Jayme Barnes
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BIO

  • Hometown:
  • Everett, WA
  • Birthdate:
  • 6/14/1978
  • Background:
  • As a third generation driver, Jayme Barnes has racing in his blood. Jayme began racing at the age of 4. While growing up he raced motorcycles and three-wheelers. Once he was 16, he jumped behind the wheel of a 360 winged sprint car and found success immediately. He earned Rookie of the Year honors that year at Skagit Speedway. During racing season you will see this talented driver taking on the dirt ovals not only in the Pacific Northwest, but several other western states and sometimes even Canada and Autstralia.
  • Accomplishments:
  • Jayme Barnes is one of only a handful of drivers to have sprint car wins in the US, Canada, and Australia. He has won in 360 and 410 sprint cars and also in winged and nonwing sprints.
    • 1996: Skagit Speedway 360 Rookie of the Year, 2 Feature Wins
    • 2000: 1 410 Feature Win, 1 360 Feature win, 15 Top 5's in 31 Starts
    • 2001: Dirt Cup Skagit, WA Preliminary A-Main Win, 4 360 Feature Wins
    • 2002: 360 Fall Nationals Chico, CA Preliminary A-Main Win
    • 2003: Silver Cup Chico, CA A-Main Win, Gold Cup and Can-Am Challenge Edmonton, Canada A-Main Wins, Silver Cup Canada Feature Win, NST Speedweek Feature Winner, 5 total Victories and 17 top 5's in 38 starts
    • 2004: Parramatta City Raceway, Australia 410 A-Main Win, Skagit Speedway 410 A-Main Win
    • 2006: USAC/CRA Skagit, WA Non-Wing Feature Winner, Skagit 410 A-Main Win
    • 2007: 3 410 Main Event Wins Skagit Speedway, WA
    • 2008: Dirt Cup Champion, ASCS NW Champion, 5 A-Main Wins
    • 2009: Dirt Cup Champion (Back-to-Back)