Aaron Fike
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| Born: | November 24, 1982 (age 24) | |
| Birthplace: |  Galesburg, Illinois |
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| Awards: | 2000 USAC National Midget Series Rookie of the Year
2001 USAC Silver Crown Rookie of the Year 2002 & 2003 United States National Midget Driver of the Year 2002 Badger Midget Auto Racing Association Champion |
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| NASCAR Busch Series Statistics | ||
| 2006 NBS Position: | 43rd | |
| Best NBS Position: | 28th - 2005 (Busch Series) | |
| First Race: | 2004 Goody's Headache Powder 200 (Rockingham) | |
| Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
| 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Statistics | ||
| Car #, Team | #1 - Red Horse Racing | |
| First Race: | 2007 Chevy Silverado HD 250 (Daytona) | |
| Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All stats current as of February 23, 2007. | ||
Aaron Fike (born November 24, 1982) is a NASCAR driver from Galesburg, Illinois. He is the driver of the #1 Toyota Tundra Craftsman Truck Series truck and the younger brother of A. J. Fike.
Fike began racing in 2001 in the USAC Silver Crown Series. He became the youngest driver to win a Silver Crown race (breaking Jeff Gordon's record), and finished tenth in points, earning him the Rookie of the Year award. The next season, he won seven midget feature races in addition to winning the Badger Midget Auto Racing Association championship. [1] He also won a race in the IRL Infiniti Pro Series.
In 2003, Fike won the World Championship Midget Feature in Auckland, New Zealand, and the USAC Night Before the 500 race. He made his stock car debut in an ARCA RE/MAX Series race at South Boston Speedway. He finished 9th. He began racing part-time in the Busch Series in 2004 in the #43 Curb Agajanian Performance Group car, and for GIC-Mixon Motorsports. His best finish that year came at the Stacker 200 Presented by YJ Stinger, where he finished 17th.
For 2005, Fike signed a driver development contract with Brewco Motorsports, and split time in their #66 Duraflame Ford Taurus with Greg Biffle. He recorded his first top-ten finish at the Salute to the Troops 250 Presented by Dodge, where he finished eighth. He also ran 17 races with the #43, his best finish in that car being a 14th at Homestead. At the end of the year, he was released from his contract at Brewco. He started 2006 driving the #43 for Curb, but soon signed with Kevin Harvick Incorporated for a limited schedule. He was released after two races, and will drive for Red Horse Racing in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2007.
