Mazda Factory Driver: Tristan Nunez

Mazda Motorsports' factory driver Tristan Nunez, 20, gets it done on- and off-track with his foundation.Tristan's father, Juan Nunez, was a professional tennis player. He coached Spaniard Arantxa Sánchez Vicario to a French open win in 1989, and was also Chris Evert and Gabriela Sabatini's coach. So it seemed only natural that Tristan started playing young. He even reached the top 100 in the junior rankings as did his twin brother, Dylan. But it never really called to him the way racing does.

"I enjoy tennis," he says, "but I never really had passion for it. I never knew that until I climbed into my first go kart. It's a feeling all die-hard athletes know. I knew, right then, that I was going to do whatever it took to race. Thanks to Mazda Motorsports, my dreams are coming true."