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Mike Berry

Date of birth:
October 29, 1965
Hometown:
Littleton, Colo.
Sponsor/Car:
MB Precision/LAT Oil Suzuki
Crew Chief:
Mike Berry

Career Wins: 0
Career Final Rounds: 1
PSB: 1
Career Best E.T.:
6.910
Career Best Speed:
193.13

2011: Set career-best E.T. in Reading; advanced to three quarterfinals
2010: Advanced to the semifinals in Brainerd; Set career best elapsed time
2009: Advanced to the quarterfinals in Brainerd
2008: Advanced to the semifinals at the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals
2007: Entered a career-high 16 races
2006: Qualified a season-best ninth at Houston; Sat out four races while recuperating from a crash in Atlanta
2005: Qualified a season-best ninth in Reading
2004: Set career-best elapsed time (Reading); Finished in the POWERade top 10 for the fifth consecutive season
2003: Runner-up at his home track in Denver; Finished in the POWERade Top 10 for the fourth consecutive season; Recorded career-best elapsed time (Sonoma)
2002: Finished a career-best eighth in the standings
2001: Finished in the top 10 of the Pro Stock Bike standings for the first time in his career; Recorded career-best speed

Marital status: Single
Height/weight: 5’8”, 160 lbs.
Hobby: Mechanical design
Notable: CEO of MB Precision Machine, Inc.

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