Birthdate:  2/20/75
Hometown:  Saint John, New Brunswick
Marital Status:  Married-Laura, Children-Madison
Favorite Food:  Pizza
Favorite Music/Group:  Nickelback
Favorite Track:  South Boston Speedway/Speedway 660
Hobbies Outside of Racing: Hockey
Favorite  All-Time Racing Moment: Winning the 2006 and 2009Peterbilt 250
Community Involvement:  Minor hockey, Lions Club, Racing Against Drugs, Shriner's Hospital

When it comes to being a premier name in the super late model racing community most look to either the Southeastern or New England parts of the United States but Saint John, New Brunswick Canada native Lonnie Sommerville is quickly changing all that. Major wins in Canada along with solid results “down south” has caught the attention of many.

Success in racing came early for Sommerville as in his first ever race behind the wheel of a stock car in 1991 at the age of sixteen was a win. From that first win people in the Maritime racing community quickly noticed the talent displayed by the racer. So in 1994 Lonnie formed “Lonnie Sommerville Racing” when he purchased a Maritime sportsman car. It took just three races behind the wheel before Lonnie won his first sportsman race which was just the start of a long list of wins and accomplishments over the next several years of sportsman racing.

It was late ’98 before Sommerville made his first ever start behind the wheel of a super late model, and just as history repeats itself so did the success of Sommerville by finishing third in his first race. The talent and abilities of Sommerville have been seen more than ever in the super late model division where he won the biggest payday ever for a New Brunswick based racer winning the 2006 Peterbilt 250 at Speedway 660 in Geary, NB.

The following year Lonnie was named the 2007 CARQUEST Maritime Pro Stock rookie of the year. Since then Sommerville has added several wins to his career totals most notably winning both Scotia Speedworld’s Atlantic CAT 250 and the Peterbilt 250 once again in 2009. The win at Speedway 660 made Sommerville the first driver in history to repeat as a Peterbilt 250 champion. The Canadian also captured his first win on foreign soil winning a feature event at the 2010 World Series of Asphalt at New Smyrna Speedway in New Smyrna, Florida.