Justin Pirtle
Palmyra, IN
Driver Information
From Salem, Indiana. Class of 2006 Grew up wanting to race super stocks and eventually Late Models there some day. Got to street stocks and over time that division became the tracks premier division. Have met a lot of great people and have had a lot of good help over the years. Had 2 back surgeries not racing related, just defect spinal cord model. Feel like my racing career at Salem is becoming less fun and decided it's time to step away from that full time and cross off some bucket list racing ideas. Currently in the building stages of a Dirt Car. Hoping to branch out and dirt race the 2nd half of this summer (2025) but cannot completely rule out running the big races at Salem.
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Justin Pirtle
Flying Turtle
Career Highlights
Pre dating the leaf spring era we are currently in We were top 3 consistently from 2020-2023. Fooled around and won in 2021, been trying to repeat and have not been able to collect. It's like the monkey jumped on our back after we won
Most Memorable Moment
Racing: Firecracker 200 2022 the one that got away.
Life: 2017 emergency spinal cord surgery due to being pinched by lumbar area. Learned how to walk again and everything that comes with that. Thank God to have rebounded from that
Hobbies
Other than racing, I've been spotted playing a guitar