VIDEO: How FR8 Racing Started

For Fr8 Racing, a chance phone call a little more than two years ago has turned into a competitive Late Model team that quickly amassed multiple wins.

Hear Matt Erickson, president of Fr8 Racing, explain the origins of the team, focused on providing racing opportunities for young, talented drivers within the sport of short track Late Model racing.

Fr8 Racing will be on track this weekend at Cordele Motor Speedway, as Chase Elliott pilots the team's No. 9 Super Late Model during Protect Your Melon - Buckle Up SpeedFest. Click here to subscribe to RacingAmerica.TV today and watch SpeedFest on January 17-18.

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The team's lineup currently features a trio of Georgia drivers - Elliott, Jake Garcia and Seth Christensen. Last year, Garcia won the All American 400 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway. Christensen won two Allen Turner Pro Late Model Series races at Five Flags Speedway, and finished third in the Allen Turner Snowflake 100.