History
"Sleepy" was born Ronald James Tripp to parents Barbara and Gerald Tripp, August 13, 1953, and he was raised with his older brother, Bob and younger sister, Karen in Costa Mesa, California. Growing up in a racing family had the boys racing at a very young age, winning their way into the record books. The boys raced at a very young age in Quarter midgets, winning numerous trophies along the way. Then tried their hand in motorbikes, before jumping up to the full-size Midget cars. During Sleepy's high school years, he was a wrestler and accomplished football star at Newport Harbor High School, being named MVP for their 1970 football season. Last played in July 1971 at the Aloha Senior Football Classic at Honolulu Stadium. Now been married to Erin since Nov 1982, whom he met in New Zealand while racing and they have one grown daughter, Shay. Both of Sleepy's parents have since passed and the boys still work together at their families electrical contracting business.
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