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www.MOSTmag.com || FITNESS MAG A ZINE || 65understatement. It doesn%u2019t matter what is going on, we always make time to be there for each other. FMM: Kendall you won Rookie of The Year in the Houston Motorsports Park Pro Stock Division. Then you went on to win Rookie of the in the Late Model Class. What is it like to win such a prestigious title multiple times?Kendall: It was pretty neat to win it in the class I first started racing in and then win it again once I moved up to a more competitive class.FMM: Kristin you have also won Rookie of The Year twice. What was that like? How have you taken those wins and used them to further your career?Kristin: I won Rookie of the Year in my career two times in two different classes. It was a great accomplishment in my career and has helped me achieve even more success over the years.FMM: Racing requires a tremendous amount of time and dedication, what drives (pun intended) you to keep pushing yourselves?Kristin: Growing up and realizing that racing is how I wanted to spend most of my time meant that I needed to focus on racing more than anything else. This meant I couldn%u2019t go to all of the functions my friends went to, I couldn%u2019t stay out late on Friday nights %u2013 because I always had a race the next day. I graduated high school in 3 years so I could race constantly and my schooling wouldn%u2019t suffer. I also took college courses online so I could travel the United States to race without missing any classes.Kendall: Even though I am not currently racing because I need to focus on school, what always kept me motivated was my family and everyone else involved. Every weekend that we were racing, the entire family would be there as well as the crew, family and friends. Seeing the support that all of those people gave me made me want to give them something worth watching. FMM: I know you both race in different series, but will there ever be a time that you will race against each other. What would that be like?Kristin: We have raced against each other twice. It was so much fun! If you asked my parents you would get a totally different answer, they weren%u2019t in favor of it too much. There will always be sibling rivalry but when you take it to the racetrack that usually doesn%u2019t work out. When we were on the track she was just another competitor, but I%u2019m not going to lie, there was a little extra motivation to make sure I was faster than her.Kendall: The most fun I have ever had in a racecar was the couple times that I got to race with Kristin. We have so many jokes and funny stories together and those two nights that we raced against each other just made for more jokes and stories. There was a bit of a sibling rivalry, but we don%u2019t take things too seriously so when things do get serious it%u2019s hard not to laugh about it. FMM: Kristin you had to balance having a massive college course load while consistently racing, did you have trouble trying to balance your education with racing? If there%u2019s a conflict between racing and college, which wins? What are you studying and what draws you to this are of study?Kristin: Marketing was the field of study.College is difficult on its own but then add in racing and it makes it that much more difficult. I had to be very disciplined and make sure college didn%u2019t get pushed to the side to go have fun at the races. If there was ever a conflict I wouldn%u2019t say one won over the other %u2013 I just had to finish schoolwork first before I could play.FMM: Kristin you were selected in 2008 for the NASCAR Drive for Diversity program in 2008. Can you tell us about the Drive for Diversity program and what was it like to finally make it to the big leagues of NASCAR? >>>