Matt Mills, a native of Lynchburg, Va., currently competes in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and NASCAR XFINITY Series for SS Green Light Racing. Last season he made four starts behind the wheel of the No. 07 Thompson Electric Chevrolet Silverado.
Before getting his break in NASCAR, Mills raced in JEGS/CRA All-Star Tour for Rick Turner Racing driving the No. 5 Thompson Electric Ford Fusion in 2015.
2014 brought a return to his Outlaw Late Model where he continued to turn serious heads. He attended the NASCAR Rookie Seminar at Daytona and was approved to race in the NASCAR K&N series. He was also approved to run in the ARCA Racing Series as well. He won the Mid-Season Championship at Midvale Speedway where he was the youngest driver ever to do so. He finished fifth in points with three season wins.
In 2013, he moved on to an Outlaw Late Model where he won one race and was the McIntosh Oil Outlaw Late Model Rookie of the Year. After completing three years in the Junior Champ Kart series he moved on to an asphalt modified in 2012 where he was the Summit Racing Modified Rookie of the Year as well as winning the Midvale Speedway Young Gun Award. He captured four wins in 2012 and finished fifth in points.
He began his career in Junior Champ Karts in 2009 and has been racing anything he can get his hands on ever since. In his first year in Junior Champ Karts, he was the rookie of the year. The following year he won six races that fueled his passion even more.