Kody Gleason

Kody Gleason (born October 6, 1991 in Laguna Seca, California) is an aspiring stock car and open-wheel driver. He has made one-off attempts in FARC and the TMMC, but has DNQ'd every attempt.

Early Life
Kody Gleason was born to the esteemed Gleason racing family in Laguna Seca, during a Formula A race which his father Gary Gleason had won. Growing older, Gleason showed enough experience to race go-karts on a national level. By age 17, he was a young, flashy open-wheel driver making his first starts in his rookie season in 2007. He remained there for six years, achieving seven wins and twelve poles, before he decided he wanted to make the move to stock car racing, and take his family-owned team Bullhorn Racing with him.

Career
Gleason's first attempt to race stock-cars came in ARLA, for the 2013 Stars & Stripes 776 at Pocono, which he DNQ'd. While there, he met up with another veteran open-wheel driver, Bruce Wilkinson, whom he offered a second car at Bullhorn Racing to attempt the 2013 Round of Decatur in the TM Master Cup Series. Both cars failed to qualify for that race as well.

Gleason openly considered a full time seat in the ASCC in 2015, talking about those intentions to a reporter in early 2015. A midst a large outcry from diehard ASCC fans who did not favor a foreigner in their sport, Bullhorn Racing confirmed their intentions to field a car in the ASCC in 2015, in a BHR press conference. Whether the ASCC will allow this is up for speculation. Gleason would drive the #4 Bullhorn Racing Lenard.

Most recently, with the ASCC season still awaiting it's opening event, Kody Gleason and BHR have been attempting to run several major racing events beginning with their ARLA attempt at Pocono, though the team has had little success: Though BHR had planned to compete in the 2014 Karjala Grand Prix, they ultimately did not qualify into the 46-car field. Between balancing its own team operations in open-wheel competition and showcasing Gleason's talent by running so many races, Bullhorn Racing is in the midst of financial difficulties, which they fear could come to a head.

Kody Gleason addressed BHR's financial struggles upon being asked by a reporter in April 2015 about the consideration of a TM Lights seat: "I would like to [run TM Lights], but you know, as we're trying to get set up for ASCC, BHR isn't really in a great financial state right now since we've been running so many races everywhere. That's probably my fault; needless to say if I am going to try to get somewhere in TM Lights, it won't be with BHR, and I haven't been approached by anyone to take up something like that, so it is what it is."

Upon being asked in that same interview what it would feel like to leave BHR, Gleason had this to offer: "It'd be like leaving home. Sure, I'll still have connections at any rate, but with all the races we've won and all the history we have, it'd be hard for me I think to race for someone else. It wouldn't really be the same."

Bullhorn Racing announced in May 2015 that they may not be able to fund a full-time season should Gleason run ASCC. Regardless, they have confirmed that they will attempt the 2015 Spa Grand Prix in Dash Cup.

Personality
Gleason very much takes after his father Gary, and his grandfather Philip. Off track, he is charming, flamboyant, and active. On track, he is aggressive, which hasn't made him many friends, but still respectful. He is no stranger to fighting and feuds, but tries to contain himself unless someone is coming after him first. When he knows he's at fault, he's apologetic, but perhaps overly apologetic at that. When he's angry, he has no problem expressing himself, and would openly call out another competitor, though when he does he tries to sugarcoat it as much as possible.

He's a moderate jokester, and has been known for his sometimes amusing radio conversations under caution. Apart from this, he is usually level-headed over the radio, and is never quick to make brash assumptions. He's active over social media and tries to offer fan support the best he can.