Sochi Family

The Sochi family is a Russian-American family with involvements in both the European and American series.

## Members

### First Generation

1. Antonin Sochi (1916-1984) - Brother of Mikhail. Father of Ilya. Uncle of John. Died in 1984.
2. Tanya Sochi (1918-1990) - Wife of Antonin. Died in 1990.
3. Mikhail Sochi (1922-2001) - Brother of Antonin. Father of John. Moved to Fort Collins, Colorado In 1946. Died in 2001.
4. Jane Sochi (1926-2014) - Wife of Mikhail. Mother of John. Died in 2014. Last living member of the first generation
5. Ivan Sochi I (1924-1930) - Brother of Mikhail and Antonin. Died at a young age of an infection. John was named after him. John also named his own son after him.

### Second Generation

1. Ilya Sochi (Born 1948) - Older son of Antonin and Tanya. Piston Cup Europe racer from 1973-1997. Competed under both Soviet and Russian licenses.
2. Natalya Sochi (Born 1950) - Wife of Ilya. Also Piston Cup Europe driver from 1972-1993. Also competed under both licenses.
3. Johnathan “John” Sochi (Born 1951) - Only son of Mikhail and Jane. Most famous member of the family. Raced in Piston Cup Europe from 1972-1978 and in the IAAR Auto Club Series from 1979-1996 and from 1980 to the series disbandment in 1984 the IAAR Super Speedway Series. Founded John Sochi Racing in 1976 and famously won the 1987 and 1994 titles by dominating both seasons.
4. Cheryl Sochi (born 1952) - Wife of John.
5. Pavel Sochi (1953-2019) - Younger son of Antonin and Tanya. Died in 2019 from a stroke.

### Third Generation

1. Jacob Sochi (Born 1976) - Oldest son of John and Cheryl. 1995 IAAR Pro series champion and IAAR Auto Club series racer for Rodcap Music Co. from 1996-2014.
2. Erika Sochi (born 1976) - Wife of Jacob
3. Lev Sochi (born 1977) - Son of Ilya and Natalya. Euro Juniors racer from 1996-1999 and European racer from 2000-2016.
4. Daniel Sochi (born 1978) - Second son of John and Cheryl.
5. Ivan Sochi II (born 1980) - Third son of John and Cheryl. Dirt Series racer from 2007-2019 for his father’s team from 2007-2009 and Santander from 2010-2019. Won the 2010 and 2013 titles. Named after John’s late uncle.
6. Bonnie Sochi (born 1984) - Only daughter of John and Cheryl. Crew chief of Road Course next-gen Drew Carr.
7. Jack Sochi (born 1990) - Fourth son of John and Cheryl. Named after Jack Tirettow
8. Johnathan “John” Sochi Jr. (born 1994) - Fifth and adopted son of John and Cheryl. Adopted in 1997. Current IAAR racer. Born under with the surname of Crankshaft.

### Fourth Generation

1. Lucia Sochi (born 1997) - Oldest child of Jacob and Erika. Named after L.R. Loren. Racer in the CARCA Menards Series East Series for her grandfather’s team.
2. Tom Flynn (born 1997) - Husband of Lucia. Married in 2019. Also racing in the CARCA Menards Series East. Won the 2018 title.
3. Johnathan “John” Sochi III (born 1999) - Second child of Jacob and Erika. Also racer in the CARCA Menards Series East series for Rodcap Music Co. and the winner of the 2021 title.
4. Jimmy Sochi (born 2001) - Third child of Jacob and Erika. Raced in the CARCA Menards Series East as Lucia’s backup.
5. Grigori Sochi (born 2003) - Son of Lev. European next-gen for John Sochi Racing from 2017-present.
6. Marie Sochi (born 2003) - Fourth child of Jacob and Erika.

### Fifth Generation

1. Olga Sochi (born 2020) - Twin daughter and older twin of Lucia and Tom. Named after Olga Cecic.
2. Johnathan “John” Sochi IV (born 2020) - Twin son and younger twin of Lucia and Tom.