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Tony Gibson

Shop Duties:
Crew Chief
Pit Stop Duties
 Crew Chief
Date of Birth:
 11/03/64
Place of Birth:
Daytona Beach, Fla.
Hometown: 
Daytona Beach, Fla.
Current Residence:
Concord, N.C.
Spouse:
Beth
Children:
Lainee
 Joined Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) after spending 2008 as the crew chief for Mark Martin and Aric Almirola at Dale Earnhardt, Inc., (DEI)…Led team to four top-five and 12 top-10 finishes en route to a 14th-place owner points finish in first full-season as a crew chief in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series… Served as crew chief for both Steve Park and Michael Waltrip before moving to the car chief position with Dale Earnhardt, Jr., from 2005 to 2007… Joined DEI during the 2002 season… Moved to Hendrick Motorsports in 1998, where he was a car chief on Jeff Gordon’s No. 24 machine during both the 1998 and 2001 championship seasons… Worked for Bill Elliott from 1993 to 1997… Landed first job in Sprint Cup in 1986 as a mechanic with Alan Kulwicki’s team and became car chief on the 1992 championship team… Worked various jobs in the racing industry in the 1980s, hanging bodies for numerous Sprint Cup and NASCAR Nationwide Series teams… Captured the track championship with his brother, Mark, behind the wheel at New Smyrna (Fla.) Speedway in 1978 and then moved to North Carolina looking for work in NASCAR… Turned wrenches on both his father’s and brother’s cars, which raced at local short tracks around Florida… Began working on racecars as a young boy in Daytona Beach, Fla… An avid outdoorsman, Gibson enjoys fishing and hunting during his spare time.


Kevin Pennell

Shop Duties:
 Car Chief
Pit Stop Duties:
 Car Chief
Date of Birth:
 05/17/77
Place of Birth:
 Kannapolis, N.C.
Hometown: 
 Kannapolis, N.C.
Current Residence
 Mooresville, N.C.
Spouse:
 Kerry
Children:
 Russell 		Joined SHR after 16 years at Dale Earnhardt, Inc., (DEI)…Served as car chief for the No. 8 Chevrolet in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at DEI in 2008 with drivers Mark Martin and Aric Almirola, who together scored four top-five and 12 top-10 finishes…Worked as mechanic and jackman on the No. 8 car during the 2006 and 2007 seasons with Dale Earnhardt Jr.,…Joined the No. 15 DEI team with Michael Waltrip during the 2005 season as a mechanic and jackman following a team swap with the No. 8 squad…Moved to Sprint Cup with Earnhardt Jr., in 2000 and remained with his team as a mechanic and jackman until 2004, earning 15 wins, including the 2003 Daytona 500… Earned two NASCAR Nationwide Series championships as a member of the No. 3 team with Earnhardt Jr., in 1998 and 1999… Served as mechanic and jackman for the No. 3 Nationwide Series car at DEI with drivers Dale Earnhardt Sr., Jeff Green, Steve Park and Earnhardt Jr., from 1995 to 1999… Became a full-time mechanic at DEI in 1995 following high school graduation… First began with DEI in 1993 on a part-time basis while still attending A.L. Brown High School in Kannapolis, N.C., thanks to the assistance of brother-in-law, Tony Eury Jr., who helped him get hired as a utility player at the shop…While not turning wrenches on racecars, turns his attention to the three bucking bulls that he has raised and enters in rodeos.


John Klausmeier

Shop Duties:
Engineer
Pit Stop Duties:
Race Engineer
Date of Birth:
2/1/81
Place of Birth:
Baltimore
Hometown:
Perry Hall, Md.
Current Residence:
Mooresville, N.C.
Marital Status:
Brooke
Children:
None 		Joined SHR in 2009 after a five-year career at Dale Earnhardt, Inc., (DEI)…Worked as a race engineer from 2006 to 2008 with the Nos. 1 and 15 teams…Served as a test engineer at DEI from 2003 to 2005, assisting drivers Martin Truex Jr., and Paul Menard at numerous test sessions throughout the season…Moved to North Carolina to pursue a career in racing following graduation from the University of Maryland-Baltimore, where he obtained a bachelor’s of science degree in mechanical engineering…Enjoys outdoor sports such as wakeboarding, snowboarding and mountain biking.


Jimmy Kitchens

Shop Duties: Fabricator/Mechanic
Pit Stop Duties: Spotter
Date of Birth: 4/26/62
Place of Birth: Birmingham, AL
Hometown: Pelham, AL
Current residence: Troutman, NC
Spouse: None
Children: Nicole
 Joined SHR in January 2010… Has worked as a spotter with numerous drivers in various series since giving up his own driving career…A member of the famed “Alabama Gang,” a group of NASCAR drivers that set up shop and worked out of Hueytown, Ala., Kitchens began his racing career with Hut Stricklin and his Late Model team in the late 1970s…Kitchens slid behind the wheel and piloted Late Model cars, ARCA cars and NASCAR Nationwide Series cars from 1981 to 2005…Kitchens made 47 starts in the Nationwide Series…Scored the best finish of his Nationwide Series career when he finished seventh at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway in 2002…Competed in his final Nationwide Series race in 2005 at Talladega, finishing 15th… Enjoys restoring vintage racecars and riding motorcycles in his spare time.


Josh Mick

Shop Duties:
Fabricator/Mechanic
Pit Stop Duties:
Front Tire Carrier
Date of Birth:
12/26/76
Place of Birth:
Tacoma, Wash.
Hometown:
Houston
Current Residence:
Lexington, N.C.
Spouse:
Kelly
Children:
Taylor 		Joined SHR in January 2009…Prior to working at SHR, toiled at Richard Childress Racing (RCR) with the No. 29 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team from 2002 to 2008…Worked as a fabricator at RCR and served as the No. 29 team’s front tire carrier…Started his motorsports career in the ARCA Series with Mayfield-Kranefuss Racing and driver Shawna Robinson, where he worked as a fabricator and front tire carrier…Likes to golf and work out.


James Houk

Shop Duties:
Fabricator
Pit Stop Duties:
Rear Tire Carrier
Date of Birth:
9/27/84
Place of Birth:
Springfield, Mo.
Hometown:
Fair Play, Mo.
Current Residence:
Mooresville, N.C.
Marital Status:
Single
Children:
None 		Joined SHR at the end of 2008…Worked at Dale Earnhardt, Inc. (DEI) as a fabricator and rear tire carrier on the No. 15 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series entry…Before moving to DEI, served as fabricator and rear tire carrier with Red Horse Racing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series from 2004 to 2005…Got his start in racing after attending the 5-on-5 off pit training school in Mooresville, N.C., in 2003…Began working as a front tire carrier in 2003 with a variety of teams using graduates of the pit school…Enjoys playing volleyball and softball and working on his 1946 Chevy pickup truck.


Andrew Turner

Shop Duties:
Machine Shop
Pit Stop Duties:
Jackman
Date of Birth:
10/24/79
Place of Birth:
St. Joseph, Mich.
Hometown:
Coloma, Mich.
Current Residence:
Statesville, N.C.
Marital Status:
Lauren
Children:
None 		Joined SHR in January 2009…Has served as jackman on race day for various teams since 2006…SHR marks the first time working in the race shop…Served as jackman for Kevin Harvick, Inc., and the No. 33 NASCAR Nationwide Series team in 2008…Also worked for Robby Gordon Motorsports during the last half of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season as a jackman…Spent 2007 and the first half of 2008 as a jackman on the No. 84 Red Bull Racing Sprint Cup car with driver A.J. Allmendinger…Began his career in racing and on pit road as a jackman in 2006 with Red Horse Racing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series…Graduated with an associate’s degree in art and graphic design and automotive technology from Southwestern Michigan College in Dowagiac…Enjoys old cars, fishing, participating in any outdoor activity, and all sports – particularly following Chicago’s professional sports teams, namely the Bears, Cubs and Blackhawks.


Mike Moore

Shop Duties:
Mechanic
Pit Stop Duties:
Gas Man
Date of Birth:
03/21/64
Place of Birth:
Dover, Del.
Hometown:
Springfield, Mass.
Current Residence:
Advance, N.C.
Spouse:
Jodi
Children:
Zachary, Mackenzie 		Joined SHR at end of 2008 season after spending the entire year at Dale Earnhardt, Inc., (DEI) where he worked as a mechanic for the No. 8 car in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with drivers Mark Martin and Aric Almirola…Spent 2007 Sprint Cup season with Wood Brothers Racing as a mechanic and jackman for the No. 21 team…Prior to that, spent two seasons (2004-2006) at Hendrick Motorsports as a mechanic and jackman for the No. 5 Sprint Cup team with driver Brian Vickers…Before joining Hendrick, spent 10 years at Richard Childress Racing (1995-2004) working with numerous drivers, including Dale Earnhardt Sr., Kevin Harvick and Robby Gordon…Worked as a mechanic and jackman at Melling Racing from 1992 to 1994 with drivers P.J. Jones, Phil Parsons and Rich Bickle…Began his racing career with Lake Speed in 1990, working as a mechanic and jackman…Enjoys working on his dirt bike in his spare time.


Andy Rueger

Shop Duties:
Rear Suspension
Pit Stop Duties:
Catch Can
Date of Birth:
5/10/76
lace of Birth:
Seymour, Ind.
Hometown:
Seymour, Ind.
Current Residence:
Salisbury, N.C.
Spouse:
Julie
Children:
Grace, Bryce 		Joined SHR at the end of the 2008 season as a mechanic and over-the-wall crew member for the No. 39 Chevy…Came to SHR from Dale Earnhardt, Inc., (DEI) where he had worked since October 2007…Handled the front suspension and served as jackman on race day for the No. 8 car in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr., Mark Martin and Aric Almirola…Prior to joining DEI, oversaw the rear suspension on the No. 28 car with Robert Yates Racing and driver Ricky Rudd during the 2007 Sprint Cup season…Spent four seasons at Roush Fenway Racing (2003-2006) as a mechanic and jackman in Sprint Cup…Worked with Martin in the No. 6 car and Greg Biffle in the No. 16 car while at Roush…Began NASCAR career with Brewco Motorsports, a NASCAR Nationwide Series team based in Kentucky…From 1998 to 2002, worked as a mechanic and jackman for the No. 37 Brewco team with a variety of drivers…Prior to working in NASCAR, first paying racing job was in the ARCA Series…Worked on racecars, primarily dirt Late models, since he was a child…Attended Franklin (Ind.) College where he played left offensive tackle for two seasons…Enjoys being a dad and riding four wheelers when not at the track.



Jay Guarneri

Shop Duties:
Mechanic/Driver Comfort
Pit Stop Duties:
Eighth Man Over-The-Wall
Date of Birth:
3/16/70
Place of Birth:
Stanford, Conn.
Hometown:
Naples, Fla.
Current Residence:
Mooresville, N.C.
Marital Status:
Single
Children:
None
 Joined SHR in January 2009 season following a six-year stint at Dale Earnhardt, Inc. (DEI), where he served a duel role as mechanic of the No. 8 car in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series while also handling driver comfort detail for drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr., Mark Martin and Aric Almirola from 2006 to 2008…Worked on the No. 15 DEI car with driver Michael Waltrip as a mechanic and tire changer in 2005…Joined DEI in 2003 as a mechanic and tire changer for the No. 8 car with Earnhardt Jr. (2003-2005)…Prior to joining DEI, worked at Joe Gibbs Racing from 1999 to 2002…Acted as car chief and tire changer for Mike McLaughlin and the No. 18 NASCAR Nationwide Series team in 2001 and 2002…Changed tires for the Wood Brothers No. 21 Sprint Cup car from 1999 to 2002…Worked at ST Motorsports in the Nationwide Series in 1998 as a mechanic and tire changer for the No. 47 car with numerous drivers…Spent the 1997 season at Hendrick Motorsports as a mechanic with the No. 5 Sprint Cup team of driver Terry Labonte…Joined ST Motorsports in 1996 as a road mechanic and tire changer for its No. 47 Nationwide Series team and driver Jeff Fuller after moving to North Carolina to pursue a career in NASCAR…Began motorsports career as a child in Naples, Fla., with driver Billy Bigley and his NASCAR All-Pro Series team…Climbed his way up the ladder from sweeping floors in the race shop to becoming Bigley’s crew chief beginning with the 1993 season…Bigley finished as high as third in the All-Pro point standings under Guarneri’s leadership…Enjoys spending time on the lake, four-wheeling and golfing when not at the racetrack.


Jeff Zarrella

Shop Duties: Tire specialist
Pit Stop Duties: Tire specialist/catch right front tire
Date of Birth: 9/22/59
Place of Birth: Southington, Conn
Hometown: Southington, Conn
Current residence: Concord, NC
Spouse: Marie		 Joined SHR in December 2009…Prior to joining SHR, spent the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season as a tire specialist on the No. 98 Yates Racing team with driver Paul Menard…Prior to that spent 2005-2008 at Dale Earnhardt, Inc., (DEI) as the tire specialist on the No. 11 NASCAR Nationwide Car and the No. 15 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car, both with Menard…From 2002 to 2004, worked in the Nationwide Series as a tire specialist for Roush Racing and drivers Stanton Barrett and Greg Biffle… Spent three years from 1999 to 2001 at Cici-Welliver on the No. 34 Nationwide Series car with driver David Green…Worked for Northstar Motorsports and their No. 89 Nationwide Series team with drivers Jeff Fuller and Ashton Lewis in 1998...Began his career in the Northeast in the Modified ranks…From 1984 o 1993, worked as a tire specialist with 44 Racing and the No. 44 Modified driven by Reggie Ruggiero, Rick Fuller and Greg Sacks… Prior to that, worked as a mechanic on the No. 10 Manchester Sand & Gravel Modified team driven by Ed Flemke Sr.… Enjoys cooking, gardening, shooting guns and golf when not at the racetrack.


Brian Holshouser

Shop Duties:
Shock specialist
Pit Stop Duties:
Shock specialist
Date of Birth:
04/15/63
Place of Birth:
Charlotte, N.C.
Hometown:
Charlotte, N.C.
Current Residence:
Olin, N.C.
Spouse:
Katie
Children:
Amber 		Joined SHR beginning with the 2009 season as the shock specialist on the No. 39 team…Prior to joining SHR, worked at Dale Earnhardt, Inc., (DEI) as the shock specialist, a position he held since joining DEI in April 2001…Handled shock duties for the No. 8 car in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr., Mark Martin and Aric Almirola from 2006 to 2008…Spent the 2005 season as the shock specialist with the No. 15 Sprint Cup team and driver Michael Waltrip…Worked on shocks with the No. 8 Sprint Cup team and driver Earnhardt Jr. from mid-2001 to 2004…Started in NASCAR with MB2 Motorsports and Sprint Cup driver Kenny Schrader in 2000…Began racing career in racing in El Segundo, Calif., where he worked in the Nissan 300x Series with drivers Johnny O’Connell and Steve Miller…Graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a bachelor’s degree in business…Enjoys hunting.


Joe Cline

Shop Duties:
Mechanic
Pit Stop Duties:
Pit Support/Tire Runner
Date of Birth:
6/20/81
Place of Birth:
Maiden, N.C.
Hometown:
Maiden, N.C.
Current Residence:
Lincolnton, N.C.
Marital Status:
Engaged to Dana Hawn
Children:
None 		Joined SHR in 2005 (formerly Haas CNC Racing)…Began his career with the team’s maintenance department and quickly worked his way onto the shop floor as a mechanic…Currently installs electrical systems for the Nos. 14 and 39 Chevrolets…Graduated from Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C., with a bachelor’s degree in industrial technology with a concentration in metal manufacturing…This is his first job in racing…Enjoys hunting, fishing, scuba diving and golfing when away from the track.


Wesley Gantt

Shop Duties:
Engineer
Pit Stop Duties:
Catch Right Front Tire
Date of Birth:
4/22/74
Place of Birth:
Hickory, N.C.
Hometown:
Taylorsville, N.C.
Current Residence:
Taylorsville, N.C.
Spouse:
Mandy
Children:
Tyler, Brenna 		Joined SHR in 2004 (formerly Haas CNC Racing)…Serves as the No. 39 team’s second race engineer and provides pit support at the track…Began working with the team as a data engineer in 2004…Has served as a support engineer and as the team’s 7-post “shake rig” operator…Started in racing following graduation from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (N.C.), where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering technologies…His father, Rickie Gantt, is a longtime official in the NASCAR Nationwide Series…Enjoys spending time with his kids and online racing.


Shawn Warren

Shop Duties:
Underneath Mechanic
Pit Stop Duties:
Pit Support (Hands in Left Rear Tire)
Date of Birth:
06/25/72
Place of Birth:
Concord, N.C.
Hometown
Concord, N.C.
Current Residence:
Troutman, N.C.
Spouse:
Linda
Children:
Zach, Madison		Joined SHR in January 2009…Prior to joining SHR, spent 2005-2008 seasons at Joe Gibbs Racing working as a mechanic in the shop and on the road with the No. 11 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team and drivers Denny Hamlin and Jason Leffler …Worked six years at Robert Yates Racing (2000-2005)… Served as a road and shop mechanic for the No. 38 Sprint Cup team with driver Elliott Sadler from 2003 to 2005…Handled tire specialist duties for the No. 28 Sprint Cup team with drivers Kenny Irwin Jr., and Ricky Rudd from 2000 to 2002…Began Sprint Cup career as a tire specialist with Rudd Performance Motorsports where he worked from 1997 to 1999…Spends off-time riding four wheelers, fishing and enjoying time with family.


Todd Cable

Shop Duties:
Backup Transporter Driver
Pit Stop Duties:
Pit Support/Gas Runner
Date of Birth:
09/12/70
Place of Birth:
Marion, N.C.
Hometown:
Shelby, N.C.
Current Residence:
West Jefferson, N.C.
Marital Status:
Single
Children:
Hunter 		Joined SHR in January 2009…Prior to coming to SHR, spent four years at Dale Earnhardt, Inc. (DEI)…Served as the primary truck driver for the No. 15 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series from 2006 to 2008…Worked as DEI’s test truck driver during the 2005 season…Came to DEI from NASCAR, where he served as the sanctioning body’s hauler driver in the NASCAR Nationwide Series during the 2003 and 2004 seasons and also served as an official…Came to NASCAR at the end of the 2002 season when he assisted in driving the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series transporter to the final five races of the year…Followed his father Tony Cable, who has worked as a Sprint Cup official for 10 years, into NASCAR…Enjoys golfing and working with Harley-Davidson motorcycles.


Ryan Pepe

Shop Duties: Mechanic
Pit Stop Duties: Rear Tire Changer
Date of Birth: 1/20/74
Place of Birth: Orlando, FL
Hometown: Orlando, FL
Current residence: Hickory, NC
Spouse: Christina
Children: Brandon, Christopher, Monica 		Joined SHR in November 2009…Prior to working at SHR, spent time at various teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series working as a mechanic and pit crew member…Spent the 2008 and 2009 seasons at Richard Childress Racing (RCR) with the No. 07 Sprint Cup team working as a shop mechanic and a front tire changer…Worked as a mechanic at Robert Yates Racing and served as Dale Jarrett and the No. 88 team’s rear tire changer from 2005-2007…Prior to that spent two seasons at Hendrick Motorsports…Worked with both Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson at Hendrick…Served as a front tire changer for the No. 24 team in 2004 and as a rear tire changer on the No. 48 team in 2003…From 2001 to 2003, worked as a mechanic at MB2 Motorsports and changed rear tires for the No. 36 car driven by Ken Schrader…Started his motorsports career in 1998, when he began working as a mechanic and a front tire changer for Larry Hedrick Motorsports and the No. 41 Sprint Cup team… Likes to golf and go deer hunting with his children.


Jay Nolan, Jr.

Shop Duties:
Engine Tuner (Hendrick Motorsports)
Pit Stop Duties:
Sign Board/Grill
Date of Birth:
8/29/83
Place of Birth:
Jacksonville, Fla.
Hometown: Jacksonville, Fla.
Current Residence:
Huntersville, N.C
Marital Status:
Jennifer
Children:
None		An employee of Hendrick Motorsports’ engine department who is assigned to the No. 39 team via SHR’s technical alliance with Hendrick…Began his racing career in 2003 as a general mechanic at Collins Racing, a USAR Hooters Pro Cup team…In 2004, began his tenure with Hendrick Motorsports as a parts washer in the engine shop…Worked as a part-time engine tuner in 2005 and worked his way up to a full-time engine tuner in 2006 with the No. 5 NASCAR Nationwide Series car driven by Kyle Busch…Served as an engine tuner for both NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series programs during the 2007 and 2008 seasons prior to being assigned the No. 39 car in 2009…Enjoys fishing, soccer, mountain biking and golfing.


Scott Brzozowski

Shop Duties:
Paint and Body
Pit Stop Duties:
Front Tire Changer
Date of Birth:
5/4/80
Place of Birth:
Troy, Michigan
Hometown:
Sterling Heights
Current Residence:
Salisbury, NC
Marital Status:
Single
Children:
None		Joined SHR (formerly Haas CNC Racing) in 2008 as a front tire changer for the No. 70 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car…Began his career at Hendrick Motorsports in 2006 in the pit department as a developmental tire changer which gave him the opportunity to serve as a pit crew member on a variety of teams from 2007 through 2008, which included Billy Ballew Motorsports in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2006, Kevin Harvick Inc.’s Camping World Truck and NASCAR Nationwide Series teams in 2007, and JR Motorsports in the Nationwide Series and Haas CNC Racing in Sprint Cup in 2008…Pulls double duty each weekend as the front tire changer for JR Motorsports’ No. 88 Nationwide Series car…Hobbies include online gaming, playing paintball, riding dirt bikes and camping.
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