RICO ABREU THE NEW AUTO RACING PHENOM
YES YOU CAN
Rico Abreu was born January 30, 1992, his racing started with dirt bikes, then moved to outlaw carts at age 15. In 2011 Abreu met Kyle Larson who introduced him to Sprint car racing. During his first year he won his first Outlaw sprint car race. He would win Rookie of the Year in the 360 sprint car division that year. In 2012 he won the rookie of the year award in the USAC National Midget series. In 2013 he won the Bellview Midget nationals, the Johnny Key classic at Ocean speedway, the 4 crown Nationals at Eldoro and the USAC gold crown at Tri city Speedway . In 2014 he won the WoO race at Thunderbowl raceway and later the USAC Honda Midget Series Title. In 2015 He won the famous Chili bowl. In 2016 he repeated his win at the chili Bowl. Below is a video of his victory celebration after his win last week at the 2016 Chili Bowl.
Rico is 4 ft. 4" and weighs 94 pounds. He was born with achondroplasia, a genetic disorder that is the common cause of dwarfism. His race cars are specially modified so he can reach the pedals and controls. He is signed in 2016 to drive in the Nascar Truck series. If you find what it is that you love to do, anything is possible.
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