a career as a professional racecar driver. Carpenter’s call offering the No. 21 seat was the perfect wedding gift for Hildebrand, who married longtime girlfriend Kristin Paine on October 23. The newlyweds reside in Boulder, Colo.

Hildebrand will be joined by Carpenter, the only owner/driver in the Verizon IndyCar Series, during the six oval races next year. Carpenter will continue to drive the No. 20 Fuzzy’s Ultra-Premium Vodka Chevrolet on ovals while the road and street course program for the car is still under consideration. The 2017 season will open on the streets of St. Petersburg, Fla. on March 12.



JR Hildebrand will return to full-time Indy car competition in 2017 as he take over the No. 21 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet. Hildebrand first joined the team for the 2014Family Makes it on the Trail

Scott Jenkins, son Tracy hike Appalachian Trail over summer.

From left, Tracy, Scott and Lisa Jenkins of McLean, at Mount Katahdin in Maine, the northernmost point of the Appalachian Trail. Tracy and Scott Jenkins hiked from Maine to Harpers Ferry, W.V. on the trail, and Scott finished the entire 2,100-plus mile trip to Georgia in October.
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While it’s said that a journey begins with a single step, for the Jenkins family of McLean, their 2,000-mile plus journey began by literally climbing a mountain. Mount Katahdin in Maine, to be precise, the northernmost part of the 2,184-mile Appalachian Trail. Scott Jenkins, his wife Lisa and son Tracy all scaled the mountain in mid-May.

Scott and Tracy Jenkins had wanted to hike the trail for years, even