Austin Somero
Car: No. 99 | Team: Somero Motorsports | Manufacturer: Chevrolet | Status: Part-time CARS Tour LMSC | Hometown: Taylors, SC | Age: —
Career Highlights
Austin "Willie" Somero is a South Carolina short-track competitor running a select CARS Tour Late Model Stock Car schedule with his own Somero Motorsports operation. The Taylors, South Carolina, native drives the No. 99 Chevrolet.
Somero's racing background spans multiple Southeast regional series, including the Virginia Late Model Triple Crown Series, the All-Pro Limited Late Model Series, the Southeast Limited Late Model Series, and the Mid-Atlantic Street Stock Championship Series. He formerly competed at Myrtle Beach Speedway and Greenville-Pickens Speedway — both now-defunct facilities that were once pillars of Carolina short-track racing.
On the CARS Tour, Somero has made select appearances since 2020, building experience against the series' deeper fields. For 2026, he entered the season opener at Southern National Motorsports Park and has been on entry lists for additional events, continuing to expand his touring-level résumé through his self-funded operation.