After an amazing season with his new ’09 Pontiac GXP Top Sportsman car, Keith Haney is certainly an up-and-coming talent in the drag racing world. His exciting 2009 season has set the tone for his racing future, and the racing world is excited to see if he can bring home the trophy in 2010.

Keith Haney has been racing cars his whole life, and his skill on the track in the ’09 season shows it. However, it’s only been in the last four years that Keith has been able to pursue racing wholeheartedly. And in the last year Keith Haney Racing has found its niche in the Top Sportsman category.

“I’ve been racing since I was a kid, but I’d never been able to do it in the right way,” says Haney. “With the success of my business, I’ve been able to do it right.” When asked why he chose the Top Sportsman category, Haney jokingly replied, “I enjoy door cars. I like to call them ‘real cars.’”

However, in spite of his obvious skill, Keith Haney modestly chalks his great 2009 showing to the manufacturers he commissioned to help build his car. “Stroup Race Cars along with Coan Transmissions and Steve Schmidt Racing Engines went above and beyond their call of duty to not only deliver before the scheduled date, but also worked very closely to ensure that when my GXP did arrive, it was a top notch ride.”

Haney who owns two GM dealerships and a Chevy dealership in Claremore, Miami and Owasso respectively understands the value of customer service and believes that these three companies offered that plus more. “I can’t thank all of those manufacturers enough for everything they did and leaving me with not only a great race car for the 2009 racing season and beyond, but for the genuine effort of excellent post delivery support.”

With one “Wally” win and several runner-up placements, Haney was tied for first in the points heading into the last set of races in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series and was at 3rd in the Jegs Allstars competition. After such a strong showing this year, 2010 is looking to be an exciting year.