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2013 No. 14 Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet Pit Crew Steve Addington
2013 No. 14 Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet Pit Crew
Steve Addington
Shop Duties:           Crew Chief
Pit Stop Duties:       Crew Chief
Date of Birth:         7/4/64
Place of Birth:        Spartanburg, S.C.
Hometown:              Spartanburg, S.C.
Current Residence:     Huntersville, N.C.
Spouse:                Katie
Children:              Cole, Ashlyn
Joined Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) in November 2011 from Penkse Racing…In two years at Penske, served as crew chief for former
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kurt Busch, earning four wins and two berths in the Chase for the Championship…Prior to
joining Penske Racing, spent six seasons at Joe Gibbs Racing…Began with the team’s No. 20 NASCAR Nationwide Series car with
driver Mike Bliss in 2004, helping Bliss earn his first series victory at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway…Named crew chief for the
No. 18 Sprint Cup team at the end of the 2004 season, working with former Sprint Cup champion Bobby Labonte in 2005 and rookie
J.J. Yeley (2006-2007)…Continued as crew chief of the No. 18 car with driver Kyle Busch from 2008 through race No. 33 of
2009…Earned 12 Sprint Cup wins with Kyle Busch and earned a Chase for the Championship berth in 2008…Prior to joining the
Sprint Cup ranks, worked as crew chief for Jason Keller in the Nationwide Series…Spent 11 total seasons with Keller, from 1991
through 1996 at KEL Racing and then from 1999 through 2003 at PPC Racing...Won 10 races and 11 poles with Keller, and finished
second in the championship standings in 2000 and 2002…Began his racing career working on dirt cars.

Jeff Meendering
Shop Duties:           Car Chief
Pit Stop Duties:       Car Chief
Date of Birth:         5/21/77
Place of Birth:        Grand Rapids, Mich.
Hometown:              Concord, N.C.
Current Residence:     Concord, N.C.
Spouse:                Ashley
Children:              Jeff Jr., Nathan
Came to SHR after spending 2008 as Sprint Cup crew chief for Bobby Labonte at Petty Enterprises…Began working at Hendrick
Motorsports while a junior at Northwest Cabarrus High School in Concord, N.C…Spent 13 years at Hendrick working first in the
chassis shop before moving to the setup plate for the No. 24 team of Jeff Gordon in 2001…Spent 2002-2003 as head of the setup plate
for Jimmie Johnson’s No. 48 team…Began traveling with the No. 24 team in 2004 as a mechanic before becoming car chief for the
2006-2007 seasons…While car chief for the No. 24 team, helped Gordon to eight victories, nine poles and a runner-up finish in 2007
Sprint Cup point standings.

Todd Drakulich
Shop Duties:          Mechanic/Fabricator
Pit Stop Duties:      Front Tire Carrier
Date of Birth:        6/27/79
Place of Birth:       Tucson, Ariz.
Hometown:             Tucson, Ariz.
Current Residence:    Concord, N.C.
Spouse:               Kim
Children:             Alyson, Haley
Came to SHR in 2009 from Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates’ NASCAR Nationwide Series team, where he served as a front-
and rear tire-carrier in 2007-2008…From 2005-2006, was front-tire carrier for Richard Childress Racing’s No. 21 Nationwide Series
team…Also has worked on pit crews at Michael Waltrip Racing and Ultra Motorsports…Motorsports career began at Tucson (Ariz.)
Raceway Park where he worked on Super Stocks and Super Late Models.
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Ira Jo Hussey
Shop Duties:           Rear Suspension
Pit Stop Duties:       Front Tire Changer
Date of Birth:         10/23/78
Place of Birth:        Lawrence, Mass.
Hometown:              Manchester, N.H.
Current Residence:     Mooresville, N.C.
Marital Status:        Married to Laura
Children:              Jada Reace, Ethan Michael
Joined SHR in January 2011 from Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR)…Served as the front tire changer for Tony Stewart on JGR’s No. 20 car
from 2004 through 2008, and stayed with the team in the same position when Joey Logano took over the No. 20 car in 2009 at …Spent
2003-2004 with Richard Childress Racing as a mechanic and front tire changer (2003 with the No. 30 and driver Jeff Green; 2004 with
the No. 31 and driver Robby Gordon)…Filled in as a rear tire changer on the No. 8 car for Dale Earnhardt Inc., for the last 12 races of
2002…Spent 2000-2002 with Cici-Welliver Racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series as a mechanic and front tire changer (2002 with
driver Hank Parker Jr.; 2000-2001 with driver Tim Fedewa)…Spent 1999 season in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series with
Express Motorsports…First job in racing came with BACE Motorsports in 1996, where he worked with an assortment of drivers
through 1998…Attended West High School in Manchester, N.H., before moving south to pursue a career in racing.

Mike “Shrek” Morneau
Shop Duties:           Suspension
Pit Stop Duties:       Rear Tire Carrier
Date of Birth:         8/28/85
Place of Birth:        Lewiston, Maine
Hometown:              Oxford, Maine
Current Residence:     Kannapolis, N.C.
Spouse:                Cheryl
Children:              Griffin
Has been a tire-carrier at SHR (formerly Haas CNC Racing) since July 2004 after graduating from the 5-on-5-off program at the
Performance Instruction & Training (PIT) facility in Mooresville, N.C.,…Joined SHR full-time in September 2004 after graduating
from the NASCAR Technical Institute in Mooresville…Racing career began as a teenager at Oxford Plains Speedway in Maine, where
he drove and prepared cars in the 4-cyclinder “Rebel” class.

Daniel Smith
Shop Duties:           Fabricator
Pit Stop Duties:       Rear Tire Changer
Date of Birth:         7/3/84
Place of Birth:        Concord, N.C.
Hometown:              Concord, N.C.
Current Residence:     Concord, N.C.
Spouse:                Vicky
Children:              None
Joined SHR (formerly Haas CNC Racing) in 2004 after graduating from the 5-on-5-off program at the Performance Instruction &
Training (PIT) facility in Mooresville, N.C…Has been a tire changer for the team since 2004…Graduated from First Assembly
Christian School in Concord, N.C., and attended East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C.

Mike Casto
Shop Duties:            Electrical Engineer
Pit Stop Duties:        Jackman
Date of Birth:          10/31/72
Place of Birth:         Glendale, W.Va.
Hometown:               Proctor, W.Va.
Current Residence:      Salisbury, N.C.
Marital Status:         Single
Children:               None
Joined SHR (formerly Haas CNC Racing) in 2006 after working as a jackman and suspension expert for a variety of NASCAR
Camping World Truck Series teams….Graduated in 2002 from the NASCAR Technical Institute in Mooresville, N.C.,...Attended
Glenville State College and played wide receiver under coach Rich Rodriguez, winning the 1996 WVIAC division
championship…Transferred to West Virginia University Institute of Technology in 1997 and graduated in 2001…Spent 1990-1995 as a
Petty Officer 2nd Class Sonar Technician in the U.S. Navy.
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Justin White
Shop Duties:           Tear Down/Rebuild Gas Probes
Pit Stop Duties:       Gas Man
Date of Birth:         12/5/82
Place of Birth:        Memphis, Tenn.
Hometown:              Lynnville, Tenn.
Current Residence:     Concord, N.C.
Spouse:                Megan
Children:              Expecting, Summer 2013
2013 will mark first season as a full-time employee with SHR...Began working part-time at SHR in May 2011, serving as the gas man
for the organization’s third pit crew through the 2012 season, which pitted the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet through an
alliance with SHR…Prior to working at SHR, got his first experience in the Sprint Cup ranks with Joe Gibbs Racing when he helped
the No. 11 team in the Sprint Pit Crew Challenge in May 2011…Grew up in racing, working on his father’s dirt cars as a child and at
Nashville Superspeedway…Attended University of North Alabama in Florence, Ala., from 2002-2003 where he was a defensive end on
the school’s football team…Transferred to Athens State University in Athens, Ala., in 2003, where he played on the school’s basketball
team while earning a B.S. in exercise science (graduated in 2006)…Attended the University of Tennessee where he graduated with a
Master’s Degree in Recreation Administration (graduated in 2008)…An avid Tennessee football fan, White enjoys hunting in his spare
time.

Chuck White
Shop Duties:           None
Pit Stop Duties:       Second Gas man
Date of Birth:         4/9/70
Place of Birth:        Salisbury, N.C.
Hometown:              China Grove, N.C.
Current Residence:     Salisbury, N.C.
Spouse:                Tracy
Children:              Madilyn Hope
White joined SHR for the final five races of the 2012 season as the second gasman for the No. 14 team… Not a full-time employee of
SHR, as White’s full-time job is working for the North Carolina Department of Transportation as a civil engineer…He also worked
with Richard Childress Racing and RAB Racing’s Nationwide Series efforts as a gas man during the 2012 season…Switched positions
from jackman to gas man in 2012…Spent two seasons (2010-2011) as the jackman for the No. 7 Sprint Cup entry of Robby Gordon
Motorsports (RGM)…Before RGM, spent two seasons (2008-2009) as a jackman with Phoenix Racing and its Sprint Cup and
Nationwide Series team, while also working with Billy Ballew Motorsports in the Camping World Truck Series…Spent 2007 season as
the jackman on the No. 41 Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates...Served as the jackman on the No. 21 Wood Brothers entry in
2006…Prior to that, was a jackman at Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) from 2002-2005, where he jacked the No. 20 car of Tony
Stewart….Prior to stint at JGR…worked as the jack man on the No. 99 Roush Racing team of Jeff Burton (1999-2001)…Was a
member of the 2000 Union 76 Pit Crew Championship winning team…Prior to working with Roush, was the jack man with the now
defunct No. 46 Team SABCO operation with drivers Wally Dallenbach and Jeff Green (1997-1998)…Team SABCO was White’s first
job in Sprint Cup, as then crew chief Brad Noffsinger initially recruited White from a Kannapolis, N.C., gym to carry tires, but when
the team’s jack man quit, White was tabbed for the position.

Ryan Flores
Shop Duties:           Fabricator
Pit Stop Duties:       Fuel Runner/Pit Support
Date of Birth:         9/6/87
Place of Birth:        Point Pleasant, N.J.
Hometown:              Manasquan, N.J.
Current Residence:     Concord, N.C.
Marital Status:        Single
Children:              None
Joined SHR in December 2010…Had worked at Roush Fenway Racing since 2007 as a fabricator for the Nos. 6 and 26 Sprint Cup
teams, while also serving as a tire specialist and performing pit support for both entities…He was just 19 years old when he was hired at
Roush Fenway…Before moving to North Carolina to pursue a career in NASCAR, spent much of his teenage years building Modifieds
for his family-owned Flores Brothers Racing by day and making pizzas at night at Gee Gee’s in Manasquan, N.J.,..Father, Mark, raced
at Wall (N.J.) Stadium in the Street Stock division, and Flores followed in his footsteps racing Quarter Midgets at age five before
moving onto Legends and even the occasional Modified…competitive racing is still in Flores’ blood, as he races go-karts and BMX.
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Randy Heffner
Shop Duties:         Engine Tuner (Hendrick Motorsports employee)
Pit Stop Duties:     Sign Board/Clean Grill
Date of Birth:       3/22/73
Place of Birth:      Gaston, N.C.
Hometown:            Denver, N.C.
Current Residence:   Denver, N.C.
Marital Status:      Single
Children:            None
An employee of Hendrick Motorsports’ engine department who is assigned to the No. 14 team via SHR’s technical alliance with
Hendrick…Began working in racing as a teenager and worked on Late Models for several years before joining Hendrick in
2007…Enjoys dirt Late Model racing.

Bob Jeffrey
Shop Duties:            None
Pit Stop Duties:        Spotter
Date of Birth:          10/21/58
Place of Birth:         Welch, W.Va.
Hometown:               Bristol, Tenn.
Current Residence:      Indianapolis
Spouse:                 Beckie
Children:               Erin, Danielle, Shelia
Began at SHR on Jan. 1, 2009…Spent the three previous seasons as spotter for Matt Kenseth...Prior to that spent more than 10 years as
spotter for Dale Jarrett and was on the spotter’s stand for Jarrett’s 1999 Sprint Cup championship, two Brickyard 400 wins (1996 and
1999) and two of his Daytona 500 wins (1996 and 2000)…Spotted in Nationwide Series events for Bobby Labonte, David Green, Dale
Earnhardt and Kevin Harvick.

Chris Trangsrud
Shop Duties:           Engineer
Pit Stop Duties:       Race Engineer
Date of Birth:         4/17/80
Place of Birth:        Scottsdale, Ariz.
Hometown:              Tempe, Ariz.
Current Residence:     Charlotte, N.C.
Spouse:                Kristi
Children:              None
Joined SHR in January 2012…Prior to his time at SHR, worked as a simulation engineer at Roush Fenway Racing from October 2007
through 2011…Spent the first part of the 2007 season as a simulation engineer at Robert Yates Racing, which was his first job in
NASCAR…Graduated from University of Arizona in 2002 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering…It was at the University of
Arizona where his interest in racing was honed as he worked on the Formula SAE team – a student design competition organized by the
Society of Automotive Engineers…After his experience, he decided to pursue a career in motorsports and moved east…Graduated from
Clemson (S.C.) University with a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2004…While at Clemson, worked on the school’s
Formula SAE team…Worked at General Electic following graduation, as he awaited an opportunity to join the racing ranks, which he
got in 2007…Enjoys running, biking, woodworking and brewing beer in his spare time…Also an ardent fan of University of Arizona
basketball.

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Cliff Daniels
Shop Duties:          Race Engineer
Pit Stop Duties:      Race Engineer
Date of Birth:        6/30/88
Place of Birth:       Newport News, Va.
Hometown:             Smithfield, Va.
Current Residence:    Charlotte, N.C.
Spouse:               Single
Children:             None
Joined SHR in December 2012 from RAB Racing…Served as the race engineer for RAB Racing’s Nationwide Series entry for the
2011 and the 2012 seasons…Came to RAB after four seasons with D’Hondt Motorsports…Worked as a mechanic for the ARCA and
Nationwide Series team of D’Hondt Motorsports entries from 2008 to 2011… While working in racing, also attended University of
North Carolina at Charlotte and earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in mathematics, graduating in May 2010…Prior
to that, drove for his family’s race team – Charlie Daniels Racing – since the age of eight…Started racing in Bandolero cars at age 8,
and moved up through the ranks racing Legends cars and Late Model stock cars…Continues to race Late Models when time permits…
When not working or driving racecar, enjoys other physical activities like mountain biking, go-karting, snowboarding and playing flag
football, volleyball and softball.

Aaron Kuehn
Shop Duties:           Tire Specialist
Pit Stop Duties:       Tire Specialist
Date of Birth:         4/19/79
Place of Birth:        New Britain, Conn.
Hometown:              Kensington, Conn.
Current Residence:     Concord, N.C.
Marital Status:        Single
Children:              None
Spent six years at Hendrick Motorsports before joining SHR in January 2009…Served as tire specialist for the No. 24 team of Jeff
Gordon from 2003-2007…Spent 2008 as a mechanic on Gordon’s team…Worked at Evernham Motorsports from 2000-2002 as a tire
specialist on the No. 19 car driving by Casey Atwood and Jeremy Mayfield….Worked for various Nationwide Series teams in the late
1990s before moving to Sprint Cup.

Dave Hansen
Shop Duties:          Shock Specialist
Pit Stop Duties:      Shock Specialist
Date of Birth:        5/16/75
Place of Birth:       Portsmouth, N.H.
Hometown:             York, Maine
Current Residence:    Huntersville, N.C.
Marital Status:       Married to Elizabeth
Children:             Olivia, Lillian and Maisie
Joined SHR following the 2012 season…Spent 2010-2012 seasons at Penske Racing as a shock specialist with No. 22 team…Prior to
stint at Penske, logged a 10-year tenure at Joe Gibbs Racing (2000-2009)…Joined Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) following the 1999 season,
as he worked for Diamond Ridge Motorsports, a Nationwide Series team that was acquired by JGR in August 1999…Was an employee
of Diamond Ridge since the beginning of 1999, where he was a mechanic and front tire changer…Prior to his tenure at Diamond Ridge,
worked in the NASCAR K&N Series East for veteran driver Kelly Moore from 1996-1998…Graduated high school in 1993,
whereupon he began working as a plumber and heating/air conditioning repairman…He continued that vocation while working in the
NASCAR K&N Series East.

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Jeremy Howard
Shop Duties:           None
Pit Stop Duties:       Tire Runner
Date of Birth:         2/21/91
Place of Birth:        Dalhart, Texas
Hometown:              Dalhart, Texas
Current Residence:     Mooresvile, N.C.
Spouse:                Single
Children:              None
2013 will mark first season at SHR...Earned his first job in racing in 2012 as a rear tire carrier for Kimmel Racing in the ARCA Racing
Series…Moved to North Carolina to pursue his dream of working in racing and attended NASCAR Technical Institute…When not
racing, enjoys hunting, fishing and golfing.

Cam Strader
Shop Duties:           Front End Mechanic
Pit Stop Duties:       Pit Support
Date of Birth:         11/7/79
Place of Birth:        Wilson, N.C.
Hometown:              Wilson, N.C.
Current Residence:     Cornelius, N.C.
Spouse:                Jordan
Children:              Jack, Tillman
Came to SHR in December 2009 from JR Motorsports in the Nationwide Series where Strader served as the car chief for the No. 5 car,
and even won a race at Montreal in 2009 with Ron Fellows when he served as the team’s interim crew chief…JR Motorsports was the
end product of a merger with Hendrick Motorsports’ Nationwide Series program, where Strader served as the front-end mechanic on
the No. 5 car beginning in 2006 before moving to car chief in 2007…Came to the Hendrick’s Nationwide Series outfit by way of
Hendrick’s R&D department, where Strader worked from 2004 through 2005…Prior to going to work for Hendrick, Strader was an up-
and-coming racecar driver…Competed in the now defunct NASCAR Goody’s Dash Series from 2000 to 2003…Became the series’
rookie of the year thanks to one win, two poles and 11 top-five finishes…Followed up that season by winning the Dash Series
championship in 2001 with four wins, two poles, 14 top-fives and 16 top-10s…Ran the Dash Series for one final full season in 2002,
where he picked up another win before running only three events in 2003 as he attempted to make the jump to ARCA and the
Nationwide Series. Yet even with just a three-race schedule, Strader scored two victories…Drove in three ARCA races with a best
finish of third, which came in his first ARCA start in March 2002 at Atlanta Motor Speedway…Attempted to qualify for a 2002
Nationwide Series race at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway for Means Racing, but the underfunded team didn’t make the
show…Driving career began at age 10, racing go-karts on dirt until he was 15…Advanced to the Late Model Stock Truck division at
Southern National Raceway Park in Kenly, N.C., and after only a year, moved up to the track’s premier Late Model Stock division in
1998…After two years in Late Models with four wins and back-to-back third-place point finishes, made the jump to the Dash Series in
2000.

Josh May
Shop Duties:           Under Car Mechanic
Pit Stop Duties:       Pit Support
Date of Birth:         11/27/81
Place of Birth:        Gaffney, S.C.
Hometown:              Spartanburg, S.C.
Current Residence:     Spartanburg, S.C.
Spouse:                Elizabeth
Children:              None
Joined SHR in early 2013…Spent eight seasons with Phoenix Racing where he worked as the suspension manager for the team…
During his time at Phoenix Racing (2005-2012), worked with a variety of drivers in both the Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series…Prior
to his tenure at Phoenix Racing, earned his first job in NASCAR at Johnny Davis Motorsports, where he worked as a mechanic for two
seasons…Knew he wanted to be in racing at a young age, as he began racing go-karts at age 10…When not racing, enjoys golfing,
playing softball and spending time on the lake.

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Shane Church
Shop Duties:          Interior Mechanic
Pit Stop Duties:      Pit Support
Date of Birth:        12/27/73
Place of Birth:       Charlotte, N.C.
Hometown:             Charlotte, N.C.
Current Residence:    Mooresville, N.C.
Spouse:               Dawn
Children:             Braiden
Came to SHR in December 2009 after spending 2009 Sprint Cup season with Richard Childress Racing as an interior mechanic and
rear tire changer…Was at Chip Ganassi Racing from 2006 to 2008 with the team’s No. 42 Sprint Cup entry and changed front
tires…Spent 1999-2005 Sprint Cup seasons with Hendrick Motorsports’ No. 24 team and changed rear tires…Prior to Hendrick, toiled
at the now defunct American Equipment Racing from 1995 to 1998, which competed in the Nationwide Series in 1995 before moving
to Sprint Cup in 1996…Worked at FoxCo Racing in 1994, a Nationwide Series team that Derrike Cope co-owned and drove
for…Before working in NASCAR full-time, Church worked with Late Model teams that raced at tracks throughout the
Carolinas…Interesting fact: Church raced go-karts in the World Karting Association in 2002, but then became a team owner in 2003
and continued fielding a team through 2007. His driver, Brandon Warren, was profiled in “Racing Dreams,” which premiered at the
2009 Tribeca Film Festival.

Jeff “Gooch” Patterson
Shop Duties:           Motorcoach Driver
Pit Stop Duties:       Pit Support
Date of Birth:         7/14/68
Place of Birth:        Zion, Ill.
Hometown:              Escondido, Calif.
Current Residence:     Denver, N.C.
Spouse:                Kellie
Children:              Sawyer
Moved to SHR in 2009 after 11 years with Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR)…First began with JGR’s No. 44 NASCAR Nationwide Series team
as second gas man and Tony Stewart’s motorcoach driver in 1998...Served as gas man for the No. 20 JGR Sprint Cup team with
Stewart from 1999-2008, and continued in that role with SHR and the No. 14 team before retiring from the position upon the
conclusion of the 2012 season…Before joining JGR, worked with Ranier-Walsh Racing as the transporter driver and gas man for the
No. 20 car of Greg Sacks (Sprint Cup) and the No. 15 car of Stewart (Nationwide Series)…Prior to Sprint Cup career, worked as a
mechanic for a variety of World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series teams.

Ken “Goldberg” Gober
Shop Duties:            Transporter Co-Driver
Pit Stop Duties:        Pit Support
Date of Birth:          2/8/73
Place of Birth:         Manchester, N.H.
Hometown:               Derry, N.H.
Current Residence:      Concord, N.C.
Spouse:                 Cathy
Children:               Cameryn
Joined SHR in August 2010 as the co-transporter driver for the No. 14 team…Prior to coming to SHR, worked as the transporter driver
for Hendrick Motorsports’ No. 24 team during the 2010 season…Served as the transporter driver for Hendrick Motorsports’ No. 48
team from 2007 through 2009…Spent 2004 through 2006 at Roush Fenway Racing with the No. 17 Sprint Cup team as the transporter
driver and tire specialist…Before tenure at Roush Fenway, worked for Akins Motorsports in the NASCAR Nationwide Series from
2002 through 2003 as a mechanic and backup transporter driver…Began NASCAR career with Roush Fenway in 1999 as a tire
specialist working with the team’s Nos. 50 and 99 trucks in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series…Prior to moving to North
Carolina in 1998, worked as a volunteer mechanic in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East from 1993 through 1998 with driver Jamie
Aube…Day job during his time in New England was with Testa Demolition, where he helped demolish the old Boston Garden and
outdated suites at Fenway Park.

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Joe Piette Jr.
Shop Duties:          Pit Stop Coordinator
Pit Stop Duties:      None
Date of Birth:        10/3/66
Place of Birth:       Wausau, Wis.
Hometown:             Wausau, Wis.
Current Residence:    Salisbury, N.C.
Spouse:               Pam
Children:             Jessica, Jalissa
Joined SHR in November 2008 after nearly seven years at Penske Racing where he worked as a tire changer and mechanic on Ryan
Newman’s car…Spent 2000-2001 seasons at MBV Motorsports as a tire changer and mechanic for Johnny Benson…Worked at Petty
Enterprises from 1997-1999 as a tire changer and mechanic on cars driven by John Andretti and Buckshot Jones…Began NASCAR
career at Dave Marcis Racing before moving to Stavola Brothers Racing…Got into racing by working on Street Stocks and Late
Models in Wisconsin.

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