FULL NAME Leilani Maaja Münter

HEIGHT 5'4"

WEIGHT 105 lbs.

BIRTHPLACE Rochester, Minnesota

RESIDENCE Cornelius, North Carolina

MARITAL STATUS Single

FAMILY Parents Manfred (Germany) and Doris (Hawaii)
Three sisters- Svenja, Nicolette and Natascha
Three nieces- Monet, Chloe, and Heather
ETHNICITY Half German, Half Japanese
EDUCATION Bachelor of Science in Biology, University of California San Diego
Presidential Academic Fitness Award
Teacher Assistant Cellular and Developmental Biology

CURRENT OCCUPATION Race driver in NASCAR Elite Division
Race Instructor at Fast Track High Performance Driving School
Special Correspondent for NASCAR.com

HOBBIES Scuba Diving, snowboarding, Texas Hold'em, travel.

BEST PART ABOUT WORKING IN THE MOVIES? I did a rehearsal with one of my favorite actors, Christopher Walken.

FAVORITE MOVIES YOU WORKED ON? Traffic, Ocean's Eleven, and Almost Famous.
WORDS TO LIVE BY Life is short. Race hard. Play hard. Nap hard.
FAVORITE QUOTE Well behaved women seldom make history, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich.
LAST BOOK YOU READ The Da Vinci Code
FAVORITE MOVIES Napoleon Dynamite and Officespace
FAVORITE TV SHOWS Sex and the City, Daily Show with Jon Stewart

RACING HISTORY

2004
Debuted in the ROMCO Super Late Model Series with an impressive run. In her first super late model race and her first race at Texas Motor Speedway, Leilani was 6th fastest of 26 race cars in practice. She started 4th and finished 7th on the lead lap and closing. Signed as special correspondent with NASCAR.com.

2003
Signed a multi-year driver development contract with Team Bristol Motorsports, home of the 54 Busch Series race team. After an impressive test where Leilani turned lap times just 2/10 of a second off the pole position in her first test with Team Bristol, Leilani debuted in the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series with a 9th place finish in the Coor's Light 150 at South Boston Speedway. In the final laps of this 150 lap race, Leilani was turning the same lap times as the leader. Two weeks later, Team Bristol Motorsports encountered financial difficulties that forced the team to retire from competition.

2002
Relocated to North Carolina, worked at a racing school, tested late models. Studied race car set up, geometry, and aerodynamics with Larry McReynolds.

2001
Started racing stock cars in the Allison Legacy Series where she fought for the lead for several laps in her first heat race. She spun attempting to make a pass for the lead and finished fourth. Qualified and finished seventh in main event.

2000
Attended various racing schools.

Source: Leilani Munter Official Site