Zach Germain
Born: 10/30/1984
Hometown: Columbus, OH
Residence: Mooresville, NC
Marital Status: Single
Hobbies: Racing, sports, boating, spending time outdoors with Rocket (his yellow Labrador retriever), travelling with family and friends
Zach Germain, 25, is a native of Columbus, OH. To prepare for his 2010 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East rookie racing season, Zach moved into a one-room efficiency at Germain Racing’s headquarters in Mooresville, N.C. The graduate of Miami University of Ohio gave up hometown comforts such as friends, life with his parents, Steve and Kim Germain, and his siblings Jessica and Austin, in exchange for a real-time, hands-on education in building race cars, running a race team and learning the subtle tricks needed to continue to develop as a race car driver.
As a teen and young adult, Zach spent countless hours learning the family’s primary business of selling automobiles. Steve Germain, Zach’s father, is president of Germain Motor Company, a Top-25 automotive dealership network with over 60 years experience in the automotive retail industry. While Zach definitely enjoys the automotive retail business, his passion lies in another family venture - Germain Racing. Germain brothers Steve, Bob and Rick formed the team in 2004 and the championship winning race team now operates in each of NASCAR’s three national series as well as the K&N Pro Series East.
At 21, Zach kicked off his racing career by stepping into a Legends race car. That experience saw the young driver progress into the Super Late Model division - a move which now sees Zach poised to embark on his rookie season in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East.
In preparation for the 2010 season Zach attended Finish Line and Bondurant Racing Schools. He works daily at the race shop as a crew member on his No. 24 Germain.com Camry, and attends all Germain Racing testing sessions – Cup, Nationwide and Truck Series. Zach and the No. 24 team hope to add Late Model, K&N Pro Series West, ARCA and possibly Truck Series races to this year’s schedule.
