In sprint car racing, the fans see the “glory moments” — the drivers celebrating in victory lane – but most never get a glimpse of what happens behind the scenes; the hard work, passion and struggles of the crews. Jacobs is the son of retired sprint car driver Dean Jacobs and Tina Jacobs. It’s something I’m passionate about and it’s very self-gratifying when you build a car and make everything as perfect as you can and you win races,” Jacobs said. Jacobs’ journey began behind the wheel of a sprint car, and his younger brother, Trey, is a successful sprint car driver on the Ohio racing scene. Jacobs began “tinkering” with sprint cars when he was around 13. During the winter of 2012, Jacobs worked in Australia for driver Kerry Madsen. “In 2014 and ’15, I worked for my cousin Lee Jacobs.

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