Josh Easto #26
Name: Josh Easto
Age: 22
Home Track: Illiana
Division: Turbo Stox
Hometown: Crown Point, IN
Car Number: 26
How Did You Decide Your Number: It was my old football number and I had some success with so I've always stuck with it. plus it has always seemed to be a rare number in racing and I like being different!
Favorite Thing About Home Track: I like our division in how there is about 12 drivers who can win any night if the cards play out right
Least Favorite Thing About Home Track: How bad it floods when it rains and racin gets cancelled even though it might be a beautiful night
Year You Started Racing: I started helping Pat O'Rourke in the pits on his turbo stock in 2001. I started driving in 2006.
Division Started In: Pure Stocks
What Was Your First Car: 1990 Chevy Cavalier I borrowed from Lee Mose.
How Long Before You Won A Race: The very first night Iraced I won the semi feature and advanced to the feature
Favorite Car You Raced:My 87 Monte I have now. Its feels so comfortable to race that car.
Favorite Track You Raced: Rockford
Favorite Victory That Stands Out: That pure stock one is the only i have so I'll say that one. It was so much fun because nobody expected anything because that car hadnt been touched in 2 months i just went and ran it.
Had Any Victories That "Got Away" From You: Just this past Bahama Bracket. AAA heat 3 started on the pole slid back to 4th and drove back to the front led the last 11 laps only to get booted in 2 drag race down the backstretch and get passed coming outta 4.
Worst Crash You Have Been In: 3rd week of last season in my brand new car and I get spun nose first into the front strech wall coming to take a yellow flag.
Bent the frame horns bad completly smashed both fenders. It just hurt because the car was new.
Ever Been Injured In A Race: Nah just your normal bumps ands bruises
Toughest CompetitorsTo me everybody is tough. You really have to work hard to pass in this division. Everyone is real close
Hardest To Pass:Billy Jarrells for me. Thats who im usually racin around with. He uses up a lot of track lol!
Don't Want To See In Mirror With 1 To Go: Eddie Ligue
Favorite Local Drivers Growing Up: Mike White
Favorite Local Drivers Now: Jeff Cannon and Shaun Wiltjer
Favorite NASCAR Driver: Dale Sr. always and forever
Who Helped You The Most In Your Career: Pat O'Rourke
Any Funny Stories From The Track: No nothing worth tellin that i can think of