“With the backing of the right sponsors, Tia will be to NASCAR and ARCA what Tiger Woods has been to Golf and what Serena and Venus Williams have been to Tennis. I always say that Tia has the largest marketing platform on Earth,” says Sports Agent Allen L. Ellison. People often ask, “What does that mean- largest marketing platform?” I smile and say, “She competes on the largest stage in the western hemisphere with the driving ability and tenacity of NASCAR’s top drivers, and she posses a voice that some say is paralleled to that of a Whitney Houston or Jennifer Hudson. With skills and talent of that magnitude, coupled with the level of charisma that she has, there is no one today, not even Lady Gaga herself, who can compete with her in the market place, but all of this starts with the right sponsor stepping up to the plate and understanding how such a gem will catapult their brand into a Vitamin Water scenario.”

A Native of Suffolk, Virginia, Tia started driving go-carts in 1995 -2000 with 22 top 10s, 6 top 5 place finishes and 2 wins. She then moved up to the Bandoleros Series 2000-2003, accumulated 3 top 10s and 2 top 5 place finishes. In 2004, Tia began racing in NASCAR’s late model series with 18 starts with 2 top 15 place finishes. In the drag racing circuit, she had amassed an impressive 52 starts with 37 wins. Tia has tested under NASCAR crew chief, Carl Long and is the daughter of the legendary Bobby Norfleet, protégé of the late Wendell Scott, who was the first African American to win a championship race in NASCAR. Like that of her father and Wendell Scott, Tia also races with the historical number 34. As she gets ready for the 2011 season, be sure to fan her on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tia-Norfleet/319655660065