DRIVER BIOGRAPHY

NAME: WILLIAM ELLIOTT DESPAIN

BIRTHDAY: MAY 2, 1989

AGE: 20

HOMETOWN: CAMPBELLSVILLE, KENTUCKY

NICKNAME: MDL (MODERN DAY LEROY)

HOBBIES: FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, FISHING, HUNTING,

FAVORITE HOBBY: RACING

RACING HEROS: BILL ELLIOTT & BART HARTMAN

RACING STATS

2005 - BLUEGRASS (KY) SPEEDWAY ROOKIE OF THE YEAR       

2005, 2006, 2007 - FINISHED IN TOP 10 IN TRACK POINTS AT BLUEGRASS (KY) SPEEDWAY

2007, 2008 - FINISHES 50% IN TOP 5

2007, 2008, 2009 - FINISHED IN TOP 10 IN TRACK POINTS AT PONDEROSA (KY) SPEEDWAY

2008 - FINISHED 3RD IN TRACK POINTS AT LAKE CUMBERLAND (KY) SPEEDWAY

2008 - FOUR (4) FEATURE WINS

2009 - FINISHES 60% IN TOP 10

2009 - THREE (3) FEATURE WINS 

2009 - FIRST FULL SEASON RACING ON THE BATTLE OF THE BLUEGRASS OPEN WHEEL MODIFIED TOUR - FINISHED 8TH IN OVERALL STANDINGS - FINISHED 3RD IN ROOKIE POINTS

ACCOMPLISHMENTS: A VERY SUCCESSFUL GO-KARTING CAREER BEGINNING AT THE AGE OF 5. OPEN WHEEL DEBUT IN 2004, STARTED 18^TH IN THE A-MAIN AND FINISHED 8^TH AT BARREN COUNTY (KY) SPEEDWAY. THE 2005 SEASON SAW A SUCCESSFUL YEAR BEING NAMED “ROOKIE OF THE YEAR” AND FINISED 8^TH OVERALL IN POINTS AT BLUEGRASS (KY) SPEEDWAY. ALSO IN 2005, WAS THE YOUNGEST DRIVER TO MAKE A UMP MODIFIED FEATURE AT ELDORA SPEEDWAY IN ROSSBURG, OHIO