Max Gresham
Name: Max Gresham
Position: Driver
Car Number: 7-11
Birthdate: April 30, 1993
Country: United States
Height: 5’ 9”
Weight: 145
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
Resides: Griffin, Ga.
Primary Sponsor: Gresham & Associates, Inc.
Website: www.greshammotorsports.com
Car Owner: Gresham Motorsports, Jim Gresham
Crew Chief: Gene Roberts
Crew: Charles Shoemaker, Jack Long, Jeff Mintz, Jeremy Kalina
Max began his racing career in 2002 at the age of 8 in Bandoleros. The early years were tough as he cut his teeth on the quarter mile ovals at Atlanta Motor Speedway and Lowe’s Motor Speedway. His 4 year Bandolero Bandit career culminated in 5 series Championships in 2005 including Thursday Thunder, Lowe’s Summer Shootout, Georgia Winter Series, and AMS Winter Flurries series, and the Georgia points championship.
In 2006 Max strapped into a Legends car, and he embarked on a semi-pro career that featured 2 wins and the Semi-Pro National Championship. Max’s Pro Legends career began in 2007 and featured 4 feature wins and 25 Top 10 finishes. In 2007 Max saw the start of a Pro Late Model career (4 starts) which was highlighted with a win in the GM Performance Parts Shootout and 2 Top 10 finishes.
A highly successful Pro Late Model schedule was completed in 2008. The team elected not to compete for a track or series championships, but instead sought the best competition among the track and touring series running similar rules packages. Competing in the ASA Late Model Series, Georgia Asphalt Series, and ASA Southeast Asphalt tours, Max gained experience at familiar tracks such as Watermelon Capitol (Cordele, GA), Peach State (Jefferson, GA), and Lanier National (Braselton, GA). These series also took the team to many new venues including New Smyrna Speedway (Daytona, FL), Five Flags Speedway (Pensacola, FL), Mobile International Speedway (Mobile, AL), South Alabama Speedway (Opp, AL), and Music City Motorplex (Nashville,TN). Max’s 22 feature starts resulted in 16 top ten finishes, 7 top fives, and 2 feature wins:
September 20th, Senoia Georgia, Georgia Asphalt Series
September 27th, Lanier National Speedway, Georgia State Championships
The team missed only one start (May 3rd at Peachstate broken ring gear in qualifying), and had only 4 DNF’s (3 mechanical and one wreck).
Accomplishments
2008
- 2 Pro Late Model Feature Wins
- 16 top ten finishes
- 100 laps led
- 5th in Georgia Asphalt Series
- Georgia Asphalt Series “Sportsman of the Year”
- 7th in Snowflake (Qualified 8th against 68 competitors).
2007
- First Late Model win- GM Performance Parts Shootout (14 Yrs / 4 Days) 5/5/07
- 3rd Thursday Thunder (Atlanta Motor Speedway) – Legends Pro
- 13th Summer Shootout (Lowe’s Motor Speedway) – Legends Pro
2006
- First Legends Car win (12 Yrs / 8 Mos / 14 Days) 1/14/06
- Semi Pro National Champion (13 Yrs / 5 Mos / 7 Days) 10/7/06
- First Pro Series Victory (13 Yrs / 6 Mos / 4 Days) 11/4/06
- 4th Thursday Thunder (Atlanta Motor Speedway) – Legends Semi-Pro
- 9th Summer Shootout (Lowe’s Motor Speedway) – Legends Semi-Pro
- 28th INEX National Points (674 competitors) – Legends Semi-Pro
- 2nd INEX State Points – Georgia – Legends Semi-Pro
2005
- 3rd Bandolero Nationals
- 1st Thursday Thunder (Atlanta Motor Speedway) – Bandolero Bandits
- 1st Hardees Summer Shootout (Lowe’s Motor Speedway) – Bandolero Bandits
- 5th INEX National Points – Bandolero Bandits
- 1st INEX State Points – Georgia – Bandolero Bandits
- 1st Georgia Winter Series – Bandolero Bandits
- 1st Winters Flurries – Bandolero Bandits
Results & Standings as of 12/14/2008 |
Starts |
Top 10 |
Top 5 |
Wins |
DNF |
2008 Late Model |
22 |
16 |
7 |
2 |
4 |
2007 Late Model |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2007 Pro Legends |
34 |
25 |
18 |
4 |
0 |
2006 Pro Legends |
5 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
2006 SP Legends |
42 |
32 |
18 |
2 |
0 |
2005 Legends |
7 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2005 Bandoleros |
35 |
34 |
33 |
7 |
1 |
2004 Bandoleros |
43 |
41 |
24 |
4 |
4 |
2003 Bandoleros |
36 |
28 |
10 |
1 |
4 |
Total |
168 |
144 |
93 |
20 |
12 |