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Birthdate:
May 15, 1973
Wife:
Vickie
Kids:
Michael, Ava, and Grace
Nick
Name:
Hometown:
Westford, Mass
Occupation:
Crane Operator for Locke Crane Service
Pretty
much anytime you've gone to a racetrack in the Northeast for the last
half century, you've seen a member of the Witkum Family not only racing
hard, but winning races! Be it his father Ed, uncles Bobby and Joe,
brothers Richie and Randy, and even his young nephew Jeffrey that
nailed his first feature win his first time out. Multiple championships,
feature wins, and decades of success can best describe one of New
England's most decorated racing families!
Eddie
Witkum's first venture in Supermodified racing began back at Hudson
Speedway in their former V-6 class. A division that has spawned some
of the best talent the area has to offer, including all three Witkum
brothers, and that crazy guy from Rowley known as "The Rocket". Witkum
had alot of success aboard his V-6, including winning a Hudson Speedway
V-6 Supermodfied Championship!
After
years of running at the historic Hudson speedplant, Witkum joined
forces with longtime carowner Mark Burns to pilot his #17 350 Supermodified.
Burns had given more people a chance to enter the world of Supermodified
racing than probably anyone, but with that generousity may have cost
him some of the wins the talented owner could have acheived over the
years. Regardless, Burns and Witkum proved to be like two peas in
a pod. Having many solid finishes, the team was knocking hard on that
door for their first win. Soon enough that win would come, as the
Burns Racing team and Eddie Witkum Jr. would get their first Star
Speedway 350 Supermodfied feature win!
Witkum
has travelled down other paths in racing as well. Including (but not
limited to) a few ISMA Supermodified starts aboard his uncle Bobby's
potent #85 NAPA Supermodified, and in more recent years aboard the
Bruce Budnick #88 and Dave Bushley #38. Witkum is also quite crafty
behind the wrenches, as he was also a carchief for Triple Crown Racing
in the Busch North Series for driver Eddie MacDonald.
The
brunt of Witkum's success has actually come in more recent years.
After Burns Racing finally closed its doors after years of supporting
the local racing scene, Witkum joined forces with Haverhill's Dave
Callahan and his potent #39 racer. The Callahan Motorsports entry
is a former Dennis McKennedy-owned racer crafted out of the Jim Belfiore
shop. It was ultra-fast with McKennedy behind the wheel, and proved
even faster when the Callahan / Witkum duo joined forces!
Win
after win, they proved to be the team to beat in Lee U.S.A.'s 350
Supermodified division! During both the 2007 and 2008 season Witkum
had won so many races aboard the meticulously prepared racer that
racefans unable to make the race didn't even ask who won? Dominance
would only be an understatement as Witkum roared to back-to-back track
championships!
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