Where does the time go? Kayla started her racing career in April 2003. This year she celebrates 10yr of racing. Focus, discipline,goals,and the thrill of achieving her goal is what has made Kayla a true champion. She has shown people that NOTHING is impossible. So many people said it couldnt't be done. Congrats Kayla on your 10th year of racing. You will always be a winner!

Kayla & Katrina Canney long time friend and mentor. Both girls were in top ten this year for raising the most money for the Make A Wish Race . Good job girls!

Cazares Racing would like to thank the following people for helping us raise more money than last yr for the Make A Wish Race. We rasied $1245! Goffstown PAC, JS Barry Industries, Colonial Pest Control,Vinnie White Snap-On, Laura Gauthier, Hanover Insurance,Darrin Manseau Snap-On,Belmont Hall, Juniors Speed Shop,Gram Lambert,Grampy Cazares, Debbie Soucy, Grandma Paula, Auntie Debbie, Linda Desmond,Dave & Audry Herod,Adonna Leclair,Cindy Bugbee,Sandy Joyce,John Hoglund,Sandy Goodchild,Mike Compos,Stephen Walsh,Reliable Collison,Deb Johnson, Leigh Luski, Bev Doherty, Tom Mulligan. You are all amazing!

 TOP 10 FUNDRAISER UPDATE!

Once again this year, our Top 10 fundraising drivers will receive a special practice prior to the start of first round qualifying. This will be the ONLY practice session in this year's event. Below are our Top 10 fundraisers as of Monday, Feb. 18th! (listed in alphabetical order by last name)

Kayla Cazares 

The car is coming along. More parts have been added..still lots to do!

Thanks to the Cazares Racing Crew for dedicating their time to get the car done for Kayla. It will be later crew nights and additional days.Only 74 days left until race day!

There are few people that come into our lives that make an impression on us. One of these people for myself is Laura Gauthier. She is the NH Territory Manager for Liberty Mutual. She always comes into our office with a warm smile and with a positive attitude. You never hear her complain, she just keeps going. I would like to share her story;Laura and her husband adopted two children from Korea a boy and a girl. She named her little girl Taylor and stated she was her "little hell on wheels" and loved everyone. At the age of 6, a full of life little magical princess, who one day did not feel well, continued to get worse. The doctors finally discovered she had a tumor in her pelvis(which actually broke her pelvis).The cancer was throughout her body without any warning signs. Taylor had one wish, to have a Princess Room. With the help of Make A Wish, her pediatrician and an artist they made it happen for. Laura stated,"I will never forget the magic they brought to her." Taylor passed away within 60 days of being diagnosed. Laura also stated that her daughter was her hero. In her short 6yrs on earth she taught her lessons that are too numerous to list.Her son is her will to truly move on each and every day and Taylor reminds her one way or another each day she is all around. "Take every moment you have with your children and truly treasure it" says, Laura. Thank you Laura for letting us share your story, you truly are a remarkable woman! Cazares Racing will be dedicating lap 22 in memory of Taylor in the DT100 Make A Wish Race on March 2nd.

Kayla has wanted her chassis painted NEON yellow for quite sometime. Well she bet Dad that if she won a race in 2012 she could have it done. She won a race and won her bet! See Kayla's photos 2013 for more pictures.

Kayla has always had lots of support from her family with racing. Her two biggest supporters would be her Grampy Cazares and her Great Grammy. They made 2012 happen and continue to support and believe in Kayla. Kayla has finally retired the yellow striping that has always been on  the Cazares Racing suits(sorry Dad as PINK is for girls) Thank you Grammy for the amazing suit. I love it! Kayla

Kayla will be racing again in 2013 in the DT100 Make A Wish Race. She did a great job raising money in 2012. Lets do it again in 2013! If you would like to donate please email  llambert@minutemangroup.com Lets get started on granting another childs wish!

Happy New Year from Kayla Cazares Racing! May this new year bring many opportunities, happiness, love & good health! Stay tuned for exciting things to come in 2013!

It has been already 7 yrs that you have passed away.On December 15,2005 we lost a big part of our lives. A Father, A Grandpa, and A Great Friend. Thanks Dad for always watching over Kayla and for keeping her safe in her race car. Your our special Angel from Heaven who will always be so near. We miss you and love you very much. On t'aime Papa.

Here is Kayla's 2013 Amercian Canadian Tour Schedule listed in red. The weeks we are off Kayla will be racing in the Late Model Divsion at Canaan Fair Speedway, which will be posted under her schedule soon.

What a great year for Kayla & Cazares Racing. Kayla receives 4th place and also received the Most Improved Driver Award Saturday night at Canaan Fair Speedway racing banquet. Special thanks to our crew:Tom, Mark, Grampy, Debbie, Paul & Amber, for all your dedication and hard work and for getting the job done! To our Sponsors Slawsby Insurance, Lou's Custom Exhaust, Rock 101, Jr.s Speed Shop, Universal Signworks, Avid Machine, Mr Ross Driving School, Reliable Collision, Gary & Dave's Auto, Snap-On Vinnie White and our new sponsor FitWise-We could not do this without you, thanks for believing in your driver  and for all support in 2012! Exciting year to come in 2013, stay tuned!

Kayla & Cazares Racing welcome their first new FEMALE sponsor Fitwise. Thanks Mary Wiseman for teaming up with Team 22! Need to lose a few extra pounds or just want to feel good about yourself? Call 603-626-3978 or long onto www.fitwisefj.com  and tell them Cazares Racing sent you.

To view more pictures of Kayla attending the NASCAR Diversity please go to Interact and photos.

Kayla had a great week in Virginia . She stated it would be an experience that she will never forget. It took about half hr or so for Team Rev to get Kayla situated in the race car as she could not reach. They were great with her. Thanks to Max Siegel for running a great operation and giving us an oppurtunity of a lifetime. Keep those fingers crossed as we will know by January if Kayla has made it as one of Rev Racing drivers!To view more pics go to Interact and photos.

Kayla has been dreaming of making it in since she was 13yrs old. Cross your fingers as 6 of the drivers will be chosen as a 2013 driver for Rev Racing! Kayla will be off to Langley Speedway testing the week of October 16th. Another thing off your bucket list Kayla...you did it! Mom & Dad are so proud of you!

NASCAR and Rev Racing today announced 17 candidates invited to take part in the three-day evaluation. 

Kayla makes it to Victory Lane. Special thanks to RPM engines,Allan Hammond and Grampy . Hard work and dedication finally paid off for Kayla. She held off the second place car for 18 laps. He tried very hard to get by and raced us very clean but Kayla wanted this win so bad and was not going to make any mistakes. Kayla stated in victory lane that this win was dedicated to her crew as she could not have done this without them. What a great end to the season Kayla...you did it!

It was quite an upsetting morning as it was Kayla's first day of her Jr yr and her last year of high school. How time has flown by. Kayla My Wish to you: is that life becomes all that you want it to, Your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small. This is my wish. Love u!

Kayla had her best race of the year on 8/18. She past 3 cars on the outside after being put to the back as she was taken out. 8/25 was a little tough for Kayla as her engine blew up in practice. Thanks to Allan Hammond for letting her take the Dirt Super St out to get some points.There were cushions and blocks so she could reach. The girl with the biggest heart completed all 25 laps!

Another rain out on 8/11. Lets hope for some good weather this weekend!

Looks like Mother Nature will finally let us get a race in tomorrow!

Off for two weeks now. Kayla is ready to race!

Another proud moment for Mom & Dad 22.

Kayla has another great finish on 7/7!

What a proud moment for Mom & Dad as Kayla was accepted to graduate 1yr early as a Junior in 2013. Since the age of 7 Kayla has always known how important education was. As parents we used racing as a leverage for Kayla to maintain her good grades and needless to say we never had to tell her she had to give up racing as she always brought home the good grades. For 9yrs now Kayla has sacraficed so many things in order to race and keep her grades up. She missed many friends B-day parties,Dances, Family events as she was either on the race track or spending her weekends doing homework.Since her freshman year Kayla has taken honor courses  as she was determined to graduate early. Thank you to the teachers of Goffstown High School for being great teachers and challenging Kayla. As for you Kayla, Mom and Dad are so proud of  who you have become and we are so excited to see what is in store for your future! Love Mom & Dad 22 

"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt. Picture of Kayla with crew member Amber. Both girls have shown that there is NOTHING a girl cannot do. Thanks Amber for all your help and your support!

Go to Kayla's Favorite Links, scroll down to Kayla's 6/19 Race. What an incredible finish!

Kayla had a very busy weekend. She was at the Rock'n Ribfest on Friday, raced on Saturday and back to the Ribfest on Sunday. She placed hundreds of kids in her car representing Team Slawsby. On left Mom(Commercial lines Account Rep), Kendra Cote(Office mangager), Tom Mulligan(VP of sales)On right Captain Jack Barton(CEO) and Jodi Abood (Personal lines marketing rep) Please go onto to Kayla's photos to see the rest of the 2012 Ribfest photos.

Team 22  could not be more proud of the #22 Super Street Driver. It was Kayla's best finish ever in her stock car. She finished 4th in her heat. She started on the outside poll in her feature and hung on the outside for a while but then was pushed back to fourth as the inside row went by. With only a few laps to go the caution came out. Kayla started fourth her start was not the greatest however one lap went by and she past the 3rd place car. We were so excited as we thought she was going to get another 3rd place finish. Kayla shocked us all as right after the white flag came out with one lap to go she past the second place car coming out of turn two. They raced side by side to the checkered flag where Kayla beat him by inches! Kayla stated the win was for Father's Day for Dad, Grampy, and her crew.

Late nights again this week as the car was not looking too pretty and needed to get ready for the Rockn Ribfest this weekend. To the special men in my life Dad, Grampy, Tom, Mark, Paul:Thanks for all that you do and helping me accomplish great finishes. I love you all! Kayla #22 Dad, thanks for giving me all that you have and sacraficing everything so that I can persue my dream. I love you! Nugget

After having trouble with our engine the past few weeks all went well in practice and the engine was great. Kayla did not have heats this week as she had double features. She was driven into the first feature finishing 4th. In the second feature she was driven over(the other car got air). We don't know how Kayla kept the car going. She could not see at one point as her panels were flapping. There was a caution and Kayla  came in. Thanks to her speedy crew she was able to start before the green came out. With duct tape and all Kayla ended up finishing 3rd! Kayla is currently 3rd in points.

Kayla will be at the Rock'n Ribfest representing Slawsby Insurance on June 15th and 17th. Come meet the #22 Super Street driver & Team Slawsby. 

The crew had a tough week as they had to pull out Kayla's engine again. We thought the problem was fixed as the Super St did not overheat in 1st practice. Second practice Kayla had a hard time starting her car and when she left the pit area Dad noticed some water on the ground. The car kept getting harder and harder to start. Kayla had a great heat race finishing 3rd. She ended up finishing in 5th for the feature as car got really tight and losing power. The head gaskette was blown. More hours spent again removing engine. Thanks to our crew for the endless nights..we could not do this without you!

Kayla's car was not quite as good as first race however she managed to handle it along with it overheating. She avoided a wreck right in front of her which could have ended up being a big distaster. Kayla still managed to get a 4th place finish. Great job Kayla!

Kayla was off on 5/12 due to the Subway 150. Back to racing on 5/19. Hoping for a top 3 finish!

 What a great start to the season as Kayla finished 4th in opening race night. She made some great passes and showed that patience pays off. She was held up for a few laps from a car in front of her however because of the great amount of respect she had for the driver she held off passing him until she could get a clean run. One of the track officials shook her hand and said what a classy little driver she was. We could not have done this with all the help from our crew. Thanks Mark, Gary, Paul, Amber, Grampy and Debbie!

Kayla is very EXCITED as Race Day is finally here. Stay tuned!

Thanks Reliable Collision and Universal Signworks for the great paint job and lettering!

 Kayla making a pass in the DT 100. No more time to play in karts. The countdown is now on. 11 days until Race Day!

 News  hit that Andy Blacksmith from "Morning Buzz" needs a new heart.This personally hits close to home for me as my Dad received a new heart in 1993.We were grateful to the family who donated their sons heart.My Dad lived for 13 more years. Please everyone become a DONOR.Our thoughts and prayers are with you Andy.

 ·         Kayla Cazares-www.race4girls.com

• Age: 16
• Hometown: Goffstown, NH
• Date of Birth: 2/7/96
• Years in Racing: 9

Thanks to all who helped me make Trevor's wish come true! He will be going to Disney and Sea  World with his family.

 Here are you top ten fundraisers for the DT 100.

1st: Kayla Cazares
2nd: TJ Laro
3rd: Steve Johnson
4th: Bobby Timmons
5th: Michael Yunker
6th: Jimma Twombly
7th: Jon Booth
8th: Rich Eaton
9th: Fred Leclair
10th: Mike Ordway

 

 BIG THANKS to the following people who sponsored Kayla in the DT100 Make A Wish Race!

Goffstown PAC,Jack Walker Racing,Hanover Insurance, Merchants Insurance,Reliable Collision, Steve Wilton Auto Body,Snap-On Vinnie White,626 Hair,Sue Whittemore,Dave Herod,Claudia Coleman,Linda Desmond,Suzanne Russell,Leigh Migneault,Janet Tuttle,Debbie Soucy,Heidi Soucy,Cindy Bugbee,Christine Cole,Stephen Walsh,Mike Compos,Sandra Goodchild and Cheryl Daigle.

It's so hard to believe that you are 16 today. It just seems like yesterday you were jumping into your tiger sprint. May you continue to be successful and happy with whatever it is you choose to do. We love you! Mom & Dad

Cazares Racing goal was $500 for Make A Wish. Thanks to so many great people we have doubled our goal! We still have until 3/1 let's see what we can do. Names of the generous people will be posted on that day.

Cazares Racing welcomes Paul MCcoubry. Paul is definitely a hard working young man. He has jumped right in and is learning new things every week. Welcome to Team 22 Paul!

Stay tuned for updates as Kayla will be racing at a new track in 2012!

It is with great honor to announce that Kayla has made it into the DT100 Make-A-Wish race on March 3rd. Please help her make some childs wish come true! Make checks out to Make A  Wish Foundation of NH .

Mr. Ross's Driving School will be on board with Cazares Racing in 2012. Thanks Mr. Ross!

Thanks for all your support in 2011. We are looking forward to 2012!

 Kayla wins 2011 Rookie of the Year! Kayla and the people that made this happen. Dad, Mom, Tom Fuller, and Mark & Jack Walker.

Do you think Kayla improved as a driver this year? Do you think she deserves the Sportsmanship Award?How about Rookie of the year since she only raced 4 times at Lee in 2010. Did Cazares Racing  perform their best? If so go onto www.leeusaspeedway.com and vote!

Kayla Cazares, 15 and a sophomore at Goffstown High School, is another. She finished fifth in the division. Cazares and Lee’s other drivers are looking forward to the Oktoberfest at the racetrack, which will be Oct. 21-23. She was fifth in the Oktoberfest last fall in one of the handful of events she ran at Lee last year. Cazares plans to run fulltime again at Lee next year and also to run limited races on the American Canadian Tour.

Kayla Hometown Hero

Dogs For Dogs and Autograph Night - Friday August 5th will be the annual "Dogs For Dogs" night at Lee USA Speedway as well as the rescheduled Autograph Night. Fans that bring a food donation for the NHSPCA will receive a coupon for a free hot dog courtesy of Old Neighborhood Franks. Come on out to the track, support a great cause and your #22 Late Model Sportsman driver!

Kayla wanted to thank Snap-On Vinnie White for coming to Friday nights race. Special thanks goes out to her crew as they gave her the best car yet!

Happy 15th Birthday Kayla! We can't believe that our little Nugget is all grown up. You have grown into quite a remarkable young woman. May 2011 bring you lots of success and happiness! Love Mom & Dad

 We are very proud of you Kayla! You set your goals high this year and you accomplished on what you set out to do.Everyone has a talent,what is rare is the courage to follow that talent to the place where it leads. Keep working hard and never forget what has made you successful,as that will pave your path going forward. Special thanks to our Sponsors and to our Crew. We could not have done this without you!