Dylan Whitehead doesn't expect to stay in the Hobby Stock class forever.

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But the 2009 track champion isn't going to make a move until everything is in place to make a successful jump.

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"I'd love to move up,"the 19-year-old Whitehead said. "ItВ would be harder competition, but I can take it. It would be a new challenge to get me moving up to bigger and better."

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"But I don't want to go in with crap and just mess everybody else up. I want to be ready to go and have the right car for the race."

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Until all the pieces fall in place, Whitehead is fine with returning to Hobby Stock for a third straight season. Whitehead is off to another good start, picking up his first feature win of the year in the second night of racing.

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"Hopefully I'll have another good season," Whitehead said."I don't know how the car's going to run all year, but hopefully we can keep going."

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"I'll just try to keep winning and to have a second championship in a row would be nice."

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Whitehead dominated the class a year ago, surprising even himself.

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"I really did," he said. "I didn't think it was going to come out that well. The year before I didn't do all that great, so I was kind of surprised."

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And even though Whitehead is now an experienced Hobby Stock driver, he said that's still room for improvement.

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"There's still a lot to learn, about anything, just the track, setup," he said. "I don't know anything about the car. They (his crew) do that. I just get in and drive."

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