, 4th Over All in Points, “Rookie of the Year”
Golden Sands Speedway Super Late Model – 1 feature win, two (2nd place)
features, one (3rd place) feature, 3rd Overall in Points, “Rookie of the Year”
Tundra Series Super Late Model – 1 feature win
Marshfield Motor Speedway Dick Trickle “99 plus 1” in super late model – 5th place feature
ARCA super late models – First ever ARCA in super lates and first ever race at WIR
Kaukauna, WI 12th place feature, Oktoberfest LaCrosse, WI 16th place
Accepted to compete in the 2014 NASCAR Rev Racing Drive for Diversity Combine
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2015 Season (Age 17-18)
ARCA Midwest Tour Super Late Model Norway Speedway, Norway, MI - FIRST FEMALE EVER to PODIUM 3rd place
Golden Sands Speedway Super Late Model – 1 Feature Win, 1 Heat Win
State Park Speedway Super Late Model – 3 Feature Wins, 1 Heat Win
THE 04 TEAM
Natalie Decker, Driver
Tom Ress, Crew Chief, Spotter
Chris Wimmer, Car Chief, Coach
Travis Thompson, Crew
Chuck Decker, Team Owner, Crew
Amy Decker, Support Crew
Sue Decker, Public Relations, Life Coach
Matt Huebner & Dave Sixel, Private Conditioning Trainers
Russ Davis, VP Sales & Marketing
Wes & Krista Coon, Car Owners (ARCA Super Late Model)
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Drive For Diversity Team
2015 driver for NASCAR Drive for DiversityHeadquartered in Concord,NC
Competed in 3 day Combine Oct. 2014 and selected as a team member for 2015 season in Whelen All-American Series
Natalie is the YOUNGEST driver EVER to be selected for NASCAR D4D
NASCAR: Team SponsorMax Siegel: Chief Executive Officer (highest ranked African-American executive in NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt Foundation developer, Producer for Britney Spears and Usher)Jefferson Hodges: Race DirectorPhil Horton: Sports Trainer (former Milwaukee Bucks trainer)
Past team members: Kyle Larsen Sprint Cup driver, Darrell Wallace, Jr. Xfinity Driver, Daniel Suarez Xfinity Driver
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Natalie Decker Racing is a team that is knowledgeable, experienced, dedicated, innovative and talented. Our team works with high performance race cars, mass media marketing, professionals in the industry and is continually building relationships in all aspects of motor sports. Our team’s goal is maintaining a first class image while striving to take Natalie Decker to the pinnacle of racing: NASCAR.
revracing.net
AIRED / TELEVISEDMEDIA COVERAGE
SOCIAL MEDIA
PRINT MEDIA / WEB
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Speed 51
Channel 9 WAOW 7-15-11
Channel 12 WJFW
Channel 7 WSAW 6-24-13
Diva Radio 5-7-13
Talk Zone with Bart and Curt Race Radio
WKTY Radio 2-4-14
Motor Sports Weekly with Russell Lovett
Let’s Talk Racing TV 2/4/15
Fox News Orlando 2/15
Fast Lane on Fox 55 2015
WSAW Channel 7 1/7/15
WSAW Channel 7 8/27/15
Wisconsin Asphalt Racing News
Amsoil Racing 10-25-13
Juneau Star Times 8-16-14
Five Star Bodies 2014 Track Champions
Madison.com 5-4-14
Race text.net 6-11-12
Katlynn Leer.com 10-1-14
Milwaukee Journal 10-3-13
Charlotte Observer 10-4-13
Popular Speed 10-15-14
Catch Fence.com 10-14-14
Naperville Sun Times 7-21-13
Auto Week 10-2-13
Racing Wisconsin 7-8-13
Horse Power and Heels 1-29-14
Go Rapids News 5-19-12
MRCS.US October 2014 issue
LaCrosse Tribune 10-5-14
ASA Racing 7-5-11
Rocket Sports 2-23-14
Race Week Illustrated 2-24-14
Racing Connection 10-1-13
Wausau Daily Herald 7-22-14
MW Racing News 6-4-14
Area Auto Racing News Issue #8 2014
Motor Sports Unplugged 10-23-13
Examiner 9-5-12
Dairy State Racing 7-9-12
Hub City Times 7-13-14
ARCA News 5-7-13, 5-15-13, 9-21-13
NASCAR News 10-3-13
Finish Line Race School 9-15-12
ESPN News 10-28-13
Vilas County News Review 9-9-14
Speed51.com 8-27-14
Star Journal Now 7-1-14
Circle Track Magazine 9-29-14
Full Throttle Magazine 6-13-14
Hometracks.nascar.com 1/26/15
Brinkley’s Blitz Radio 2015
Speed51.com 2015
Vilas County News Review 7/28/15
WSAW Channel 7 1/7/15
Catchfence.com 1/27/15
Motorsports.nbcsports 9/30/14
ARCAracing.com 7/25/15, 8/17/15
Visit Martinsville facebook 7/23/15
Martinsville Speedway 7/23/15
Tundra Super Late Models 7/3/15, 8/1/15
WIFC Radio Dave Kallaway 8/26/15, 8/27/15
espn.com 1/28/15
Foxsports.com 1/26/15
NASCAR Pole Position Magazine 2015
Natalie Decker – Over 5,400 followers, friends from all over the world, reaches 8,000 per week, Over 10% of friends comment/like ( 2% is considered high )
nataliedecker – Over 2,150 followers
ndecker04 – Over 1200 followers
Natalie Decker Racing
Marshfield Motor Speedway10853 County Road HP.O. Box 515Marshfield, WI 54449
Wayne BrevikOwner, GM, PromoterMarshfield Motor Speedway
TESTIMONIALS
To whom it may concern:
I am writing on behalf of Natalie Decker regarding her pursuit of racing in the NASCAR Drive for Diversity program. I have worked with Natalie over the past two and a half years as both her spotter and crew chief. In that time, I have come to know her and have seen her drive and dedication to get to the next level. Natalie possesses several great qualities, which have been crucial in her moving up in her racing career.
Natalie has been a great person and driver to work with. Her positive attitude and drive has helped her be success-ful in every class she has raced in. Natalie received the Larry Detjen’s Sportsmanship award in the Midwest Truck Tour in 2013, which was a direct result of her attitude and great personality. The expectations I have for Natalie have been set very high and she continues to push herself every day to exceed those expectations.
Being involved with racing for 16 years, I have been impressed with Natalie’s ability to feel the car out and com-municate the necessary changes needed on the car. Natalie has taken the initiative to learn about her race cars. She helps maintain and work on her race cars, which has made her more knowledgeable about the cars. Her com-munication skills are exceptional. She is able to communicate handling characteristics and accurately diagnose handling issues with her cars. Her willingness to work hard and effectively communicate has proven to be one of her greatest assets.
Natalie has several strengths that have brought her success throughout her racing career. Most importantly she has shown great poise when behind the wheel. She is very respectful of her fellow competitors and realizes that finishing races and gaining experience go hand in hand. Her ability to stay out of trouble and smooth driving has been her biggest strength this year. She has raced longer races this year in her super late model and is always one of the fastest cars at the end of the race. The ability to save tires and equipment is something that takes years of experience and she has done it from the very first race. No matter what track we go to I know that she has the ability to be competitive and her driving skills reflect that.
Natalie has all the qualities to become a successful race car driver. Her attitude and ability to self-motivate has el-evated her to a new level. She is easy to work with, has great communication skills, and most importantly has the ability to compete with the very best in racing. Natalie is the perfect candidate for what you are looking for, and I give my highest recommendation for her in the NASCAR Drive for Diversity Program. If you have any questions regarding this recommendation, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thank you,
Tom Ress
Tom Ress7351 Crocus RdWausau, WI 54401(715) 302 4095
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Dear Driver Diversity Program: Growing up in a family with much racing success, high expectations may prevail when young Natalie Decker straps into her 2014 Super Late Model, and takes to the many asphalt tracks throughout the Midwest! When Natalie made her first appearance at Marshfield Motor Speedway several years ago, she was an instant “hit” with fans and drivers alike. It was very evident that she was going to be someone that other drivers would have to pay attention to, as she gained experience. Now, with putting Super Late Model wins under her belt, she is now one of a handful of drivers that is expected to compete for feature wins at the many competitive tracks throughout Wisconsin. As Natalie has progressed from season to season, she has also become one of the finest persons that I’ve had the priviledge of knowing. Whether it is walking through the pits, the concession area, pit admissions, or anywhere, she always has that bubbly smile on her face and greets everyone. It doesn’t matter if one is a top driver, or a driver that finishes last in the B-main, Natalie always visits and supports all drivers! This young lady has a very bright future in whatever her endeavors are, whether it’s racing at any level, or being a role model to other men and women, boy or girls, she is top notch in everyone’s eyes! In closing, I have the utmost respect for this young lady because she is what a race car driver should be, well-rounded and complete! She is a real person that cares about the future of racing, especially now when the racing industry is having some trying times. As an owner, GM, and promoter of Marshfield Motor Speedway, I am honored to have Natalie compete at my speedway, moreover, call her my friend. Respectfully, and yours in racing,
Natalie Believes in Giving Back
• St. Jude Hospital• Susan G. Koman• Humane Society• Northwood’s Wildlife Center• Four Square Church• St. Peter’s the Fisherman School• Shepherd’s Way School• The Lion’s Club• Childrens Museum• Angel on My Shoulder• Earth Day Clean Up• Food Pantry• Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthrisis (JRA)• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)• Toys for Tots• Warm the Children• Back to School Supplies and Bike Giveaways at local race tracks• Importance of Education Tours• Started campaign Racers Against Bullying
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It is my pleasure to recommend Natalie Decker for the NASCAR Driver for Diversity program. I have had the privilege of working with Natalie during the 2014 race season and believe she would be a strong addition to your program.
This is Natalie’s first year racing a Super Late Model and she made the transition look effortless. She has natural driving skills and is able to be successful in any type of car she races. The transition from Limited Late Models to Super Late Models can be challenging for many drivers, especially when going from a treaded tire to a non-treaded tire. I was with Natalie when she got her first taste of Super Late Model racing at Speedways in Daytona last February. During the course of the week I was impressed with her ability to continue to improve and learn. In a field stacked with competitive cars she brought home top-15 finishes and was not involved in any accidents.
Natalie’s ambition to better her racing skills continued after Speedweeks as she began her racing schedule in Wisconsin. She has brought home a number of top-five finishes and strives to get better every race. As she continues to have success her confidence grows and as she gains more confidence on the track I have seen her be able to compete with the top drivers in the Midwest.
When working with Natalie she is able to give good feedback on the car so that we are able to make the proper adjustments. She is very in tune with what is going on with her car and able to communicate that effectively. She has also made the effort to learn more about the car, coming to the shop and working on the car in between races. Her ambition to learn more about the car and how it works will make her a better driver.
Aside from her racing talent, Natalie is a fun and spunky girl. She always has a smile on her face and is able to lighten the mood of everyone around her. She has a strong work ethic and is always asking questions and looking for ways to improve her abilities. While she has a fun-loving personality, she also knows when it’s time to be serious and get down to business.
If Natalie is accepted into the Drive for Diversity program I know that she will continue to work hard to become the best racecar driver she can. She has big goals and she has the skill and perseverance to attain them. It has been a pleasure to work with Natalie this year and I look forward to watching her take her career to the next level.
Sincerely,
Chris Wimmer
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CONTACT INFORMATIONRUSSELL DAVIS, VP SALES & MARKETING
CELL: 715-499-7135EMAIL: [email protected]
CHUCK DECKER, TEAM OWNER
CELL: 715-617-0404EMAIL: [email protected]
PO BOX 1447Eagle River, WI 54521
OFFICE: 715-479-4424FAX: 715-479-9711
Deckerracing.com
Natalie and Danica
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