Name: Artis Houston

Team Name: Team Motivational

Nickname: Artiehou

Hometown: Compton, CA

Birth Date: 11-29-72

Occupation: Vehicle Data Research and Analysis

Family: LaVerne (Fiancee), Liyah-7, Jalen-5

Sponsors: Motivational Engineering, Chevy Hi Performance Magazine, Pettis Performance, Induction Solutions, Cal Tracs, SCE Gaskets, Picture Perfect Auto Detailing & Circuitz Custom Wiring

Crew Members: Myself, Mike Saiki, Tim Rigby, Ryan Saiki, Henry De Los Santos, Dario Yancy

Racing History (series or street): Bracket raced between 1991 and 2004 off and on, ran NHRA Super Stock GT/TC for half the 2006 season (thanks John Hennessay and Chuck Norton), attended Frank Hawley's Drag racing School (Jack Beckman)

Class: Wild Street

Car: 1971 Chevy Nova

Future plans for car and or Race Team: To take the newly updated 25.5 Chassis to quicker and faster ET's and MPH. Our goal as a team is to do our best to go out and win Championship #2 in Wild Street, Mike is focusing on making the Corvette faster and quicker

Biggest racing rival(s): No particular rival, but I can always count on Levi/Gordy to try and get me to talk a lil trash (which USUALLY doesn't work.....lol). I will bet money that Wild Street will have one of the toughest points battles all year long with the quality of competition which has been further enhanced by combining Wild and True Street in '08!! Good luck to us all!

Racing Accomplishments: 2005 Wild Street Champion, 3-wins and 2-Runner-ups in Wild Street over 2 seasons, Current Wild Street ET. Record Holder (7.90), multiple time #1 qualifier, #9 Qualifier Orlando World Street Nationals, #1 Qualifier 2005 SCSN I in Wild Street, Semi-final finish at the 2007 SCSN III, 1st winner in the WCHRA Drag Radial class