Carl Skerlong (born September 23, 1988) is an

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racing driver from

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Racing career

Skerlong began his racing career in Formula TR 1600 Pro Series in 2005, where he won the championship. In 2006, he raced in the

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where he won the championship, made two Star Mazda Series starts and, that fall, he raced in the

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Winter Series where he finished eighth. In 2007, he raced in the

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for US Racetronics with a best finish of second at

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and finished second in points. He returned to the series in 2008 driving for

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, and captured his first win at

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where he finished sixth in points.Skerlong, Carl
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GT3 Challenge Class at

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was his only race appearance and he has not raced in 2010.

Accomplishments

Skerlong's most recent accomplishment was his 2009 induction to the DreamTeam, an elite group of extreme people doing outstanding things in amazing ways. Carl's most recent accomplishment is creating Evolution homes (www.evohomeswa.com). " we build homes good and other stuff good too" - schooner man

Personal life

Carl married Megan Velazquez on April 11, 2015 at Salish Lodge in Snoqualmie, Washington. He now resides in Wenatchee, Washington with Megan, their son Duncan, and Labrador, Sobe.

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* * 1988 births Living people Atlantic Championship drivers British Formula Renault 2.0 drivers North American Formula Renault drivers American Le Mans Series drivers Indy Pro 2000 Championship drivers Racing drivers from Seattle {{US-autoracing-bio-stub US RaceTronics drivers Fortec Motorsport drivers