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Rodger Brogdon

Date of birth:
November 10, 1960
Hometown:
Tomball, Texas
Sponsor/Car:
The Racers Edge/Kent Services & Trucking/Attitude
Crew Chief:
Tim Freeman

Career Wins: 2
Sports: 2
Career Final Rounds: 4
PS: 1 Sports: 3
Career Best E.T.:
6.495
Career Best Speed:
213.57

2011: Raced to first runner-up finish at Houston; made second career playoff appearance; finished a career-best eighth in final points standings; notched first No. 1 qualifier at Gainesville
2010: Advanced to first career semifinal (Chicago); Made first career playoff appearance; Finished a career-best ninth in final points standings; Qualified a career-best second at St. Louis; Qualified in top half of the field at 10 of 23 races; Clocked career-best time and speed
2009: Posted consecutive quarterfinal finishes in final five races; Qualified a career-best sixth at Denver; Clocked career-best time and speed
2008: Attended two events
2007: Qualified 12th and advanced to quarterfinals in first Pro Stock start at Pomona 1
2005: Finished second in the world rankings in Competition Eliminator; won Division 4 Competition Eliminator championship for second year in a row
2004: Division 4 champion in Competition Elimnator

Wife: Cherie
Children: Rachel (4/26/89); Logan (5/28/97)
Height/weight: 6´3´´, 225 lbs.
Hobbies: Enjoys weekends at his beach house in Freeport, Texas, with family and driving the cars of his hot rod collection
Former Super Stock and Competition Eliminator racer that competed in Div. 4
Won Div. 4 championship in Comp Eliminator in 2004 and 2005
Is known at the track for putting a quote from the famed Looney Tunes cartoon character “Foghorn Leghorn” on the rear of his car before every round
Owns and operates several companies outside of racing, including roofing, custom home building, real estate, apparel and financial businesses, among others

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