Carter Sheets is collecting victories in his young racing career,
Local teenager Carter Sheets isn’t living the typical teenage life. On an event week, he spends Wednesday to Sunday away from home chasing his racing dreams at tracks all over the country — and he is starting to rack up wins.
Sheets, 18, completed his education at home school earlier this year and is devoting his time to the F2000 Championship Series. The former Saegertown student is in his second season with the series and earned his first F2000 win on June 28 at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
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