Born in Woodbury, N.J., Craig Goess was a familiar site in Victory Lane with his No. 81 Legends car. With more than 200 feature wins at over 24 tracks across the country in the Semi-Pro and Pro divisions, some of the best drivers in the country feared the No. 81 when it appeared on the entry list. Goess' success over the years earned him three National Pro Division Championships, beating some of today's top NASCAR stars such as Reed Sorenson, Kyle Busch and David Ragan. After winning 40 of the 48 races he entered from 2005 to 2007, Goess started looking towards the next level.
In 2008, Goess made the move to full-sized race cars running the No. 2 Greenville Toyota Camry in the NASCAR Camping World Series East for Eddie Sharp Racing. In 12 starts, Goess snagged three top-10 starts, two top-10 finishes and one top-5. Despite turning the wheel over to an ESR teammate and not receiving driver points for the Lime Rock road course event, Goess still finished 16th in the point standings of the highly competitive NASCAR series.
Eddie Sharp Racing signed Goess to drive the No. 81 Greenville Toyota Camry in 2009 in the ARCA RE/MAX Series.
