Pevely, Missouri -- One more chance. Austin put off the start of his Yamaha Rookie karting career in 2012 to have one more opportunity for glory at the Kid Kart Nationals. He made it worth the wait, capturing the national championship in the Comer unrestricted final at KKN with arguably the most dramatic and thrilling race of the event and his life, battling back and forth with buddy Talan Drake for 15 laps before making the pass 50 yards from the finish and sprinting to the win by 17 thousandths of a second.