111. Landon Pembelton: This Is The Coolest Thing Ever

What were you doing when you were 16? Landon Pembelton was busy winning the race of a lifetime. The young wheelman out of Amelia, VA, hasn’t even been driving a late model for even 12 months, and he just parked his in Victory Lane at Martinsville Speedway. The new ValleyStar Credit Union 300 champion used patience and skill beyond his years – and a phenomenal strategy that worked to perfection – to get his No. 0 ahead of the field when it counted, then held off the best to get it done. Hear how playing with matchbox cars on the backstretch at South Boston Speedway while his dad raced manifested into a love for racing. His name will be forever etched in the Racing Virginia record books and speaking of books, let him tell you how he juggles 11th grade and a job, all while climbing the racing ladder.