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Buddy Goudy, a Benbrook resident, is the 2002 Legends Semi-Pro National Champion. He won that title by having a flawless record for the 2002 season.

Legends Cars were created as a fun and affordable "spec" class of racing, in these 5/8-scale fiberglass full-fendered versions of the famed NASCAR modifieds. Now the Legends Cars have become one of the fastest growing segments of motorsports today.

In 2003 the Lonestar series has ninety-four confirmed series events at Texas Motor Speedway, Red River Speedway, Thunderhill Raceway, Houston Speedway, and Altus Speedway. Legends Cars race in eight countries.

Buddy and Cherokee Racing also plan to attend races in Las Vegas, Nevada and Charlotte, North Carolina. He says that they have a good fan following of about three thousand who come out to watch them race.

They are the "opening act" for some of the NASCAR and IRL races but they operate on a smaller track. There are about 250 Legends cars in the metroplex, but only one hundred forty of them are actively participating.

Buddy was born in Georgia and raised in North Carolina. He moved to Fort Worth durring his high school years. He was in the U.S. Marines where he served as a Search and Rescue Swimmer and Crew Chief on CH-46 helicopters. After completeing his service in the Corps, he became a police officer in White Settlement for seven years. He jokes that he learned racing by "chasing the bad guys" while he was a policeman.

Goudy established Cherokee Racing in 1997 and started racing his own cars. He had the most successful season of his racing career in 2002. He not only won the National Championship by sweeping the title with 30 first place finishes out of 39 race starts, but he also claimed the Texas Motor Speedway Thursday Nigh Stampede Championship, North Texas Asphalt Championship, and theTexas State Championship in the Semi-Pro Division. Buddy recieved the Crew Chief of the Year Award for two consecutive years, 2001 and 2002. He has moved up to the Pro Division and hopes to capture the National Title in this division.

Buddy and Cherokee Racing maintain, repair and do paint jobs on Legends cars that are not owned by them. Cherokee Racing has equipment to transport all of the cars to the races.

Buddy and his wife Kristan have two boys, Trenton, seven years old and Tyson who is two. Trenton raced his Go-Kart when he was just four years old and he is really good, a natural, and will start racing on concrete next year. At just two years old Tyson already drives an electric golf cart. Kristan gets credit from Buddy as the reason he is able to put in ninety hours a week on his dedication to racing. She supports him wholeheartedly.

For more information you can contact Buddy at buddy@cherokeeracing.com