Michael Pickens

He won Rookie of the Year honors with an outstanding drive from 19th starting position to a race ending 6th-place finish.

[2] In 2005, Pickens won the 55th running of the Australian Speedcar Grand Prix held at the Avalon Raceway in Victoria.

Michael also drives in the USA, competing at Midget Week, the Turkey Night Grand Prix and Chili Bowl Nationals.

[3] He left the team in July (being replaced by Dan Lensing) near the middle of the season, and began running a mixture of midget and pavement car races for various owners.

2016 Australian Speedcar Champion (and first ever New Zealander to win this title) 2015/16 International Midget Series Overall Winner (and winner of World 30 Lap Derby and 50 Lap Classic) 9 time New Zealand Midget Champion 1 time New Zealand Sprint Car Champion Multiple winged sprint car feature wins Multiple track and lap records Multiple National Series Championship wins Multiple A-main wins including 9 consecutive A-main wins in a row 6 times New Zealand midget Grand Prix win 2 times North Island champion 5 times Barry Butterworth 40 lap winner Multiple International Series wins over 30, 40 and 50 laps Multiple seasons as International Test Team Captain Multiple Herman Tros shield wins Multiple USAC/POWRi/Badger feature wins 6 times Chili Bowl A-main qualifier 3rd 2011 Chili Bowl A-main UMRA TQ feature winner (on debut) 2 times Australian Super Series speedcar Championship winner (midgets) Australian Grand Prix winner (midgets) ASA Pavement Late Model Series feature and pole winner NASCAR Craftsman Truck Driver X finalist