CONCORD, N.C. -- KBR Photo -- Karter Beattie, a second generation racer who is determined not just to follow in his father's footsteps but to take the Beattie Racing name to the national level, put himself on the national "watch" map by winning the micro sprint "A" Main at Millbridge Speedway on Wednesday over a field that included Kyle Larson among many other notables. 

The 13-year-old Concord, North Carolina racer was as excited as you ever see him get following his biggest win and his first Micro-Sprint "A" triumph.

His performance left everyone with the impression that the win would be the first of many for a young man who races much larger than his stature.  

Beattie's father Kyle has won hundreds of races and championships in multiple types of cars on both dirt and asphalt.  He now oversees Kyle Beattie Racing (KBR) and Sprint Kart Enterprises (SKE), a full-service build-to-buy shop based out of Concord where he not only supervises Karter's efforts but builds, services and fields outlaw karts, legend cars, and late models for other racers as well. 

Karter ran over a hundred races last year in a variety of different types of cars on both dirt and pavement and won nearly half of them.  

So far this year, his win total is down, but that's because he's stepped up to run against much more experienced competition - competing in events with world-class racers like Larson where he is learning a whole new level of race craft.  

His win on Wednesday showed that he's a quick study and a driver who is not easily rattled on the track regardless of who he is competing against.  

Karter has a pretty steep list of supporters already, including The Joie of Seating, SKE Chassis, Mills Ammunition, Ballard Incorporated - Green Industry Accessories, Jordan Bailey, Kyle Beattie Racing & Driver Development, Jockos Sprint Parts, MPI - Max Papis Innovations, Cabinets Trim & More, LJ Dezigns Apparel & Wraps, Pmp Chassis.

If you are a fan who enjoys keeping track of drivers to watch for the future, Karter Beattie surely would be high on that list.  His goal is to someday compete in 410 sprint cars nationally, and nobody who has seen this young man compete would be surprised if he achieved that goal in the next five years.