At just 16 years of age, Atley Wiese of Hayes, is already speeding ahead on the track. Full of passion and perseverance, the teenage racecar driver is a promising young talent taking the world of racing by storm.
For as long as Wiese can remember, he has loved everything with a motor, but the main thing that got him into racing, he explained, was watching NASCAR with his grandfather, who was a big fan of the sport.
“Soon, I was starting to beg my parents for a go-kart and finally, after some persuasion and some persistence, I got my first go-kart when I was 9 years old,” said Wiese. He immediately began racing at the Hampton Roads Kart Club at Larry King Law’s Langley Speedway during the 2018 season.
From go-karts at nine years old, Wiese has continued his racing at Langley Speedway, but he now sits behind the wheel of a limited late model. “It is a full-bodied stock car, it’s got a Chevrolet 604 crate motor and a Toyota Camry XSE body,” he said.
Wiese is in his eighth season of racing...