While a handful of drivers get into the sport when they are still in school, Garrett Wilson didn’t jump into a race car until his 20s. As an electrician, he doesn’t have all the free time in the world to work on his car, but he makes it his number one priority and hobby outside of his trade. As this is now his sixth year in Legend Cars, Wilson aims to stay consistent while helping the guys around him do the same.  

Hometown: Platteville, Colorado

Number: 38

Team: Wilson Racing Team/Bad Apple Racing

Division: Pro

Favorite track: Colorado National Speedway

1. How did you get your start in racing?

I had a buddy racing Grand American modifieds, and he brought it over to my shop. I did all the electrical work in it since I'm an electrician by trade, and he inevitably kind of got me into it. I was sitting there working on his car, and I said why am I working on somebody else's when I could do my own.

2. How did you get your number?

I picked the number purely because it was the only number available here in Colorado, since they don't really want us to run the same numbers.

3. Who is your biggest inspiration within racing?

My father.

4. What is your favorite racing memory?

Honestly, going out to Tucson for the Chili Willy is probably my favorite memory thus far since it was our first out-of-town trip. It is a blast. I mean, yeah, I don't think you ever really see 2 lane legend car racing, so it's so much fun.

5. How do you measure success while racing?

I wanna say, more or less, just consistency. If I'm seeing myself being more consistent on the track, every single time, specifically seeing it back on the Ames unit itself, it's, encouraging, right? You can't really see it when you don't have the Ames unit, and when somebody else tells you, Hey man, you're really consistent. You go I don't remember anything from the past 30 laps that I just ran, so perfect. So, you know, it's nice when you're able to kind of look back on that data and to know that the consistency stayed there and you were on the right track, essentially.

6. What’s been your favorite track you’ve raced on?

I think it's got to be Colorado National. As much as I enjoyed Tucson, it's not home, you know.

7. If you could race on one track in the world, what would it be?

You know what, it's gonna be the Nashville Fairgrounds. Just in the Legend Car, man, that would be a blast.

8. What are your racing goals for 2026 and beyond?

Honestly, to make the people around me faster and to catch up to the guys who are faster than I am. It’s more like, since we work with the guys that don't have a team at all, it's really just me and a good buddy of mine, and you know. We’ve run fairly consistently throughout the year and are moving forward. You know, the guys kind of look at us and they go, hey we've we've asked for help every other way, you know, can we grab some help from you guys, and to see them improve is probably the biggest thing.

9. What is the biggest lesson racing has taught you?

I'm gonna fall back to last year when, out of the nine races, I rebuilt the car seven times, and that was front clips every single time. So, you know, just take the hard hits to the chin and keep moving forward, really. Because it's not always easy.

10. What are your hobbies outside of racing?

Man, it's really just racing at this point. If I ever get time anymore, it's sitting down at the computer just to have some relaxation time at that point, but that's really it. It's racing. I never thought that at 26 years old. I'd be like, oh, yeah, I don't have time for anything except for my one hobby.