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Wednesday, August 29, 2007

GROWING UP CAMPI....

DOB: 3/6/91
Hometown: Sarasota, Florida
Marital Status: single
Primary Sponsors: Wm. F. McDonough Plumbing, Waterside Realty
Associate Sponsor: Royal-Tees, Campico, Custom Carts, AMF Chassis, VIP pool service
Website: www.anthonycampi.com
Car Owner: Mario Campi

Sometimes tradition in the sport of auto racing becomes a major part of the story. This is the case with the "Campi" name in motorsports, and Anthony "Campi" Comparetto is carrying on the family tradition. In racing dating back to 1970 with his relatives including Great Uncle Don Campi, a race car driver and promoter of Freeport Speedway in New York.

Anthony is a third generation racer and has over 60 wins. At the age of four his father introduced him to go-kart racing. He has raced throughout Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. Anthony earned his first Kids Kart Division at the Gulf Coast Kartway in 1996. In addition, he won back-to-back championships in 1999 and 2000 at the Dirt Devils Speedway, won the FKA Florida State Championship and the WKA National Championship in 2000. In 2001, Anthony ran a limited schedule in WKA and finished 6th in National Points and 2nd in the Florida State Points.

In 2002 at the age of 11, Anthony progressed into the Legend Car Series. He competed with and defeated drivers in their 20’s and 30’s with much more experience. In Anthony’s first season at Desoto Speedway he received a 10th place, the following year he received a 4th place finish.

In late 2005, Anthony began to compete in the Fastruck Racing Series Kids division. In 2006 Anthony won the “Winter Heat II Championship” which is the kick off race of the season. He won 5 out of seventeen races and finished in the top 3 thirteen times. Anthony finished the season by winning the series Championship and Rookie of the year titles.

In the 2007 season, Anthony will be running in the Pro-Truck Division at his local track in Florida and is looking forward to driving in a limited schedule in the ASALMS Southern Division in his William F McDonough Plumbing Inc, Waterside Realty Ford Fusion.

Anthony past successes:

Trucks
2006: Fastruck Kids Champion
2006: Fastruck Kids Rookie of the Year
2006: Fastruck Kids Winter Heat Champion

Legend Cars
2003: 4th Place Legend Points, Desoto Speedway, Bradenton, FL
2002: 10th Place Legend Points, Desoto Speedway, Bradenton, FL

Go-Karts
2001: 2nd Place Florida State
2001: WKA 6TH Place National Points
2000: WKA National Champion Jr. Sportsman I
2000: FKA Florida State Champion Jr. Sportsman I
2000: Dirt Devil Track Champion Jr. Sportsman I, Land O' Lakes, FL
1999: Dirt Devil Track Champion Jr. Sportsman I, Land O' Lakes, FL
1999: Gulf Coast Kartway Track Champion Kids Karts, Sarasota, FL


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