Career Highlights of Mitch Thomas
2015: Began racing in the Mini Wedge Division at age 9.
2015-2016: Won numerous races at Elkins Raceway in Mini Wedges.
2017: Moved up to the Modified Division & Won Elkins Raceway Rookies of the Year.
2018 (Age 12): Invited to the Dirt Track World Championship (couldn't race due to injury). Named AMRA Rookie of the Year. Finished 4th overall in the AMRA Racing Series.
2019 (Age 13): Finished 2nd in the Let it Ride 55 at Tyler County Speedway. 3 Feature wins , 34 plus races, ranked 7th in DIRTcar UMP East Region.
2020: 8 feature wins, raced 27 plus times despite COVID. Ranked 5th in East Region out of 216 and 69th nationally out of 1,499
2021 (Age 15-16): Kicked off year at Volusia Speedway and Bristol. Top 5 finished all spring/summer. 3 features wins, Roaring Knob, Bedford Speedway, and Small Car Nationals. Qualified and finsihed both features at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Ranked 36th nationally and 8th in East Region, and 9th in Appalachia Region.
2022: Multiple wins including 2 feature wins in one night. Strong showing at Gateway Dirt Nationals - finished 3rd at the Dome.
2023: First win at Volusia Speedway - earned first-ever Gator trophy. Continued dominance at local tracks. Sat 1st in national points early in April. Achieved first late model win in only his second race in the car.
2024: Received three DIRTcar Racing Banquet awards. 8th in Appalachia Region, 10th East Region, and 17th Nationally. Won opening mofidied race at Volusia Speedway Park - his second golden gator. Tested with Lee Faulk Racing anf Toyota Development. Competed in the Dirt Track World Championship at Eldora Speedway. Launched Mitch Thomas Motorsports (racing part business). Multiple wins at Elkins, Roaring Knob, and solid finished on Western Tour.
July 2024: Hospitalized with blood cloths and underwent two surgeries. Racing career was put on hold during recovery.
