

Jackson Thompson
Williams, IA
Driver Information
10-year-old Jackson is just a small-town kid that loves doing kid things. He likes riding his bike around with his big sister, swimming in the swimming pool with friends, going to the library, playing racing games on his kindle, playing his VR headset, playing basketball in the driveway, playing travel basketball in the winter, baseball in the spring, messing with his doggo's, causing trouble with his best friend Carsyn and whatever else may come up.
He first stepped into a go-kart at Poplar Grove Speedway on a practice night in July of 2020 where his best friend Carsyn's dad invited him down to let Jackson try his hand behind the wheel of Carsyn's go-kart. After catching on fairly quick that night his parents knew they were in trouble. We all traveled down a few more times that year on race nights to support Carsyn and other friends. After lots of back and forth between mom and dad, mainly saying " No, we're not getting Jackson into racing, " they broke down and surprised him with a new to him Triton Jr go-kart for Christmas that year.
Jackson entered 2021 as one of a few new Rookies to the Putt Putt class but soon caught on with lots of encouragement and help from family, friends, and fellow racers/parents and got his first win on only his 4th night out (his parents Anniversary) in his own go kart and was able to get one more win (on his dads Birthday) before the end of his first season.
With lots of help in the offseason from a season veteran and getting his kart freshened completely up and ready, he was able to capitalize his first night out in 2022 and get the first win for the year, finishing with 4 total wins, 13 top 5's out of 13 events in 2022.
2023 & 2024 race seasons brought on new challenges for Jackson as he bumped up a class to the Jr1 Division. In 2023 he bumped up a year early to Jr1 and started his season out in Wyoming with a bunch of family watching him race at their local track taking his 1st victory, he ended up with 4 total in 2023 and the 2023 Track Champion at Poplar Grove Speedway. In 2024 he tallied up 8 wins and 2 track championships both at Poplar Grove Speedway and Golden Spike Speedway.
Career Highlights
- 2 wins his first year in 2021, average finish of 3rd
*4 wins in 2022, average finish of 3rd - Won the invite only 2022 Race Of Champions in the Rookie division at Golden Spike Speedway
- Won his first try in the JR1 class
- Won at his Wyoming Families hometown go kart track to start out his 2023 season
- Won 4 times in 2023, average finish of 4th in 13 features
- 2023 Track Champion @ Poplar Grove Speedway his 1st Full Year in Jr1
- 2024 Track Champion @ Poplar Grove Speedway
*2024 Track Champion @ Golden Spike Speedway - 8 Total wins in 2024 average finish of 5th in 28 features
Most Memorable Moment
Winning the Invite Only "Race of Champions" race at Golden Spike Speedway in Blue Earth Minnesota.
2023 Poplar Grove Jr 1 Track Champion
2024 Poplar Grove and Golden Spike speedway Track Champion in Jr1
Hobbies
Playing basketball/baseball/football, playing video games/VR, swimming