Brett Sontag
Brett Sontag (born October 29, 1970) is an American professional stock car driver from Joliet, Illinois. He currently drives the #5 Chevrolet Impala at various midwest racetracks including the Grundy County Speedway in Morris, Illinois, the Illiana Motor Speedway in Schererville, Indiana and at select CRA Super Series, ASA Late Model Series, and ASA Midwest Tour events. He previously competed in the American Speed Association National Tour and the NASCAR RE/MAX Challenge Series. As of 2012, Sontag is tied for most track championships at the Grundy County Speedway with the late Ed Hoffman Sr., each claiming six  titles to their name. He is also one of only two drivers to ever win back-to-back-to-back championships at Grundy County. Racing career. Sontag won his first championship at the age of 18 in 1988 at the Grundy County Speedway in the Street Stock Division. He captured the Super Late Model Championship in 2001 and 2002 at the Grundy County Speedway. In 2003, he began racing in the American Speed Association National Tour. He competed in twenty-two races between those two years for Terry's Motorsports. He scored eight Top 10 finishes, three Top 5 finishes , and one pole. In 2004, Sontag won the Pat Schuaer Rookie of the Year title. Previous winners include Reed Sorenson, David Stremme, Jimmie Johnson, Johnny Benson and Kenny Wallace. After the demise of the ASA National Tour, he returned to racing at Illinois short tracks. He won the 2008, 2009 and 2010 super late model championships at the Grundy County Speedway in Morris, IL, winning a combined 23 feature events over those three years. He also won the 2008 and 2009 Lee Schuler Memorial Race at the Grundy County Speedway, and the 2008 and 2009 Bettenhausen Memorial race at the  Illiana Motor Speedway. Following the 2009 racing season, Sontag was ranked 17th in Speed 51's National Short Track Power Rankings for that year. He won the 2010 National Short Track Championship race at Rockford Speedway.