The reigning INEX Masters Asphalt National Champion Kevin Rollins has had a decorated career, with over 200 wins and 15 track championships. He has found success early in the Cook Out Summer Shootout, winning 2 of 6 races so far, and enjoys racing at his historic hometown track of Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway.

Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee

Number: 93

Team: Race Driven Performance

Division: Masters

Favorite Track: The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

1. How did you get your start in racing?

My dad got me started in Go-Karts in 1992. My first full year was in 1993. I had a friend who was in Legend Cars when I was running Karts. I went and practiced it one time and ended up getting one.

2. How did you get your number?

I started off using Darrell Waltrip’s number, 17. I wanted to run my own number after that, so I chose 93 because it was my first full year running. It seemed like a lucky number, and it seemed like me.

3. Who is your biggest inspiration?

My dad, because he was the one who got me into racing. He was a big supporter in my racing and sacrificed a lot to allow me to go racing.

4. What is your favorite racing memory?

I’m still adding to it. Racing at the Fairgrounds Speedway, it’s the home track, I grew up watching people race there, and I have raced a lot on the quarter mile there. I have won a bunch of championships there too so it’s great since its one of the oldest tracks still out there.

5. You are the reigning back-to-back INEX Masters Asphalt National Champion, what is the biggest challenge to making it three championships in a row?

It’s hard to get 19 wins, there is competition everywhere you go. Ive been lucky to have scored two wins so far at Charlotte. The last two years ive either won races in Charlotte or Atlanta that have been key to give me the points ive needed. The last two years have been squeakers, that have been by one point.

6. You have won 2 of 6 races at the Cook Out Summer Shootout. What is the key to success to win at Charlotte Motor Speedway?

Qualify in front, and you need a little bit of luck. That track feels like hero or zero. From one night to the next, it feels like the track changes. It feels similar to Nashville, but I am still learning what it takes to adjust at Charlotte.

7. You have raced legend cars since the early 2000’s, how has racing changed over the last 20 years?

It’s gotten more competitive. I’ve gotten older, and people have gotten faster. I have been on 3 different sets of tires in my time. I have been in Legend Cars, pushing 30 years now, the cars have stayed the same, but the components have gotten better. It has come a long way.

8. As a regular at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, what makes it a challenging track, and why should people go to the fairgrounds to race?

It has a lot of character; it’s an old asphalt that’s bumpy and rough. It’s a one groove one lane track for the most part, and it’s got a lot of character.

9. What is your favorite track?

Las Vegas, it’s a perfect size layout for a Legend Car. Its fast and technical, both corners are different, Ive been there 3 times, and the last time I started deep in the pack and was able to finish 5^th in order to clinch the national championship.

10. How do you measure success in racing?

A few things. Number of wins, and the number of connections you can make. You almost need a great circle around you in order to be competitive.

11. If you could race at any track in the world, what would it be?

Lanier, I raced it in the nationals in 08, and it was a fun, fast, technical track. I think it has reopened but I haven’t had the time to get back out there.

12. What's the biggest lesson that racing has taught you in life?

Keep a small inner circle. I have friends at the track, but I have learned to its easier to bring your friends with you to the track.