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Age: 31
Birth date: December 13, 1977
Birthplace: Portland, Oregon
Started Racing: 1996
Home Town: Banks, Oregon
Wife: Jamie (Greg & Jamie were married on Sat. August 2, 2003)
Children: 2 sons
Occupation: Manager T&G Trucking, Walters Racing and is a volunteer Fireman with the Banks Fire Department.2005/2006/2007 Pacific Coast Xtreme DirtCar Series Champion after finishing in 2nd in points the first two seasons of the touring Dirt Late Model Series in 2003/2004, Greg won back to back Super Sport Dirt Late Model Championships in 2000/2001 at Willamette Speedway.
#97 Race Car Specifications:
Chassis: 2008 CJ Rayburn
Body: 2009 by Walters Racing Chevy Impala SS Engine: GM Crate Motor 602 or 700+ Open Motor
Rear End: Quick Change Transmission: Burt Tires: Hoosier
Sponsors: T&G Trucking, War Paint Motor Sport Graphix, Speshl Stitches, CJ Rayburn Racecars, Schram Excuvating.Career Highlights:
· 1998: Qualified and raced in the Nascar Late Model Winter Heat Series carried on ESPN2.
· 1999- 2001: Competed in Florida's Speed weeks during the month of February.
· 2000 - September 1st, compete at Portland Speedway on the ½ mile clay track in the first ever Bud I-5 Challenge Series dirt late model race ever held since the track switched over from asphalt.
· 2000: Won 5 Outlaw dirt late model A main feature events, which included the Budweiser Open on April 8th and the 41st annual Strawberry Cup on June 3rd.
· 2000: May 13th became only the second driver in Willamette Speedways 37-year history to sweep the trophy dash, heat race and main events in both the Super Sport and Outlaw dirt late model divisions at Willamette Speedway.
· 2000: Won 12 Super Sport A Main Events at Willamette Speedway won 4 main events in 5 races by May 28th.
· 2000: Won his first championship at Willamette Speedway in the Super Sport dirt late model division, finished 3rd in the Outlaw championship points.
· 2001: Won his second Super Sport dirt late model track championship at Willamette Speedway by winning 9 Super Sport dirt late model A main events, set fast time in qualifying on 6 different races, won 4 trophy dash wins events and 7 heat races.
· 2001: Won 2 Outlaw dirt late model A main feature events in 27 races at Willamette Speedway, finished in the top 5 -13 times, won one B main and one C main events, won 7 heat races and 2 trophy dashes, finished 5th in the track championship points.
· 2001: May 26th had a clean sweep by winning the Super Sport trophy dash, heat race and A main event all on the same night.
· 2001: June 30th won the first Outlaw Bud I-5 dirt late model challenge series A main feature event of the year at Willamette Speedway.
· 2001: September 15th for the second time in his driving career Greg won both the Super Sport and Outlaw dirt late model main events on the same night at Willamette Speedway. Greg is the only driver to do this on two different occasions in the tracks 38-year history.
· 2002: January 27th - Casa Grande, Arizona, 110 entries from all over the country qualified for only 26 starting spots in the A main event. Greg would qualify into the show and would finish the race in 9h.
· 2002: Won 4 Outlaw A Main Feature Events, finished in the top 5 - 12 times, 5 - top 10 finishes, 4 Outlaw trophy dash wins and finished 3rd in the Outlaw season points championship.
· 2002: May 17th Cottage Grove Speedway - Greg sweeps the Super dirt late model Series debut by winning the heat race, trophy dash and the feature main event.
· 2002: Bud I-5 Outlaw dirt late model challenge series, Greg ties for 1st in the all time winners column with 3 wins, two wins came in 2002 at Willamette Speedway on May 11th & June 22nd, his second full time year on the series he would finish 3rd in the points championship.
- 2002: Greg running a limited Super Sport dirt late model schedule in 2002 won 4 A main events, 4 heat races and had 2 top 5 finishes all at Willamette Speedway.
- 2002: October - Greg seriously injures his back in a single car accident in turns 1 & 2 at Central Arizona Raceway located in Coolidge, AZ. Greg was fitted with a back brace and was flown home to Portland, OR.
- 2003: May 17th Greg Wins the 3rd race of the season on the Pacific Coast Dirt Late Model Series at Yreka, CA. a 30 lap feature event. It was his first win since returning to driving after seriously injuring his back at Central Arizona Raceway.
- 2003: August 23rd - Greg leads every lap to win the 67 lap $2,000 to win PCDLM T & G Trucking Thriller Main event at Sunset Speedway, Banks, OR.
- 2003: September 13th - Greg leads all 30 laps to win the PCDLM Main Event at Madras Speedway, Madras, OR. his third win of the 2003 season.
- 2003: October 11th - Bakersfield Speedway, Bakersfield, CA. "Hall Ambulance West Coast 100" Greg gets into the 100 lap A main by finishing 2nd in 1 of the 4 qualifying heat races on Sunday. Starting from 16th position Greg works all the way up to finish a strong 5th.
- 2003: PCDLM Series, Greg finished 2nd in year end points with 3 Wins, 7 Top 5's, 8 Top 10's, 6 Heat Race Wins
Greg attended all 15 PCDLM Series Races, and was one of only (2) drivers who qualified for every 15 PCDLM Feature Races, #5 John Duty PCDLM Series Champion was the other. Greg tied with Craig Hanson for the most PCDLM Series Wins with (3), winning at Yreka, CA (5/17), Banks, Ore. (8/23), and Madras, Ore. (9/13) Greg had the most Heat Race Wins in the Series with (6).
- 2004: Western Xtreme Dirtcar Series, March 27th - Bakersfield Speedway, Bakersfield, CA. Greg finishes 5th in 30 lap main after starting 12th.
- 2004: Pacific Coast Xtreme Dirtcar Series - back-to-back 35 lap A-Main Feature wins. Friday night May 14th starting from 9th at Central Washington State Fair Raceway in Yakima, Washington. Saturday night May 15th Greg won again starting from the pole at Madras Speedway in Madras, Oregon.
- 2004: Pacific Coast Xtreme Dirtcar Series - Saturday night June 12th starting from the outside of the front row Greg would make a late race pass to win the 35-lap Main Event at Sunset Speedway in Banks, OR.
- 2004: Pacific Coast Xtreme Dirtcar Series - Greg wins first annual Portland Rose Festival "Dirt Cup" Championship after accumulating the most points from the June 11th & June 12th races.
- 2004: Willamette Speedway - driving a Super Sport Dirt Late Model, Greg took just 12 laps to battle from 9th starting to the lead and he captured the special 30-lap holiday feature race Sunday night, Greg was driving for car owner Jimmy Schram.
- 2004: Bud I-5 Series at Willamette Speedway - Greg takes the lead on lap 13 to win the Red Line Oil 100 lap Bud I-5 Challenge Series Outlaw Dirt Late Model Feature Event on Sunday July 4th.
- 2004: Friday September 10th - Pacific Coast Xtreme DirtCar Series - State Fair Raceway - Yakima, WA. Qualified 2nd fast time, won the 35 lap main event leading all 35-laps and both the trophy dash and heat race.
- 2004: Saturday September 11th - Pacific Coast Xtreme DirtCar Series - Sunset Speedway - Banks, Oregon - Qualified 2nd fast time, Greg won his 5th main event of the season on the touring series by winning the 50-lap Thrifty 50 and both the trophy dash and heat race.
- 2004: Pacific Coast Xtreme DirtCar Series - Greg & his team finished the year out just 16 points back to finish 2nd for the Series 2004 Drivers Championship with 5 Wins at Yakima, WA 5/14 - Madras, OR 5/15 - Banks, OR 6/12 - Yakima, WA 9/10 - Banks, OR 9/11 (Series High) and 10 Top 5's finishes, 16 Top 10's finishes (Series High), 5 Heat Race Wins, 3 Trophy Dash Wins.
- 2005: Greg and the team compete in the 6 race series at the 2005 Early Thaw Series held each January at Central Arizona's Raceway in Casa Grande, Arizona.
- 2005: Saturday April 23rd, Reno Fernley Raceway / Fernley, Nevada, Western Dirt Late Model Tour co-sanctioned with the Pacific Coast Xtreme DirtCar Series, Greg and Team win the 40 lap feature event race, Richard Papenhausen was 2nd and Don O'Neal was 3rd.
- 2005: Saturday April 30th, Cottage Grove Speedway / Cottage Grove, Oregon - Pacific Coast Xtreme DirtCar Series - Greg qualifies 2nd fast time, wins his heat and dash qualifying race and leads all 35 laps of the feature to win his second main event feature of the 2005 season.
- 2005: Saturday May 7th, Madras Speedway / Madras, Oregon - Pacific Coast Xtreme DirtCar Series - Greg qualifies 2nd fast time, wins his heat and dash qualifying race and leads all 30 laps of the feature to win his 3rd race of the season.
- 2005: Saturday May 21st, Madras Speedway / Madras, Oregon - Pacific Coast Xtreme DirtCar Series - Greg wins his heat and dash & qualifying race and leads all 30 laps of the feature to win his 4th feature on the series this season.
- 2005: Friday May 27th, Sunset Speedway Park, Banks, Oregon - Limited Late Models, Greg driving the Jimmy Schram #22 Rayburn wins the first Limited Late Model 15-lap Feature Race on tracks opening night.
-2005: Sunday May 29th, Willamette Speedway Bud I-5 Series, Memorial Cup Weekend, Greg makes his first appearance of the 2005 season at Willamette Speedway driving the #22 Jimmy Schram Outlaw Late Model finishing 2nd in the 50-lap A-Main behind race winner Rob Mayea #37.
- 2005: Saturday June 11th, Rose Festival Dirt Cup, Greg out qualified the 28 car field setting a new track record at the all new Sunset Speedway Park, he would went on to win his heat race and being the defending dirt cup champion would repeat for a 2nd straight year winning the 30-lap Pacific Coast Xtreme DirtCar Dirt Cup main event, it was Gregs 5th straight win on the touring series in 2005.
- 2005: Saturday June 18th, Sunset Speedway Park, Banks, Oregon - Limited Late Models, Greg driving the Jimmy Schram #22 Rayburn wins his second Limited Late Model Feature Race.
- 2005: Saturday July 9th, Madras Speedway - Madras, Oregon - Greg sets fast time, wins his heat race and takes a 6th Pacific Coast Xtreme DirtCar Series Main Event.
-2005: Saturday July 23rd, Sunset Speedway Park - Banks, Oregon - Greg and the team lead the last 27 laps to win their 7th Pacific Coast Xtreme DirtCar Series main event of the 2005 season.
-2005: Saturday August 27th, Sunset Speedway Park - Banks, Oregon - Greg leads all 67 laps to win the prestigious Pacific Coast Xtreme DirtCar Series T&G Trucking Thriller Main Event, his 8th win of the season on the touring season.
-2005: Saturday September 17th, Madras Speedway - Madras, Oregon - Greg leads all 25 laps to win his ninth Pacific Coast Xtreme DirtCar Series main event.
- 2005: Friday September 23rd, Sunset Speedway Park - Banks, Oregon Saving his primary car for the next week Knoxville Nationals Iowa race, Pacific Coast Xtreme Dirt Car Series champion Greg Walters drove a borrowed brand new Rayburn from Jimmy Schram to a wire to wire win winning his 10th PCXDC Series Main Event of the season.
- 2005: Greg and the team end the season winning the 2005 Pacific Coast Xtreme DirtCar Series Championship, it was Greg's first championship on the 3 year old touring series finishing in 2nd the first two seasons.
- 2005: Friday September 30th, Knoxville Raceway - Knoxville, Iowa - Greg and team travel back to compete in the Knoxville Nationals.
- 2006: Saturday April 29th, Greg wins the season opener for the Pacific Coast Xtreme Fastrak crate motor series at Banks, OR.
- 2006: Saturday May 6th, Greg passes Eric Sayre #53 with 3 laps to go to win his and the Pacific Coast Xtreme Fastrak Series second main event of the season.
- 2006: Friday June 9th - Rose Festival Dirt Cup Weekend and Greg wins his 6th straight main event of the season on the Pacific Coast Xtreme Fastrak Series at Sunset Speedway.
- 2006: Saturday June 10th - Greg again clinches the driver's championship to win the 2-day Portland Rose Festival Dirt Cup Drivers Championship at Sunset Speedway Park.
- 2006: Saturday July 1st at Sunset Speedway Park - Banks, OR. Greg leads all 40 laps to capture his 7th feature win on the Pacific Coast Fastrak DirtCar Series.
- 2006: Saturday/Sunday September 2nd & 3rd at Sunset Speedway Park- Banks, OR. Greg wins final two races of the season winning both Fridays 40-lap & Saturday nights' 50-lap main events closing the season out with 9 Main Event Wins, the first 6 wins were all won together at the begining of the season, 7 top five finishes, 1 top ten finish, set fast time 3 times with 1 new track record at Madras, OR., 7 heat race wins and 5 trophy dash wins.
- 2006: Sunday night at Sunset Speedway Park - Greg was awarded the 2006 Pacific Coast Fastrak DirtCar Series Drivers Championship for 2006, his and the teams second straight series championship two years running!
- 2007: second race of the 2007 Pacific Coast Fastrak DirtCar Series season. Saturday night May 5th at Madras Speedway - Madras, Oregon. Greg would clean sweep the show leading all laps in his heat race, the dash and the 35-lap main event.
- 2007: July 7th at Sunset Speedway, Greg wins the 150-lap Firecracker 150, his 4th main event of the season.
- 2007: Greg wins the 2007 Pacific Coast Fast Track DirtCar Series Drivers Championship, his Third Straight Series Championship in a Row!!
- 2008: Greg wins back to back crate motor late model main events at Casa Grande, Central Arizona Raceway Wild West Shootout both Sat January 12th & 19th.
- 2008: Perris Speedway, Parris Calif. Greg wins late model main event.
- 2008: Opening Race for the Warriors of Dirt Crate Motor Series, Greg wins main event at Cottage Grove Speedway, Cottage Grove, OR.
- 2008: August 20th at Sunset Speedway Park, Greg wins challenge feature main event between the Coors Light Dirt Late Models vs the Warriors of Dirt year end race.
- 2008: Greg clinches his 4th straight series championship winning the Coors Light Dirt Late Model Drivers Championship at Sunset Speedway Park.
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