Description: Website for Yokohama Tire sponsored Ultra4 Racing athlete, Levi Shirley.
Levi Shirley is a 30-year-old driver who has taken the off-road racing sport by storm. Levi has quickly become one of the most respected drivers in the industry through his hard work and dedication. He has been an outstanding driver in the Ultra4 Racing Series in not only in America, but also in Europe.
Levi grew up in the small town of Dodge City, KS, watching his dad, Brian, race stock cars. At nine, his turn arrived to get behind the wheel of a go-kart. At thirteen, Levi moved up to miniature stock cars where he won multiple races and capped the season off by winning the overall points in 2005. In 2009, Levi became the youngest driver to ever win an XRRA event. He returned to the podium multiple times that year, placing 3rd in the XRRA points in both the East and West Coast Series.
Levi was named the Ultra4 Sportsman of the Year 2011 and 2014. The title is a huge honor, as fellow drivers in Ultra4 vote on this title. In 2015, Levi proved himself a top contender by taking 3rd place at the toughest off-road race in North America, King of the Hammers in Johnson Valley, CA. He followed this huge accomplishment with an incredible race season of five top-ten finishes. He then ended the 2015 season with the Ultra4 National Championship. In 2017, Levi had five podium finishes, and became the