Motorsports competitions tend to be held in some of the most appealing locales: southern California, central Florida, just off the coast of France. So it would make sense that motorsports teams would set up base nearby-the climate would be consistent, the travel wouldn't be far, and the heart of motorsports culture would be just next door. But Scott Tucker's Level 5 Motorsports team is instead headquartered in Madison, Wisc., a location that works just as well for the team.
Tucker himself is from the Midwest, spending most of his life in the Kansas City, Mo., area. He made his first career as a private equity investor in Leawood, Kan., where he still is involved with his company, Westfund, as well as the payday loan company AMG Services. Now, however, his professional life more centers around his burgeoning racing career; during the past five years since Tucker entered the professional motorsports industry, he has steadily climbed the ladder of success, stepping on numerous podiums along the way. His latest win was an historical finish at the Sports Car Club of America National Championship Runoffs, which was Tucker's third consecutive win at that race. He crossed the checkered flag to make history in a Porsche 996 Twin-Turbo at the Road America circuit in Elkhart Lake, Wisc., a rare convenient location to Level 5's home base.
But really, with as much as Tucker travels, no location is more convenient than another. He competed in an ambitious five series in this 2011 season, flying from Florida to California to Canada to France to Italy to England-and back to Wisconsin, to compete. With victories spread evenly among the American Le Mans Series, the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup series, the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, the Ferrari Challenge Series and the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge series, Tucker was probably more at home on the podium than he was in Madison.
Part of the reason Level 5 Motorsports is based in Madison is because of team manager David Stone. Tucker met stone in 2007 while working with Kelly-Moss Motorsports. He was driving a GT Porsche for the team and often collaborated with the company's project manager, Jeff Stone, David's brother. A year later, when Tucker created Level 5 Motorsports, Stone took the manager position.
The Midwest location does work well as a home base, whether or not Tucker stops over during cross-continental traveling. Halfway between Infineon Raceway and Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway in California; and Lime Rock Park in Connecticut, as well as Daytona International Speedway in Florida, the location is equally convenient to virtually all the North American race facilities in Tucker's many series, and is just a stone's throw from Road America.
Madison, Wisc., might not enjoy the mild climates in California and Florida, but for Level 5 Motorsports, it's the ideal center point for a fully packed racing schedule. The team will compete this weekend at Road Atlanta for the ALMS championship Petit Le Mans before closing a remarkable 2011 season. Just outside a snowy Wisconsin winter awaits the 2012 season, which the team will kick off in February.
Tucker himself is from the Midwest, spending most of his life in the Kansas City, Mo., area. He made his first career as a private equity investor in Leawood, Kan., where he still is involved with his company, Westfund, as well as the payday loan company AMG Services. Now, however, his professional life more centers around his burgeoning racing career; during the past five years since Tucker entered the professional motorsports industry, he has steadily climbed the ladder of success, stepping on numerous podiums along the way. His latest win was an historical finish at the Sports Car Club of America National Championship Runoffs, which was Tucker's third consecutive win at that race. He crossed the checkered flag to make history in a Porsche 996 Twin-Turbo at the Road America circuit in Elkhart Lake, Wisc., a rare convenient location to Level 5's home base.
But really, with as much as Tucker travels, no location is more convenient than another. He competed in an ambitious five series in this 2011 season, flying from Florida to California to Canada to France to Italy to England-and back to Wisconsin, to compete. With victories spread evenly among the American Le Mans Series, the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup series, the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, the Ferrari Challenge Series and the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge series, Tucker was probably more at home on the podium than he was in Madison.
Part of the reason Level 5 Motorsports is based in Madison is because of team manager David Stone. Tucker met stone in 2007 while working with Kelly-Moss Motorsports. He was driving a GT Porsche for the team and often collaborated with the company's project manager, Jeff Stone, David's brother. A year later, when Tucker created Level 5 Motorsports, Stone took the manager position.
The Midwest location does work well as a home base, whether or not Tucker stops over during cross-continental traveling. Halfway between Infineon Raceway and Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway in California; and Lime Rock Park in Connecticut, as well as Daytona International Speedway in Florida, the location is equally convenient to virtually all the North American race facilities in Tucker's many series, and is just a stone's throw from Road America.
Madison, Wisc., might not enjoy the mild climates in California and Florida, but for Level 5 Motorsports, it's the ideal center point for a fully packed racing schedule. The team will compete this weekend at Road Atlanta for the ALMS championship Petit Le Mans before closing a remarkable 2011 season. Just outside a snowy Wisconsin winter awaits the 2012 season, which the team will kick off in February.
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