Biography:

From BMXing, Dirt Biking, and Karting to the Derek Daly Racing Academy, this Oshkosh, WI native is now focused on achieving his goal of winning at the top levels of motorsports.

In 2002, Chris competed in his first season of car racing. He drove in the Skip Barber Midwest Regional Championship where he had several podium finishes and was invited to drive in the 2003 Formula Dodge National Championship. During the 2002-2003 off-season, Chris developed his web site, ChrisPrey.com, and created other promotional materials such as a CD-ROM and informative brochure highlighting sponsorship benefits, as well as community involvement activities.

In the 2003 Formula Dodge National Championship he placed 12th overall and posted several Top-10 finishes including 1 podium result in this highly competitive series. After the season, Chris competed in the U.S. Championship Run-Off where he finished 4th and was the winner of his age bracket earning himself a valuable scholarship. He followed up his Run-Off performance by driving a 2 day Test Session in the Reynard 98E (Barber Dodge Pro Series racecar).

With the knowledge, confidence, and momentum Chris gained from this and several Skip Barber Winter Series wins and track records, he expected to be a major contender to win the 2004 Formula Dodge National Championship, and was. After a pressure-packed season, his speed and consistency showed in the series' results with 1 win, 6 podiums, 11 top 5's, and never finishing out of the top 10 in all 14 races. Chris completed every lap of every race and took the championship points battle down to the final event, where he came up just short resulting in a 3rd place overall finish.

Chris created the opportunity to test with Sam Schmidt Motorsports in the Menard's Infiniti Pro Series racecar in June of 2004 at the 1.5 mile Kentucky Speedway. He successfully completed the IRL's licensing test and got his first taste of oval experience at 185+ mph.

In the 2004-2005 off-season, Chris took his game to a different level as he went back to racing's roots and purchased a 125cc Birel/Honda shifter kart. The move was intended to create a cost-effective means of keeping his skills honed and sharp while getting valuable seat time in a competitive atmosphere. His focus on winning races lead to him becoming USA International Raceway's '05 Shifter Kart Class Champion, and the 100 Lap Endurance Race Overall Co-Champion. It also helped him build new relationships and networking opportunities in the karting community.

Chris stayed focused on his car racing career in 2005 by signing with Jensen Motorsport to compete at the Road America 500 event in Elkhart Lake, WI where he raced in the Toyota Atlantic Championship. A mistake on his hot lap in qualifying turned a 3rd place starting grid position into 8th. Showing a very strong race pace, Chris passed the eventual series champion before a mechanical DNF brought his race to an end.

Chris worked hard in conjunction with the Gehl Company to put together a racing program that would promote their agricultural and compact construction equipment both on-track with product demonstrations throughout the race weekend and off-track with: the creation of promotional materials in the lead up to the race; a driver Q&A session during the event in the company suite; full access to the car and team in the paddock area for company guests; and in event preceding newspaper articles along with their follow-up interviews.

Unable to secure sponsorship for a Champ Car Atlantic drive in '06, Chris decided to build a SCCA National Competition Spec Miata so that he could cost-effectively race in a highly competitive environment. With help from engineer/mechanics Sean Bray and Josh Daniels, they built a front-running racecar in 3 short spring months.

To continue building his ability to quickly adapt to any track layout and vehicle he gets behind the wheel of, Chris continues to co-drive a 90' Honda Civic Si, 88' Mazda RX-7, and a 88' Ford Mustang GT in the Fox Valley Sports Car Club's Autocross Division.

The 06' season consisted of large amounts of seat time in the Spec Miata, an IRL Stars of Karting race weekend, Autocrossing, and an Endurance Karting Race. The Spec Miata brought about and taught many lessons over the course of the season. A Central Division Championship result of 8th and a charge to 20th place at the SCCA's National Championship Run-Offs were the culmination of massive effort and determination. 1st time in a new kart, team, and series meant some set-up sorting issues during the IRL Stars of Karting race weekend. Much was accomplished during the event and shown with competitive finishes of 25th & 23rd in a 44 kart field. The season closed on a high note by successfully repeating as the shifter kart class co-champion of the USA International Raceway 100 Lap Endurance Race.

07' saw a continued focus on the SCCA's Central Division Spec Miata National events and its Championship. Many long overdue parts and pieces of alignment equipment were accrued during the off-season to help in chasing the ever elusive perfect setup on the car and thus consistently made it a staple at or near the front of the grid all year. The end result was a season that saw pole positions, fastest laps, and podium finishes which eventually added up to a 2nd place Championship result and another trip to the SCCA National Championship Run-Offs. An invitation to be a contestant on Speed Channel's racing reality show "Setup" Season 2 came as a welcomed suprise when his application was accepted that Fall. After spending a month out in LA that saw him run quickest in the show's opening shifter kart competition, and thereafter, consistently proving the fastest driver in the Pontiac Solstice GXP by taking multiple race wins, Chris emerged as the show's Overall Winner. This victory earned him a $100,000 career enhancement prize and a test of the Pontiac GXP.R which races in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series GT Class.

Away from the racetrack, Chris enjoys playing golf, basketball, and competing in an indoor flag football league. He is also a huge Green Bay Packer fan and a supporter of all Wisconsin sports teams. He also spends down time volunteering in the community, video gaming, studying racing, and mixing it with the ladies.