Jim “The Red Rocket” Huppunen; a Fenwick, Ontario native, has been heavily involved in racing his entire life, from go-karts as a child to crew-chief as a teenager.  However, 2008 was the year that forever changed his racing plans. In 2008, Jim bought his first sprint car, and began racing at Ohsweken Speedway.  With half a dozen drivers competing for the rookie of the year in 2009, Jim would come up just a few points short of securing the honours.  In 2010, Jim made the decision to continue racing weekly at Ohsweken Speedway hoping to improve upon 2009’s rookie success.  The 2010 season saw a tight point battle between 4th through 7th and he was able to hold on to 7th place and only finish 17 points out of 4th.  2011 started with a strong run on opening night to end up with a top 5 finish.  The year would only continue to get better as Jim was able to win his first sprint car race.  With the first win out of the way and sitting 2nd in points, he was able to accomplish a repeat victory the following week.  The rest of the season would continue to be strong and the hold on the championship would never be relinquished.  Jim would win the championship in only his 3rd year in sprint car racing.  Also earning himself the Hard Charger Award for passing the most cars throughout the year! The 2012 season at Ohsweken was not as successful as the 2011 season but the outcome was still quite positive by finishing with a 6th place overall finish in the Championship standings.  As well as earning the Hard Charger Award for passing the most cars for the second year in a row!  The 2012 season ended on a high note by qualifying 9th out of 76 cars in The Canadian Sprint Car Nationals.  A strong run in the 35 lap Canadian Sprint Car Nationals Championship Race ended with a hard fought 3rd place finish. With the 2013 season at Ohsweken Speedway ended and another fantastic year of racing for Jim and Team 14h Racing.  We took the lead early in the season and were unstoppable! Winning our second Ohsweken Corr/Pak Merchandising Sprint Car Championship!  2014 was about consitency, ending another great season by finishing 3rd in the Corr/Pak Merchandising Sprint Car Championship and earning another Hard Charger Award for passing the most cars again that year! Taking some time to travel in 2015 the team went to Knoxville Iowa for the 360 Sprint Car Nationals, while this did leave the championship points secondary to our interests. Even with this we still finished with a solid 6th place in the Corr/Pak Merchandising Sprint Car Championship and yet again earning another Hard Charger Award for passing the most cars again that year! In 2016 Jim won a much anitcipated feature event in July of that year, and he would again take the team on the road this time to Eldora Speedway in Ohio, where he made the Main event!  We finished our season off again with a consistent 6th place finish in the Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak Merchandising Sprint Car Championship.  In 2017 Jim had a very successful season with a feature win in June of 2017, 2 Top Gun Awards (most sprint cars passed in the Heat Race).  Rounding out the season with a nail bitting Championship point battle narrowly missing right up to the last night of racing for our 3rd Championship but finishing with a well-earned 2nd place in the point standings at Ohsweken Speedway! 

CAREER STATS

Sprint Car Stats

2017 Season

• 2nd in 2017 Championship Points at Ohsweken Speedway
• 1 A-Main Win, 10 Top 5 Finishes, 14 Top 10 Finishes, 15 Top 20 Finishes
• 2 Heat Race Wins
• 2 Top Gun Awards (Ohsweken - Most Passing Points in Heat Races)
• Finished 7th at Merrittville Speedway with the Patriot Sprint Tour
• Finished 8th at Merrittville Speedway with the Empire Super Sprints -  Won Heat Race
• Finished 2nd at Ohsweken Speedway with the Southern Ontario Sprints
• Time Trialed 23rd fastest out of 57 entries at the 2017 Canadian Sprint Car Nationals
• Finished 16th in the 2017 Canadian Sprint Car Nationals

2016 Season

• 6th in 2016 Championship Points at Ohsweken Speedway
• 1 A-Main Win, 5 Top 5 Finishes, 11 Top 10 Finishes, 20 Top 20 Finishes
• 3 Heat Race Wins
• 2 Top Gun Awards (Ohsweken - Most Passing Points in Heat Races)
• Finished 8th at Merrittville Speedway with the Patriot Sprint Tour
• Finished 12th at Merrittville Speedway with the Empire Super Sprints -  Won Heat Race
• Finished 3rd at Ohsweken Speedway with the Southern Ontario Sprints
• Time Trialed 26th fastest out of 65 entries at the 2016 Canadian Sprint Car Nationals
• Finished 14th in the 2016 Canadian Sprint Car Nationals
• Finished 17th at Eldora Speedway with the NRA Sprint Invaders -  Time Trialed 14th fastest out of 29 entries 

 2015 Season

• 6th in 2015 Championship Points at Ohsweken Speedway
• Hard Charger Award

2014 Season

• 3rd in 2014 Championship Points at Ohsweken Speedway
• Hard Charger Award

2013 Season

• 1st in 2013 Championship Points at Ohsweken Speedway
• 9 Top 5 Finishes, 10 Top 10 Finishes, 12 Top 20 Finishes, 1 A-Main Win
• 4 Heat Race Wins
• Finished 17th on July 29th, 2013 – Tony Stewart Night
• Finished 18th at Merrittville Speedway with the Patriot Sprint Tour
• Finished 10th at Merrittville Speedway with the Empire Super Sprints, 2nd place in the Dash for Cash
• Finished 14th at Humberstone Speedway with the Empire Super Sprints
• Finished 7th at Ohsweken Speedway with the Empire Super Sprints, 1st place in the Dash for Cash, fastest lap of the night
• Finished 5th at Ohsweken Speedway with the Southern Ontario Sprints
• Finished 1st in the TJSlideways.com Ohsweken Shootout at the Night Before the Nationals 2013
• Time Trialed 38th fastest out of 65 entries at 2013 Canadian Sprint Car Nationals
• Finished 13th in the 2013 Canadian Sprint Car Nationals

2012 Season

• 6th in 2012 Points Championship at Ohsweken Speedway
• Hard charger Award (Passed 54 Cars in Feature Race Competition)
• Perfect Attendance Award
• 5 Top 5 Finishes, 15 Top 10 Finishes, 1 A-Main Win
• Finished 6th on July 30th, 2012 – Tony Stewart Night
• 2012 Season finished with a worst finish of 10th over 15 races at Ohsweken Speedway
• 3 Heat Race Wins
• Time Trialed 37th fastest out of 76 entries at 2012 Canadian Sprint Car Nationals
• Finished 3rd in the 2012 Canadian Sprint Car Nationals
• Finished 12th at Merrittville Speedway with the Empire Super Sprints

2011 Season

• 1st in 2011 Points Championship at Ohsweken Speedway
• Hard charger Award (Passed 61 Cars in Feature Race Competition)
• Perfect Attendance Award
• 2011 Season – 9 Top 5 Finishes, 17 Top 10 Finishes, 2 A-Main Wins
• Mid-Season Champion
• Finished 5th on July 26, 2011 – Tony Stewart Night
• 2011 Season finished with a worst finish of 12th over 17 races at Ohsweken Speedway
• 5 Heat Race Wins
• Finished 2nd in the 2011 Ohsweken Shootout
• Time Trialed 6th fastest out of 66 entries at 2011 Canadian Sprint Car Nationals
• Finished 10th in the 2011 Canadian Sprint Car Nationals
• Finished 9th at Merrittville Speedway with the Patriot Sprint Group

2010 Season

• 7th in 2010 Points Championship at Ohsweken Speedway
• Perfect Attendance Award
• 1 Top 5 Finish, 9 Top 10 Finishes, 12 Top 15 Finishes
• 2 Heat Race Wins
• Time Trialed 18th fastest out of 64 entries at 2010 Canadian Sprint Car Nationals
• Finished 21st in the 2010 Canadian Sprint Car Nationals

2009 Season

• 12th in 2009 Points Championship at Ohsweken Speedway
• Perfect Attendance Award
• 4 Top 10 Finishes, 15 Top 15 Finishes, 19 Top 20 Finishes
• 1 Heat Race Win

Go-kart Highlights

• Rookie of the Year – 1989
• Points Champion – 1989
• Points Champion – 1990
• Points Champion – 1991
• 2nd in Points Championship – 1992
• Approximately 80 go-kart wins between 1988 and 1992