Tia Kahne

Early Life
Tia is the youngest in her family and with her family being involved in racing, Tia got hold of the sport and wanted to be a part of it to some capacity. She started racing anything with wheels and an engine when she was 14 years old.

Racing Career
In 2005 as a replacement driver for Mitchell Miller who suffered from a torn ACL before the start of the season, Tia raced the 22 Ford in the ARCA RE/MAX Series for the 2005 season. She scored five top 5 finishes and 16 top 10 finishes with her best finish being a 4th place finish in the Allen Crowe Memorial 100 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds.

Personal Life
Tia is the youngest daughter and youngest child of NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick and it was noted that he was the major influence of Tia's love for the sport of racing.

In December of 2007 in a private ceremony in Florida Tia married her boyfriend of four years, current Hendrick Motorsports driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kasey Kahne.

Sibling(s): Ricky Hendrick (brother; deceased), Lynn Carlson (sister)