John's Bio
17 year old, John Stancill is already a champion in the sport of racing. He began racing go-karts at the age of 5. He quickly won several track championships and continued on to win numerous state championships in both Virginia and North Carolina. His list of accomplishments also includes several World Karting Association National Championships.
In 2004, John made history when he became the top junior driver at WKA's Kart Week in Daytona, Fl. John won three of the four races he entered and was featured in Sports Illustrated for Kids as well as having the honor of placing his kart in Daytona USA.
John began racing Bandoleros in 2005 in the Young Gun Division. At the age of 12 and with no prior bandolero experience, he proudly won at the "Summer Shootout" - one of the most competitive series' in the country. During the 2006 season, John participated in the Aaron's Pro-Challenge Series - finished 3rd in the National points! He also continued to raced the Bandolero in the Summer Shootout in 2006 and finished 5th in points!
In October 2006, John began racing in the Semi-pro Legends division. With only six races under his belt he proudly finished 4th at the Legends Nationals in Lanier Georgia.
2007 was a phenomenal year for John, During the 2007 Winter Nationals held at Orlando Speedworld - John capped off five days of racing with 2 wins, 2 seconds and a 3rd place finish. John was the 2007 WINTER NATIONALS SEMI-PRO CHAMPION!! John accumulated 28 WINS during the 2007 INEX points season --- 30 during the 2007 calendar year -- making him the 2007 INEX SEMI - PRO CHAMPION!!! John and the NPR crew - then traveled to Las Vegas for the "grand finale" of the season - where he captured the pole starting position as well and the win in BOTH the Semi Pro division and the Young Lions division! During the 2007 racing season - John had the pleasure of traveling to and racing in Maine, NY, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Nevada.
During the 2008 season, John raced selected events in the PASS series - a Super Late Model traveling series. He was pleased to work with Mark Huff from Virginia, Jay Cushman from Maine and Chase Pistone from North Carolina for these events. John finished 2nd in the National Points for this series in his first year! John joined with Chase Pistone for the 2009 season and raced selected events in the PASS series - capturing a pole at Hickory and several top 5 finishes.
Currently, John is racing in the PASS series under the leadership of Chase Pistone. He continues to maintain a 3.5 GPA in high school and is concurrently enrolled in college as well. John excels in math and science and is an invited member of the "TIP" Talent Identification Program through Duke University. John was chosen to participate in the "Congressional Youth Leadership Council" and traveled to Washington DC in November 2006 to represent North Carolina. John has been accepted into the National Leadership Council in Medicine and will travel to San Francisco in the summer of 2010 to "intern" at Berkeley University. He will earn college credit for this program even though he still has one more year of high school! John's determination, drive, and ability to overcome obstacles have contributed to his success both on and off the track.
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