At a young age, Dallas, TX native and first generation Nigerian-American Jesse Iwuji was interested and driven in the sporting world. Being a Texan, football naturally took its course in his life and landed him a full ride athletic scholarship to one of the nations top Universities, the U.S Naval Academy. There he played NCAA Division 1A College Football and ran Track & Field all four years, graduated with his Bachelors of Science, and was commissioned as a Surface Warfare Officer in the US Navy. He is still currently active duty as an officer and he is the first and only actively serving US Naval Officer competing in NASCAR. He currently is the co-owner of his NASCAR team Jesse Iwuji Motorsports partnered with HOF Former-NFL player Emmitt Smith.
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