Formula Light Drivers
Chris Huges #17
Hometown: Santa Fe, TX
Team Name: Makin’ Waves Racing
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Hometown: Tampa, FL
Team Name : Mendana Enterprises
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Career Highlights: 2006-08 SST-45 World Champion, 2007,08,10 National Champion, 2006,08,10 Hall of Champions. 2008 F2 Rookie of the Year, 2009 Rookie F1 of the year, 2018 Nashville Formula Lights Winner
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Hometown: Miami, FL
Team Name : Mendana Enterprises
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Sponsors:Nut House Yacht Club, Bay Composites, Mike Scott Plumbing, Green Tree Media, Hondros Education
Career Highlights: 2012 Formula Lights Bay City winner, 2013 Formula 1 Rookie of the Year, 2013 3rd place finish Formula 1 @laPorte, IN
Year started racing: 2014
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Michael Harris #30
Hometown: Leanoradtown, MD
Team Name: Harris Motorsports
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Jimmie Robb #31
Hometown: Waterford, MI
Team Name : Parker Rob Spencer Racing
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Mark Schmerbauch #35
Hometown: Greenfield, WI
Team Name : BB Racing
What got you into racing: My brother owned a DSH and asked me to drive it because he had to work.
Sponsors: Pizza Inn, PNC Bank, Foot Doctor, Jerry\’s Marine
Career Highlights: 2017: NGK F1 Powerboat Championship Series F Light Series Winner and World Champion , 2016: Hall of Champions Inductee, World and National Champion
2015: Hall of Champions Inductee, World and National Champion, National High Point Champion, North American Champion and USF1 Powerboat Tour Champion
2014: Hall of Champions Inductee, World and National Champion, National High Point Champion, North American Champion and USF1 Powerboat Tour Champion
UIM World Champion – 5 Times, 1992 (25XS Hydro), 2012, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 2017 (SST 45), National Champion – 6 Times, National High Points Champion – 7 Times, National Total Points Per Class – 6 Times, Pro Tunnel Boat Champion – 2012 and 2013
North American Champion – 5 Times, Official Record Holder, Wisconsin State Champion – 7 Times, Illinois State Champion – 11 Times, MidWest Champion – 3 Times, Central Divisional Champion – 10 Times, Henry Menzies Memorial Award – 1981, 89
Years as a Race Driver: 1982
Hobbies : Staying in physical condition by weightlifting. Collecting post war Lionel Trains. Restored original 1956 20 Handmark 25 engines.
Austin Cheatham #40
Hometown: Hempstead, TX
Team Name : Explore Branson
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Chris Swanson #54
Hometown: Beverly Shores, IN
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Steve Merleau #65
Hometown: Bellevue, MI
Team Name: Merleau Racing
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Hometown: Pt Charlotte, FL
Team Name : Liquid Revolutions Racing
What got you into racing: Saw my first Tunnel Boat race in CO and decided I wanted to do it.
Sponsors: Liquid Revolutions, Outdoor Frenzy Adventures
Career Highlights: 2021: 3rd Place overall in Powerboat Nationals Branson Formula Light Series.
Years started racing: 2021
Hobbies : Scuba Diving, International Travel, BBQ/Smoking
Hometown: Pt Charlotte, FL
Team Name : Liquid Revolutions Racing
What got you into racing: Dad raced tunnel boats in the 80’s & 90’s
Sponsors: Liquid Revolutions
Career Highlights: 2021: 2nd Place overall in Powerboat Nationals Branson Formula Light Series & 3rd Place overall in NGK F1 Series Formula Lights Division.
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Thomas Schlarb #72
Hometown: Youngstown, OH
Team Name : Schlarb Racing
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Daniel Trosen #77
Hometown: Trenton, MI
Team Name: sevenDseven
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Corey Merrill #82
Hometown: Dawson Springs, KY
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Eric Wienczak #83
Hometown: Highland, MI
Team Name : Wienczak Racing
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Jeffery Cannon #87
Hometown: Lynnwood, WA
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Jason Bonanno #97
Hometown: Flat Rock, MI
Team Name : Paison Racing
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