About
Service
Central Racing and TBC Retail Group are proud to sponsor Pro Stock
driver Shane Gray and the Service Central Racing Pontiac GXP and Chevy
Camaro for the 2012 season of NHRA Full Throttle Series drag racing.
Shane, the eldest son of veteran drag racer and current Funny Car competitor Johnny Gray, finished third in NHRA's Division 4 Competition Eliminator standings and 15th nationally in 2009, and the following year he dove head-first into the life of a professional race car driver when he settled in behind the wheel of the Service Central Racing Pontiac GXP.
In his rookie year, Shane rose to the challenge and was a finalist for the Auto Club Road to the Future Award - an honor bestowed annually upon the finest first-year competitor in each of the professional classes. The somewhat reserved and always humble driver qualified for all 23 events, won a round in his debut at the season-opening NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway Pomona, advanced to the first final round of his career in Englishtown, visited the inside of another final in Brainerd, and ended the season with a win at the Auto Club of Southern California NHRA Finals in Pomona.
His remarkable first year of professional drag racing was even more notable as the power was generated in-house. The powerplants are still brought to life and finessed in the Gray Motorsports state-of-the-art, 24,000 square foot facility in Denver, N.C., and Shane can be found in the shop right alongside his hard working crew as they strive to produce the horsepower necessary to win a Full Throttle championship.
Follow Shane Gray on Twitter: @ShaneGrayPS and follow him on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/GrayMotorsportsShaneGray. Become a fan of the Service Central Racing Facebook page for updates and photos throughout the season.
Shane, the eldest son of veteran drag racer and current Funny Car competitor Johnny Gray, finished third in NHRA's Division 4 Competition Eliminator standings and 15th nationally in 2009, and the following year he dove head-first into the life of a professional race car driver when he settled in behind the wheel of the Service Central Racing Pontiac GXP.
In his rookie year, Shane rose to the challenge and was a finalist for the Auto Club Road to the Future Award - an honor bestowed annually upon the finest first-year competitor in each of the professional classes. The somewhat reserved and always humble driver qualified for all 23 events, won a round in his debut at the season-opening NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway Pomona, advanced to the first final round of his career in Englishtown, visited the inside of another final in Brainerd, and ended the season with a win at the Auto Club of Southern California NHRA Finals in Pomona.
His remarkable first year of professional drag racing was even more notable as the power was generated in-house. The powerplants are still brought to life and finessed in the Gray Motorsports state-of-the-art, 24,000 square foot facility in Denver, N.C., and Shane can be found in the shop right alongside his hard working crew as they strive to produce the horsepower necessary to win a Full Throttle championship.
Follow Shane Gray on Twitter: @ShaneGrayPS and follow him on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/GrayMotorsportsShaneGray. Become a fan of the Service Central Racing Facebook page for updates and photos throughout the season.
Personal
| Hometown: | Carlsbad, N.M. |
| Residence: | Denver, N.C. |
| Date of Birth: | May 9, 1972 |
| Height: | 6’ 1” |
| Weight: | 200 pounds |
| Marital Status: | Married to Amber |
| Children | Sons Bryce, Tanner and Taylor |
| Occupation: | Vice President, Gray Motorsports |
| Crew Chief: | Justin Elkes |
| Career Best Elapsed Time: | 6.51 |
| Career Best Speed: | 212.46 |
Career Highlights
- 2011 - Won the NHRA SummerNationals in Topeka, qualified for the playoffs for the second consecutive season, set career best times for both e.t. and speed in Englishtown, N.J.
- 2010 – Qualified for every event and closed out his rookie season by winning the last race of the year, the Auto Club Finals in Pomona. Finished 4th in NHRA Full Throttle Pro Stock Championship
2012 Schedule
- February 9-12
- O'Reilly Auto Parts Winternationals, Pomona, CA
- February 17-19
- NHRA Arizona Nationals, Phoenix, AZ
- March 8-11
- Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals, Gainesville, FL
- March 30-April 1
- SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals, Las Vegas, NV
- April 13-15
- NHRA 4-Wide Nationals, Charlotte, NC
- April 27-29
- O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Spring Nationals, Houston, TX
- May 4-6
- Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals, Atlanta, GA
- May 18-20
- Dollar General NHRA Summernationals, Topeka, KS
- May 31-June 3
- Toyota NHRA Supernationals, Englishtown, NJ
- June 15-17
- Ford Thunder Valley NHRA Nationals,Bristol, TN
- June 28-July 1
- Route 66 Raceway, Chicago, IL
- July 5-8
- NHRA Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, Norwalk, OH
- July 20-22
- Mopar Mile-High NHRA National, Denver, CO
- July 27-29
- NHRA Sonoma Nationals, Sonoma, CA
- August 3-5
- O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Northwest Nationals, Seattle, WA
- August 16-19
- Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, Brainerd, MN
- August 29-Sept. 3
- Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, Indianapolis, IN
- September 14-16
- O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals, Charlotte, NC
- September 20-23
- AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals, Dallas, TX
- September 28-30
- AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals, St. Louis, MO
- October 4-7
- Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals, Reading, PA
- October 25-28
- Big O Tires NRA Nationals, Las Vegas, NV
- November 8-11
- Auto Club NHRA Finals, Pomona, CA
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