Kyle Rode

Kyle “Hot Rod” Rode
Age: 16
Home Town: Marshalls Creek, Pa
Parents: Tom & Allesson Rode
Siblings: Kaley Rode
School: 10th Grade at East Stroudsburg South High School and Monroe County Technical Institute (Auto Body)
Role Models:  Joe Nemechek, Carl Edwards, and Kyle Petty.  Nascar drivers to take time out of their busy schedules to help others, especially children.

Kyle started racing Quarter Midgets at Pocono Quarter Midget Raceway, and had the time of his life, but a few growth spurts later, and he couldn’t fit into his car without some serious modifications. So we decided to move up to the Slingshots by Tobias series.  This is a bigger, faster, alcohol burning car that screams around dirt tracks all over the east coast. Kyle’s home track is the 1/8 mile Hamlin Speedway. He ran with an average of 16 cars in the junior division in 2007, where he had 4 heat wins and 2 feature wins.

In 2008, Kyle moved nto the senior slingshot division at Hamlin, where the average car count was 27.  He finished the season 12th in points as a rookie, and is looking forward to 2009.

The Pit Crew:
Crew Chief - Tom Rode Jr. (Dad)
Manager - Allesson Rode (Mom)
Fan Club President - Kaley Rode (Sister)