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TEAM 14 CREW
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.


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:
CManchester, N.H.
Current Residence:
Mooresville, N.C.
Spouse:
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.


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.


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 “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.
Marital Status:
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


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.


Jeff “Gooch” Patterson

Shop Duties:
Motorcoach Driver
Pit Stop Duties:
Gas Man
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…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 teams.


Scott Radel

Shop Duties: Engineer
Pit Stop Duties:
Engineer
Date of Birth:
6/6/72
Place of Birth:
Massillon, Ohio
Hometown:
Massillon, Ohio
Current Residence:
Mt. Mourne, N.C.
Spouse:
Angie
Children:
None 		Began at SHR on Jan. 1, 2009 after two years at Hendrick Motorsports…Spent 2008 season as the race engineer on the No. 5 Sprint Cup car driven by Casey Mears and the 2007 season as race engineer for the No. 5 Nationwide Series cars driven by Mears, Kyle Busch and Mark Martin…Before joining Hendrick, spent more than six years at Roush Fenway Racing in a variety of roles including shock specialist, car chief and setup plate specialist for drivers such as Martin, Kurt Busch and Jamie McMurray…Spent the 2000 season at Galaxy Motorsports with driver Wally Dallenbach…Also worked with G.T.S. Motorsports and Triad Motorsports in the late 1990s….Graduated in December 1996 from the University of Akron (Ohio) with a degree in mechanical engineering.


Bob Jeffrey

Shop Duties:
None
Pit Stop Duties:
Spotter
Date of Birth:
10/21/58
Place of Birth:
Welsh, 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.


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.


Jonathan Toney

Shop Duties:
Engineer
Pit Stop Duties:
None
Date of Birth:
2/25/74
Place of Birth:
Hickory, N.C.
Hometown:
Newton, N.C.
Current Residence:
Newton, N.C.
Spouse:
Tabitha
Children:
Justin, Garrett, Caroline		 Joined SHR (formerly Haas CNC Racing) in December 2003…Prior to his time at SHR, worked as an engineer in the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series with driver Shane Huffman, who won the 2003 championship on the strength of eight wins…Began career working on a variety of cars at Hickory (N.C.) Motor Speedway and Tri-County Speedway in Hudson, N.C.…Graduated in 1996 from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte with a degree in mechanical engineering.


Adam Gravitt

Shop Duties:
Shock Engineer
Pit Stop Duties:
None
Date of Birth:
5/26/1982
Place of Birth:
South Boston, Va.
Hometown:
South Boston, Va.
Current Residence:
Cornelius, N.C.
Marital Status:
Single
Children:
None 		Has worked at SHR (formerly Haas CNC Racing) since June 2004 and has toiled in a variety of engineering roles with the team…Graduated in June 2004 from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) with a degree in mechanical engineering…Racing career began as a teenager working on a variety of cars at South Boston (Va.) Speedway.


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.


Cam Strader

Shop Duties:
Front End Mechanic
Pit Stop Duties:
Pit Support
Date of Birth:
11-07-79
Place of Birth:
Wilson, NC
Hometown:
Wilson, NC
Current Residence:
Cornelius, NC.
Spouse: Single
Children:
None 		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.


Aaron Kuehn

Shop Duties:
Tire Specialist
Pit Stop Duties:
Extra Pit Support
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.


Shane Church

Shop Duties: Interior Mechanic
Pit Stop Duties: Pit Support
Date of Birth: 12-27-73
Place of Birth: Vincennes, Indiana
Hometown: Columbus, Indiana
Current residence: Mooresville, NC
Spouse: Dawn
Children: None 		Came to SHR on Dec. 15, 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.


Troy Welty

Shop Duties:
Rear-End Mechanic
Pit Stop Duties:
Windshield
Date of Birth:
1/26/1972
Place of Birth:
York, Pa.
Hometown:
Manchester, Pa.
Current Residence:
Lexington, N.C.
Marital Status:
Single
Children:
None 		Came to SHR on Dec. 1, 2008 after spending the 2007-2008 Sprint Cup seasons as a front-end mechanic on Clint Bowyer's car at Richard Childress Racing…Broke into NASCAR after several season as a mechanic in the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series with drivers Sammy Swindell and Jac Haudenschild…Began racing career working on a variety of cars at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Pa.


Jerry Honeycut

Shop Duties:
Transporter Driver
Pit Stop Duties:
Second Gas Can
Date of Birth:
12/10/62
Place of Birth:
Mooresville, N.C.
Hometown:
Mooresville, N.C.
Current Residence
China Grove, N.C.
Marital Status:
Single
Children:
None 		Joined SHR in November 2008 after two seasons as a transporter driver for Dale Earnhardt Inc…Prior to his time in racing, spent many years in the commercial trucking industry.


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.
Marital Status:
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.


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.


Rick Pigeon

Shop Duties:
Setup/Mechanic
Pit Stop Duties:
Catch Can
Date of Birth:
7/26/75
Place of Birth:
Fairfax VT
Hometown:
Fairfax VT
Current Residence:
Cornelius, N.C.
Spouse: Jill
Children:
None 		Joined SHR on a part-time basis in May 2009, where he served as the interim jackman on the No. 14 Sprint Cup team…following Round No. 26 at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway in September, joined SHR full-time, working in the shop as a mechanic on the setup plate…Came to SHR from Richard Petty Motorsports where he worked on the No. 43 car of A.J. Allmendinger…Spent 2004-2008 at Hendrick Motorsports' No. 5 Sprint Cup team…Prior to tenure at Hendrick, toiled in the Nationwide Series with Carroll Racing in 2002-2003 and Team Rensi Motorsports in 2001…Team Rensi was Pigeon's first job in NASCAR, and it came about while Pigeon was on vacation in Charlotte, N.C., from his home in Vermont after a chance meeting with a Team Rensi crew member who mentioned the team needed a jackman and that he should try out, and even with no jacking experience, Pigeon won the job and has been a jackman ever since…Before moving south, worked on Late Model stock cars driven by Chris and Jamie Fisher at tracks across New England.
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