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Hickory, NC-based Oz’s Jewelers sponsoring racing phenom Annabeth Barnes
It’s not often a boy gets to learn jewelry repair and automotive care in the same garage, but Oz Hefner did. Growing up in Hickory, NC guaranteed him exposure to racing, but when the father of a good friend showed him automotive repair in the same garage where he taught Hefner how to size a ring, the high school boy was hooked. His love for cars and a desire to work with his hands came together in a life-changing way and, today, Hefner proudly operates Oz’s Jewelers, an almost 30 year old retail jewelry business.
16 year old racer Annabeth Barnes posing with the #12 Oz’s Jewelers Toyota in front of Oz’s Jewelers in Hickory, NC.
But it is his recent sponsorship of Annabeth Barnes, one of the nation’s youngest NASCAR drivers, that has brought him national recognition. Barnes’ drive to the top, with more than 17 racing championships (one more than her young age of 16) and her own reality TV show called “Born to Drive,” has put Oz’s Jewelers in the spotlight; a place where Oz Hefner doesn’t mind standing.
“My love for racing started when we built our first car, a ’73 Vega,” recalls Hefner. “It took 2 years to build and it wasn’t too long after that I started racing on my ow
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Annabeth is only 17 years old but has an impressive 10 years of racing under her belt. As a kart racer she has captured over wins, multiple state championships, was the first girl to ever win junior driver championship, and was a two-time Grand National Champion. In , she raced her rookie year at Hickory Motor Speedway in limited late model division, where she captured first win of stock car career, nine Top 5 finishes and finished 4th out of 30 drivers. We were able to see the girl behind the helmet in the award winning documentary Racing Dreams and the reality tv miniseries Born to Drive,which aired on GAC in the fall of
I had some questions for Annabeth and she was gracious enough to share her story and advice.
GIRLSRACE2:
How soon in your racing career did racing become your passion?
ANNABETH BARNES:
I think, for me, I was in love with racing before I even started. My father was a local short track racer, and my mom has always loved racing, so I grew up in a racing home. I was going to the track as long as I can remember. I was probably about 5 years old when all I would say is that I was going to be the first women to win the Daytona Being that young, of course, I couldn't have even begun to understand all t