Leahy Racing

09/06/2026

Ellie wrapped up her 2 day Skagit race season finale strong. Friday she qualified 4th, finished 2nd in heat race and 3rd in main. Saturday she qualified 2nd, finished 1st in heat race and 2nd in the main. After disappointing results and circumstances in the beginning of the season she didn't give up and became a force to be reckoned with during the middle point of the season. Finished 4th in overall points, just 5 points behind 3rd and 7 out of 2nd. She was the baby of the JR 120 class and racing against kids up to 5 years older than her. So excited to move her up from JR 120 to Sr 120 next year and watch her learn and adapt all over again in new class. Thank you to everyone at for the fun season!!

09/06/2026

What an amazing finish to the season at SQMR! Ellie went from running near the back to running in the front. So proud of her improvement and she had so much fun racing and making friends with other kids in her class. Excited for next year and her moving up to SR 120

Congratulations to the Skagit Quater Midgets for an amazing season! Look out Skagit, here’s the future!

08/15/2026

Thank to our new sponsor Superior Powder Coating for sponsoring all of our powder coating needs for Leahy Racing. Your support is very much appreciated for Ellie and Aydin on their racing adventures

08/15/2026

Missed the last couple race results from the last 2 races. 2 weeks ago ellie started 3rd in the A main and with 12 laps to go she and 4 other cars got collected and she ended up rolling over. She was laughing while hanging upside down and telling us the car was broken. The entire car was bent from nose to tail. But with the help of all the other WQMA members we were able to get her car fixed enough to get back on track. She ended up finishing 7th out of 10th with a broken car. The racing community is such a close group and thank you to all those to help get her back out. Aydin made the A main and finished 7th out of 8th. Last weekends race was better results all around. Aydin made the A main again and ended up finishing 5th after starting 3rd. It was an amazing improvement by him! Ellie started 1st in B main and finished 1st, she started the A main 6th and worked her way up to 2nd!

07/25/2026

Ellie had a tough main. She was running 2nd and 2 lap cars tangled and spun in front of her, she had to lock up and pitch the car sideways to avoid slamming into the cars. Even though the yellow was out before she had to stop she was still sent to the back. Thats racing,sometimes it goes your way and sometimes it doesn't. BUT she came up from the back to finish 4th out of 10. She drove her butt off and had a lot of fun coming back up. Overall a good day!

07/25/2026

Another dirt day at skagit! Qualified 3rd. And 2nd in her heat race! She will be starting 3rd in the main!

07/01/2026

Just wrapped up a 2 day region race. High car count, fast kids from around region and hard racing. No podiums but a lot of things learned and overall great accomplishments from both of them

06/23/2026

You see a kid in a race car and think…
“How cute.”
“A fun little hobby.”
“Something to pass the time.”

You see a dad working on the kart in the pits and think…
“Just tinkering.”
“Just racing.”

You see a mom in the stands, filming, cheering, packing snacks and think…
“Just watching.”

But what you don’t see is everything behind it.

You don’t see the late nights in the garage when everyone else is inside… and they’re still chasing one more adjustment.

You don’t see the money quietly shuffled around to make sure tires get replaced, parts get ordered, entry fees get paid.

You don’t see the long drives home
where the car is quiet… because not every race ends the way they hoped.

You don’t see the kid replaying every lap in their head wondering what they could’ve done better.

Or the parents choosing their words carefully…
because they’re building a driver,
but more importantly, they’re raising a person.

Because kids in racing?
It’s not just laps around a track.

It’s discipline.
It’s heartbreak.
It’s learning how to lose
without losing yourself.

It’s learning how to win
without forgetting who helped you get there.

It’s family dinners eaten out of coolers.
It’s sunburns and sweatshirts in the same day.
It’s a life lived between trailers, tools, and checkered flags.

And those kids?
They’re not just driving.

They’re learning how to handle pressure.
How to stay focused when everything in you wants to panic.
How to get back out there… even after a bad run.

So no… it’s not “just a hobby.”

It’s early mornings.
It’s sacrifices.
It’s everything we don’t post about.

It’s a family sport in every sense of the word.

Because behind every kid on that track…
is a whole crew who gave up a lot just to watch them chase it.

And if you’ve ever sat in those stands,
heart racing with them every lap…
you already know this life isn’t simple.
But we’d choose it every single time. 🏁

Credit to BOS Racing for the post