She’s done it before, and she will look to do it again.

Past Mini Truck Champion Kaisha Zimoch will be chasing after another title this season as she takes on both Full Throttle Motor Speedway and Grand Bend Speedway.

What are your thoughts looking at the season ahead?

So I was looking forward to this year. We will be racing full-time at Full Throttle Motor Speedway and then hopefully full-time at Grand Bend Speedway this season. With their schedule changing, hopefully we can align with both tracks. I am a little bit slow to starting to getting things ready, but we are starting to work on my truck for the 2025 season as it coming a lot faster than we thought – it feels like the off-season flew by.

What are the challenges in going back and forth between the two tracks?

I think it’s super fun. Of course it’s a challenge trying to set the right mindset for each track and have the right setup for both. I think it’s fun to test your skills and you can get used to one track versus going back and forth. It definitely makes you a better driver and it’s nice to race a different field. It’s nice to have different competition between the tracks and share that, too.

What are the goals for this year?

I didn’t have the best mechanical season last year. I felt like my dad and I had a lot of bad things – chains coming off, flat tires, typical racing stuff. A year that is a little more smooth sailing would be amazing. I would like to get back to getting checkered flags and some wins under my belt, and another championship would be amazing. I hope to strive for that this year.

Other than working out those mechanical issues, what do you feel that you need to work on to continue improving?

That’s a good question. Sometimes, I feel as a get older as an adult with more responsibilities, it takes away from the effort that I am able to put into working on my mini truck. Thankfully I have a great family that supports me, especially my dad who is my chief mechanic. He puts his heart and soul into it dedicating time to working on the truck. So hopefully putting in more time will be helpful to getting better and trying to work at setups to get that extra edge.

We’ve talked about your family influence with your dad before. Looking back in watching those Enduros, and going to Delaware (Speedway) as a kid, what’s the memory that stands out from your childhood?

There’s so many good ones. I feel like everything. Looking back at my first year racing in the Jr Late (Model) program at Delaware Speedway, just showing how much support and my family has – my dad, my mom, and my sister, just seeing how proud they were with the first moments – first top-three, first feature win – it’s just so amazing to remember those moments and the love and support that I got. It was great just being able to hold that checkered flag together and have that first time in victory lane, having the speech and get to mention your family. There’s no specific one, but all that it encompassed together.

A lot of people group the Jr Late Model and Mini Trucks together. So what’s the biggest thing that you took from your Jr Late Model experience that is helping with the Mini Trucks?

I think the handling. I give huge props to starting off at Delaware Speedway as that track was so rough, definitely taught a lot of handling and experience with your car getting loose, how to deal with it, how to recover from that. It taught me better handling with the mini truck and gave me so much more grateful to have suspension in the mini truck so I didn’t have as many bruises every race. It’s definately a good way to start to learn the basics.

What would be a piece of advice to kids starting out today in the Jr Late Models?

I think definitely don’t be too hard on yourself. Everyone starts from the bottom so don’t ever lose that confidence just because you’re not doing well. Start with staying on the lead lap if you’re getting lapped, just working at those goals – getting top-10’s, top-fives, podiums, wins. Don’t ever give up. I spent a lot of years not making the top-three and don’t ever give up on that drive and passion. Just work harder and push through those tough days and races. Don’t ever give up. Just because you have a hard time at one track, doesn’t mean you won’t at all tracks. Just don’t give up.

If you’re going to talk to 13 year old me, I would not have told you that I would have been able to win two championships. It didn’t seem achievable for the longest time when I started racing. I’m so proud of where I’ve gotten and where my experience has taken me. So don’t ever give up and don’t lose that confidence. It helps when you have the support of your family.

Who is your racing hero?

Growing up, it was Kathleen. She used to race Jr Late Model – I think she might as well done Mini Truck as well. I remember watching her at Delaware Speedway. She did truck, and then she did the stock division as well. Her dad helped with the Jr Late Model at Delaware Speedway and I remember watching her and wanting to be like her. She always had nice looking vehicles and always did so well.

She was probably one of my biggest inspirations and it’s so cool that I’ve had the chance to meet with her now. She has stepped back from racing, but it was awesome to meet her and tell her she was so inspiring. I’ve had that chance to pass it on forward when we do the Fan Appreciation Nights. It’s so cool to have little girls come up to you and you have a full circle moment. That feels so amazing and I feel privileged to get to do that.