From Ypsi High School drop-out to the owner of three local auto body
shops to landing a driving team in the Daytona 500, Dusty Whitney's
future is firing on all pistons.
Excerpt:"On Thursday, Whitney's dream of competing in the Daytona 500 was realized when Yeley finished 17th to earn one of the two qualifying spots. He will start 33rd Sunday in the 43-car field.
"I talked to Dusty right after the race and he was so excited, he was outside his skin," said Rick Fischer, owner of Fischer Honda in Ypsilanti, who remembers Dusty when he cut his grass as a teenager. "He was a kid who dropped out of high school, worked in a small body shop, took some classes at Washtenaw (Community College) and now he owns three body shops. He has such a great business mind.
"I'm so excited for him with J.J. making the Daytona 500. This is the type of spirit of Michiganders, the true can-do attitude where you work hard to make your dream come true. He's definitely living his dream.""
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