#28 Bobby Yonkee
- Name: Bobby Yonkee
- Division: USST Super Trucks
- Car #: 28
- Birth Date: 3/28/1995
- Birth Place: Illinois
- Hometown: Willowbrook, IL
- Occupation: Student
- E-Mail Address: Trafficjams28@aol.com
- Main Sponsor: All Competition Equipment Sales
- Other Sponsors: Summit Machine Works , Hulick Metals, Ferrari of Sublet, Oh So Pretty Nails
- Team Members: Bob Yonkee, Steve Hillary
- Crew Chief: Dave Cox
- Car Owner: Traffic Jams Motorsports
- Current Race Car: UNITED STATES SUPER TRUCK
- # of Years Racing: 8
HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED IN RACING: My dad took me out of school on my birthday when I was 5, bought me my first gokart, rented a helmet and the track.
MOST MEMORABLE RACING EXPERIENCE: Starting the 42nd Annual Short Track Nationals with the Super Trucks.
MOST EMBARRASSING RACING EXPERIENCE: Watching my right front tire pass me coming off turn 2 while qualifying at the Short Track nats.
RACING AWARDS AND HONORS: I have been very fortunate, I have one at least one championship every year I have been racing. I started in kid karts and one Norways oval and road course championships and finished 2nd at Jules Dirt track. Following year Purple champ and purple class go karts, before year was over we were testing in the open champ class,(unrestricted) and started racing in gold for the following years. We were racing mostly dirt. Winning more championships and Moving up to Bandoleros. We were very fortunate in winning back to back Inex Bandolero State Championships and finished 10th and 9th in the nation with over 140 drivers nationwide. While we were winning Bandoleros championships , we also won in Outlaw champ class, Gold class and Won rack championships with Rockford Speedway and the Junior Pro Series, back to back for 3 years. I was 10 years of age , I started running the Allison legacy class, Won a couple of races the first year out at Rockford Speedway and won races at Milwaukee Mile. 2005 season at the Rockford Little Car Nationals I lead 49 of 50 laps and set new track record for Allison legacies. During the 2005 season , I also raced on Dirt in a dirt modified in Lafayette County speedway. 2007 We won every Legacy race that was run by Rockford Speedway and Championship and finished 2nd to John Bienlich with the Burris Circle tour series. Having a blown motor at the beginning of the season put us behind 2 events. 2007 season with a 5th place finish at the 42nd annual Rockford, "Short Track Nationals" with the United States Super trucks. The youngest driver at 12 to ever compete in this series or race.
HOBBIES: I play hockey for the Huskies traveling hockey league. This year I will be a Bantam. juggling racing, boating and shooting trap and clays.
