The Driver


Driver: Donavan Morgan
Wife: Shari
Children: Daughter - Camryn Alanah   (7-8-2000)
                Son - Cayd Bennett   (7-17-2003)
Birth date: 6-14-67
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 185
Hometown: Dousman, Wisconsin
Occupation: Mechanic - Quad/Graphics and part-time Racer
Car Type: 2004 Howe Chassis, 2004 Monte Carlo ABC Body
Motor: B & B Race Engines, 9:1
Years Racing:  10 in a Late Model
Home Track: Slinger Super Speedway

Career Highlights:
1998 - Dells Motor Speedway feature winner
2000 - Seventh overall points at Slinger. Includes three feature wins and three trophy dash wins.
2001 - Third overall points at Slinger. Includes two feature wins and four trophy dash wins.
2002 - Three feature wins and three trophy dash victories at Slinger Super Speedway.
2003 - Two trophy dash wins, one at Madison and one at Slinger.  (Did not run points.)
2004 - Three trophy dash wins at Slinger.  One heat race win at Madison International Speedway.
2005 - Four top ten finishes at Slinger.
2006 - Did not race
2007 - Raced twice taking home one second place finish at Slinger.



Biography:
The racecar is owned and driven by Donavan Morgan.  Donavan is a lifetime resident of Wisconsin.  He has been employed for twenty-one years at Quad/Graphics of Pewaukee and currently works as a Press Mechanic in Quad’s West Allis location.  He is married to Shari and they have a daughter, Camryn and a son, Cayd.

Racing has been a part of Donavan’s family from the time he was born.  As a kid, he watched his father, Conrad Morgan earn track championships at area tracks such as Madison International Speedway, Jefferson Speedway, Lake Geneva Raceway and Slinger Super Speedway.  His dream was to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a competitive racer at the local short-tracks in Wisconsin. 

In 1993, Donavan purchased his first racecar and began to pursue that dream.  He raced in the Street Stock division at various tracks including, Slinger, Madison, Lake Geneva, and the Wisconsin Dells Speedways.  In 1995, he purchased his first Late Model, a Randercar chassis,  from his father and prepared for his rookie season in 1996.  

The first season in a late model was a year of learning and the team finished 18th in the points standings at Slinger Super Speedway.  Each year brought more improvement and in the year 2000, the team upgraded their race program and purchased a brand new Howe Chassis.  Unfortunately, a devastating crash at the season's opener forced the team to take three weeks off to rebuild the car.  However, the team's luck would turn around and  Donavan would achieve his ultimate goal- to win a race against his Father at Slinger, where his Dad holds six Track Championships.  He accomplished his goal by winning the Jasper Engines and Transmissions 65 lap feature on June 11th, 2000.  Donavan outran his Father by a few car lengths for the victory.  The following week, Father’s Day Weekend, the team once again outran Conrad and took home back-to-back feature wins but this time by only a half a car length at the line.

2001 was a monumental season for the Morgan Motorsports team.  The team finished a stellar third in points at Slinger Super Speedway.  Out of twenty-three weeks of qualifying, the Morgan Motorsports Monte Carlo qualified in the top five, fifteen times.  The team’s qualifying efforts enabled them to compete almost every trophy dash during the season, taking home four trophies.   Out of twenty-seven feature events at Slinger, the team finished a remarkable, eleven top three finishes, including two feature wins.  The season also included four more top five finishes and the team only finished out of the top ten a minimal three times all season.

2002 was filled with many highs and lows.  We took home three feature trophies and won three trophy dashes.  However, a few cut tires, loose lug-nuts, a broken fan blade, and a broken tie rod,  forced the team to settle for last place in numerous races during the season. The team finished the season seventh in points at Slinger.

Our 2003 race season was like no other.  It was not what we expected and it seemed that lady luck followed us week after week.  We began the season on a low note, crashing while passing for the second spot on lap 94 at Madison International Speedway.  For our first trip to the track, we had a great run but, it ended in extreme disappointment as the team had to re-stub the car the first race into the season.  

For the 2004 season, we sold our Howe XL chassis, the one we won may races with between 2000 and 2003, to buy a new Howe SS chassis.  Our team was the first to test this new chassis in the state.  The learning curve we faced with the new car and the bad luck we encountered throughout the season, made things very difficult for the team.  Our qualifying efforts placed us in every feature event but we struggled to finish many races and took home numerous DNF's this season.  We managed to win three trophy dash trophies at Slinger and also one trophy for winning a heat race at Madison.  But we went yet another year without winning a feature  event.

The 2005 season was another season full of struggles with the Howe car.  By the end of the season, the team made the decision to sell the Howe car and purchase a Lefthander Chassis.  We raced the Lefthander three times and things were starting to look up for the team when we brought home a few good finishes for the first time all year.  However, things turned sour again during the off season when several of our main sponsors decided not to return to the Morgan Motorsports Team.  After much thought, the team decided to sell the car and retire from racing.