Erik Pierce #118
Age:36
Home Track:Grundy
Division:Mid-Am
Hometown: Lake In The Hills,IL
Car Number:118
How Did You Decide Your Number:My original number when i started racing was 54 because my uncle,Ron Bloomberg had raced for 30 some years at grundy and illiana and some artgo was number 45 .In the year 2004 about mid season i sold all my own racing equipment and car and started racing for my uncle and younger cousin jeremy bloomberg and his number is #18 so we just added a 1 in front of his spare car and since then it been preety good luck
Favorite Thing About Home Track:history at grundy is a whos who of racing
Least Favorite Thing About Home Track:seems like there is always afight in the pits
Year You Started Racing:I started driving in 1999 but ive been watching since i was 4 or 5. when i was 16 i started helping my uncle at grundy and illiana then he stopped racing in 1991 then i just went to alot of races then in 1997 i met a guy named greg thompson and he raced latemodels at grundy untill 2001
Division Started In:Mid west enduro series
What Was Your First Car:1976 chrysler newport
How Long Before You Won A Race:my first win came in the c class at a enduro at grundy in 2000
Favorite Car You Raced:i would say the mid am i drove to the 2006 mid am championship at lake geneva raceway
Favorite Track You Raced:lake geneva raveway in wi
Favorite Victory That Stands Out:my first mid am feature win in my rookie year i held off probally one of the best racecar drivers i know james swan
Had Any Victories That "Got Away" From You:in 2005 at lake geneva raceway the mid am traveling series race at the fall classic i was passing johnny senerchia for the lead with 9 laps to go, we touched and i spun into the infield
Worst Crash You Have Been In:my very first race in a mid am it was a heat race first lap my throttle stuck wide open down the front straight and i went off the track through a field and jumped a creek
Ever Been Injured In A Race:no
Toughest Competitors:i would say james swan & my cousin jeremy bloomberg
Hardest To Pass:jeremy bloomberg
Don't Want To See In Mirror With 1 To Go:with 1 to go i dont look in the mirror
Favorite Local Drivers Growing Up:ron bloomberg
Favorite Local Drivers Now: eddie hoffman jr
Favorite NASCAR Driver: dale jr
Who Helped You The Most In Your Career: Iwould say it is tie between my uncle ron bloomberg and greg thompson
Any Funny Stories From The Track:there is alot of them but i would say that at rockford this year at the nstc hanging out with tommy turtle and al schill
