Meet the Team - Wayne Conn Jr.

Wayne Conn Jr. is a more recent addition to the Williamson Racing team and brings a wealth of experience with him. As so many drivers, Wayne, got into racing through his father Wayne Sr., and he did quite well in his tenure behind the wheel. He explained, “My dad was quite involved. He started out in mini stocks through modifieds, so there was always an interest. I got started in sportsman and carried on from there. We won four Merrittville titles, one at Oshweken, and two at Humberstone.

 

His one foray to Syracuse didn’t turn out well. He remembers, “The year we went down, we blew two motors in hot laps.”

 

While many sportsman drivers eventually graduate to the Modifieds, it wasn't in the cards for Wayne's team. He observed, "We never moved to modifieds because our team really didn’t have the experience to run with the big boys, so we only ran once or twice." 

 

After hanging up his helmet he basically hung around the race track before joining the Williamson team. He noted, “There was always a soft spot for Matty. I was quite impressed with the way he handled himself on the track. I went down when I was racing sportsman and beat him a couple of times, and I was explaining what he should be doing and shouldn’t be doing. I was impressed by the way he listened, and took it into consideration that he was listening because you could see the change in him on the track.”

 

S & W Service Center, which is owned by Wayne’s parents and for whom he is the manager, sponsored the car and because he still had an abiding interest in racing volunteered to join the team.

 

Wayne described his role, observing, “You just lend a hand where it’s needed. I try to guide Matty a little bit, if I can, in terms of him doing something wrong, or if he can do something a little better, we’ll talk about it. I’m very impressed with the year so far. It’s also a lot of hard work by the guys. We put him in a pretty good car, and we have a lot of experience here, so you have a lot of background and a lot of stuff to pull from. That always helps.”

 

With S & W as a main sponsor and Wayne a former sportsman champion, he has been an important ingredient in the success of the Williamson Racing Team.