Crew Chief, No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet

Date of Birth: May 29, 1970
Hometown: Kernersville, N.C.
Residence: Clemmons, N.C.
Wife: Ginger
Children: Cooper and Spencer

 

Career Highlights

• One of a select few crew chiefs to win races in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup, Nationwide, and Camping World Truck series
• Directed Jeff to his fourth Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup berth and a 12th-place finish in the championship point standings on the heels of six top-five and 15 top-10 finishes in his first full season as crew chief for the CAT Racing team in 2010.
• Guided RCR’s No. 07 team during the middle of the 2009 season when team owner Richard Childress swapped crews between the Nos. 07 and 29 teams
• Won the 2009 Budweiser Shootout with driver Kevin Harvick
• Notched seven top-five and 19 top-10 finishes, rolling to a fourth-place finish in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship point standings with Harvick
• Led Harvick and the No. 29 team to a 10th-place finish in the 2007 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship point standings with one win, four top-five and 15 top-10 finishes
• Steered the No. 29 team to its second consecutive berth in NASCAR’s Chase for the Sprint Cup in 2007, marking the first time all three RCR teams qualified for the Chase for the Sprint Cup
• Won the 2007 Daytona 500 with Harvick
• Won the 2007 NASCAR All-Star Challenge, the first non-points victory for the No. 29 team
• Led Harvick and the No. 29 team to a fourth-place finish in the 2006 NASCAR Sprint Cup point standings, with five wins, one pole, 15 top-five and 20 top-10 finishes
• Helped RCR clinch its first berth in NASCAR’s Chase for the Sprint Cup in 2006 with the teams of Burton and Harvick, marking the first time RCR teams qualified for NASCAR’s 10-race playoff format since the concept was introduced for the 2004 season
• Earned first Sprint Cup Series win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway from the pole in August 2003
• Named crew chief of the No. 29 Chevrolet for Harvick in March 2003
• Accumulated four top-five and six top-10 finishes in first full season as NASCAR Sprint Cup Series crew chief in 2002
• Led Harvick and RCR’s flagship No. 2 NASCAR Nationwide Series team to the 2001 championship with five wins, four poles, 20 top-five and 24 top-10 finishes
• Won first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series pole at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway with Jeff Green in August 2001
• Pulled double duty in 2001 as crew chief for Harvick in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and Jeff Green in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
• Earned first NASCAR Nationwide Series win at Gateway International Raceway near St. Louis with Harvick in July 2000
• Led Harvick to a third-place finish in 2000 NASCAR Nationwide Series point standings, including capturing Rookie of the Year honors by virtue of two wins, two poles, eight top-five and 16 top-10 finishes
• Named crew chief of No. 2 Chevrolet for Harvick in 2001
• Earned first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway with Jay Sauter in September 1998
• Started third and finished second in Camping World Truck Series crew chief debut at The Milwaukee Mile in July 1997
• Named crew chief of the No. 3 Chevrolet Silverado with Sauter in July 1997
• Hired at Richard Childress Racing as a fabricator in 1994
• Moved to Billy Hagan Racing in 1991 as a fabricator and worked with driver Terry Labonte
• Began professional motorsports career as a fabricator in 1989 for various race teams

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