HOMETOWN: WHEATON, IL
BIRTHDATE: MARCH 11th, 1960
CHILDREN: (DAUGHTER) HALLEY
1993 THRU '95 SAW EDDIE COMPETING IN THE 'MID-AMERICAN STOCK CAR SERIES' RUNNING IN THE UPPER MIDWEST. RUNNING 22 FEATURES IN '93, HE POSTED 6 WINS ON HIS WAY TO THE POINTS CHAMPIONSHIP. HE BEAT BRIAN LAMBIE BY 80 POINTS. EDDIE FINISHED THE YEAR WITH 11 TOP-FIVES, 13 TOP-TENS.
'94 WAS MUCH OF THE SAME FOR 'FAST EDDIE'. WITH 16 TOP-FIVES, 17 TOP-TENS, 10 POLE POSITIONS & 8 FEATURE WINS, HE ONCE AGAIN WON THE POINTS CHAMPIONSHIP BY 224 POINTS.
THE 1995 'MASCS' POINTS CHAMP BY 145 POINTS, EDDIE POSTED 9 FEATURE CHECKERS INCLUDING 2 IN A ROW FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES.
THE 1997 RE/MAX CHALLENGE SERIES CHAMPION HAD ANOTHER STRONG SHOWING IN '98 WITH A THIRD PLACE POINTS FINISH. JUST 72 POINTS FROM ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP, EDDIE DID ALL HE COULD BY WINNING THE RACE. 1998 WAS CONCLUDED WITH 4 WINS, 12 TOP-FIVES & 14 TOP-TENS. EDDIE ALSO WON THE YEAR-END 'BUD POLE AWARD' WITH 4 POLE POSITIONS. HE'S ALSO THE ONLY DRIVER IN RE/MAX (ARTGO) HISTORY TO WIN 'ROOKIE OF THE YEAR' ONE YEAR & THE SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP THE NEXT YEAR.
DURING THE '98 'OKTOBERFEST' AT LaCROSSE SPEEDWAY IN WI, EDDIE SET FAST TIME IN THE 'RE/MAX CHALLENGE SERIES' THAN TURNED AROUND & SET A NEW TRACK QUALIFYING RECORD IN HIS LATE MODEL. EDDIE WENT ON TO WIN THE 'OKTOBERFEST 125' BY ALMOST TWO SECONDS. IN THE FINAL POINTS TALLY, HE FINISHED THIRD. "THIS IS A BITTER SWEET. WE FINISHED THIRD IN THE POINTS & THAT'S BETTER THAN FINISHING FOURTH, BUT THIS WHOLE THING IS ABOUT WINNING CHAMPIONSHIPS." EDDIE HELD-OFF FUTURE ASA CHAMP TIM SAUTER IN THE LATE MODEL RACE, TO MAKE IT TWO FEATURE WINS IN ONE DAY.
1999 SAW EDDIE PILOTING THE #5 THUNDERBIRD FOR DON FANETTI IN THE ASA AC-DELCO CHALLENGE SERIES. HIS BEST QUALIFYING EFFORT PUT HIM ON THE POLE AT MEMPHIS MOTORSPORTS PARK. HIS BEST FINISH WAS A RESPECTABLE 3rd AT DE SOTO SPEEDWAY IN BRADENTON FLORIDA
WHEN THE 2000 SEASON ROLLED AROUND, TEAM OWNER TOM KMAK FOUND HIMSELF WITHOUT A DRIVER. SO THE SEARCH WAS ON. AFTER SEVERAL INTERVIEWS, TOM HAD DECIDED ON 'FAST EDDIE' TO WHEEL HIS MONTE CARLO. ALONG WITH AWESOME DRIVING SKILLS & A KNOWLEDGE OF CAR SET-UPS, EDDIE ALSO BROUGHT HIS 'PATENTED' #8.
AFTER A SLOW START IN THE 2001 SEASON, EDDIE WAS STILL ABLE TO GET THREE WINS, EIGHT TOP-FIVES, NINE TOP-TENS & A FIFTH PLACE FINISH IN THE FINAL POINT STANDINGS. FOR HIS FIVE FAST QUALIFYING EFFORTS, EDDIE RECIEVED THE YEAR-END 'BUD POLE AWARD'. 322 LAPS LED. THREE 'GATORADE FRONT-RUNNER AWARDS'.
1993 THRU '95 SAW EDDIE COMPETING IN THE 'MID-AMERICAN STOCK CAR SERIES' RUNNING IN THE UPPER MIDWEST. RUNNING 22 FEATURES IN '93, HE POSTED 6 WINS ON HIS WAY TO THE POINTS CHAMPIONSHIP. HE BEAT BRIAN LAMBIE BY 80 POINTS. EDDIE FINISHED THE YEAR WITH 11 TOP-FIVES, 13 TOP-TENS.
'94 WAS MUCH OF THE SAME FOR 'FAST EDDIE'. WITH 16 TOP-FIVES, 17 TOP-TENS, 10 POLE POSITIONS & 8 FEATURE WINS, HE ONCE AGAIN WON THE POINTS CHAMPIONSHIP BY 224 POINTS.
THE 1995 'MASCS' POINTS CHAMP BY 145 POINTS, EDDIE POSTED 9 FEATURE CHECKERS INCLUDING 2 IN A ROW FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES.
THE 1997 RE/MAX CHALLENGE SERIES CHAMPION HAD ANOTHER STRONG SHOWING IN '98 WITH A THIRD PLACE POINTS FINISH. JUST 72 POINTS FROM ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP, EDDIE DID ALL HE COULD BY WINNING THE RACE. 1998 WAS CONCLUDED WITH 4 WINS, 12 TOP-FIVES & 14 TOP-TENS. EDDIE ALSO WON THE YEAR-END 'BUD POLE AWARD' WITH 4 POLE POSITIONS. HE'S ALSO THE ONLY DRIVER IN RE/MAX (ARTGO) HISTORY TO WIN 'ROOKIE OF THE YEAR' ONE YEAR & THE SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP THE NEXT YEAR.
DURING THE '98 'OKTOBERFEST' AT LaCROSSE SPEEDWAY IN WI, EDDIE SET FAST TIME IN THE 'RE/MAX CHALLENGE SERIES' THAN TURNED AROUND & SET A NEW TRACK QUALIFYING RECORD IN HIS LATE MODEL. EDDIE WENT ON TO WIN THE 'OKTOBERFEST 125' BY ALMOST TWO SECONDS. IN THE FINAL POINTS TALLY, HE FINISHED THIRD. "THIS IS A BITTER SWEET. WE FINISHED THIRD IN THE POINTS & THAT'S BETTER THAN FINISHING FOURTH, BUT THIS WHOLE THING IS ABOUT WINNING CHAMPIONSHIPS." EDDIE HELD-OFF FUTURE ASA CHAMP TIM SAUTER IN THE LATE MODEL RACE, TO MAKE IT TWO FEATURE WINS IN ONE DAY.
1999 SAW EDDIE PILOTING THE #5 THUNDERBIRD FOR DON FANETTI IN THE ASA AC-DELCO CHALLENGE SERIES. HIS BEST QUALIFYING EFFORT PUT HIM ON THE POLE AT MEMPHIS MOTORSPORTS PARK. HIS BEST FINISH WAS A RESPECTABLE 3rd AT DE SOTO SPEEDWAY IN BRADENTON FLORIDA
WHEN THE 2000 SEASON ROLLED AROUND, TEAM OWNER TOM KMAK FOUND HIMSELF WITHOUT A DRIVER. SO THE SEARCH WAS ON. AFTER SEVERAL INTERVIEWS, TOM HAD DECIDED ON 'FAST EDDIE' TO WHEEL HIS MONTE CARLO. ALONG WITH AWESOME DRIVING SKILLS & A KNOWLEDGE OF CAR SET-UPS, EDDIE ALSO BROUGHT HIS 'PATENTED' #8.
AFTER A SLOW START IN THE 2001 SEASON, EDDIE WAS STILL ABLE TO GET THREE WINS, EIGHT TOP-FIVES, NINE TOP-TENS & A FIFTH PLACE FINISH IN THE FINAL POINT STANDINGS. FOR HIS FIVE FAST QUALIFYING EFFORTS, EDDIE RECIEVED THE YEAR-END 'BUD POLE AWARD'. 322 LAPS LED. THREE 'GATORADE FRONT-RUNNER AWARDS'.