20 year old Chris Garnes was born on May 23, 1987. He is the son of Kim and Glendal Garnes and the younger brother of Felicia Garnes. He is a native of Evans, WV where he and his family still reside. Chris also has a large family consisting of six uncles, two aunts, and many cousins who are some of his biggest fans and supporters.

   Outside of blood relatives Chris is blessed to have Art and Rita Schiefer supporting him. Art is not only one of his biggest fans but also is part of his pit crew. Rita is also one of Chris’s biggest fans and attends races whenever possible and also makes some awesome baked goods. The most recent addition in Chris’s life came nearly three years ago when he met his girlfriend Kristen Casto who has been and continues to be another big supporter and fan.

    Chris was born to be a racecar driver. From the time he was a small child he has been involved in racing. He grew up watching his dad race and at the age of nine began racing Go-Karts. Chris remained in the Go-Kart division for four years winning 15 features and the points championship at Tyler Mountain Raceway in 2000.

   In 2001 Chris moved up to the Semi-Late Model division winning 9 features over three years. Then in 2005 Chris transitioned into the Super Late Model division. To date in both Semi-Late and Super Late divisions Chris has brought home 39 feature wins, numerous heat race wins, and three track championships.

   Other notable accomplishments include being the Dirt Track Round-Up Rookie of the year in 2003 and in that same year he was interviewed by Doc Lehman for an article in Area Auto Magazine and Dirt America Online titled “A Star is Born”. Chris has also been featured in several dirt late model calendars and was chosen to be one of 20 teenagers, the only one from WV, to compete in The Future Dirt Track World Championship.