Three Minutes with Laci Walden

Published 1:52 pm Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Marketing director and manager at Hermiston Raceway

When and why did you move to Hermiston?

We moved to Hermiston in 2017 because we love racing!

What is your favorite place to eat in Hermiston?

Our favorite places to eat besides at our track are Midway and The Pheasant.

What do you like to do in your spare time?

We spend our time at Hermiston Raceway every chance we get.

What surprises you about Hermiston?

The community. Just love the camaraderie among Hermistonians!

What was the last book you read?

Go Dog! Go! by Dr. Seuss— I’m a mother of three littles.

What website or app do you use most other than Facebook?

Instagram

If you could travel anywhere, where would you go?

Pomona, Calif. for the NHRA drag championships

What is the funniest thing that’s ever happened to you?

Which time!? This race season, I was driving people back to their camp areas and we popped the biggest wheelie ever in a golf cart, it would have been world record status had Guinness books been there!

What is one of your goals for the next 12 months?

To make Hermiston Raceway the destination racetrack it use to be back in the 70s— which in turn helps the whole community.

What is your proudest accomplishment?

On a personal note, my children. On a career note, the news and achievements my family and I are making for racing in the Northwest. Seeing people building race cars again and watching families make memories. All the work we put in to this, there is nothing more rewarding than that! It’s more than we could ever ask for.