Evernham motorsports driver development

Evernham motorsports have announced that former busch series. The 23 year old has yet to win the truck series, but is the best driver of the field not to do so. In 2005, erin began her career driving stock cars when she was signed as a development driver for evernham motorsports. He has taken his knowledge and talent from behind the wheel and formed a driver development team that will prepare a driver for success in the sport of asphalt oval track racing. Current drivers include kasey kahne, elliot sadler, scott riggs and female driver erin crocker. Industry leader balances interests in nascar with racetrack ownership, driver development, racecar engineering and television broadcasting. Evernham motorsports development driver erin crocker was easily identified as that female driver after tossing the names of remaining team. Evernham won his mad match race against kahne, elliott sadler and elliott during their racing fo a reason night aug. From 1993 to 1998, he assumed a variety of duties under the direction of crew chief and mentor ray evernham. What might have seemed impossible to many was probably just difficult for the evernham motorsports team. They will continue to look for talented young drivers to be a part of the hungry driverst program and evernham motorsports driver development program throughout the 2005 season.

Jul 01, 2006 the pinnacle of the gibbs and evernham driver development programs are the busch series entries they field. In the end, dodge looked at richard petty motorsports, furniture row. Evernham sold the team in 2007 and now works as an espn analyst. There he took home four wins for the team and countless most popular driver awards. In 2006 mayfield was released by ray evernham motorsports for what evernham stated were false comments. Hendrick organization in 1999 to found his own team, evernham motorsports, and most recently was a television analyst for espn.

Her motorsports career stalled due to poor results and a personal relationship between crocker and. In 1999, evernham won the nascar winston cup illustrated person of the year. The story behind a race car that was so far ahead that nascar banned it. March 23 today in jayskis nascar history page 16 of 24. Ray evernham born august 26, 1957 is an american consultant for hendrick companies, formerly an auto racing crew chief for bill davis racing and hendrick motorsports, owner of his own team evernham motorsports from 20012010, and analyst for espns nascar coverage. Crocker has made a total of 10 starts in what is now the nascar xfinity series and 29 starts in. He is focusing his shortterm efforts on establishing ray evernham enterprises, broadcasting races for espn, managing east lincoln speedway, opening a new museum and entertainment facility in mooresville, nc, shown at right, helping develop young drivers. The history of dodge in nascar and their possible return. Ray evernham born august 26, 1957 is an american consultant for hendrick companies, formerly an auto racing crew chief for bill davis racing and hendrick motorsports, owner of his own team evernham motorsports from 2001 2010.

Overhyped nascar drivers who ended up being huge busts. According to a story on the networks website, evernham will no. Nascars ray evernham leaving team to become dirt track. Longtime nascar driver agent rod moskowitz is spinning off from motorsports management international to create his own agency by acquiring the contracts of top drivers denny hamlin, kasey kahne. Evernham motorsports and ultra motorsports form partnership.

Following a brief stint with driver alan kulwicki, evernham teamed up with jeff gordon at hendrick motorsports. A driver that has seen a lot of attention in the garage has been brandon whitt. Evernham announced today that he officially is passing the torch on race team entrepreneurship to new team owners like tony stewart and. Ray evernham born august 26, 1957 in hazlet, new jersey is an american former nascar team owner, former crew chief and current consultant for hendrick companies.

Evernham motorsports became gillett evernham motorsports in 2007. First woman to win a united states sprint car series uscs feature. Evernham motorsports his journey may have started as a nascar driver with an impassioned desire to succeed, but it has been ray evernham s ability to take calculated risks and passion for leading edge performance that continues to put him in the winners circle. Industry leader balances interests in nascar with racetrack ownership, driver development, racecar engineering and television. Nov 24, 2008 evernham won his mad match race against kahne, elliott sadler and elliott during their racing fo a reason night aug. In 2016, richard petty motorsports formed an alliance with empire racing, owned by john corr.

A three time winston cup series champion with driver jeff gordon, in 1999. Clean and green until the last lap was the story tuesday in the 2020 iracing season opener on the virtual high banks at daytona international speedway. Evernham, who won three cup championships as a crew chief for hendrick motorsports driver jeff gordon, founded ray evernham enterprises in 2008, and his company will do the consulting work for the. Evernhams mission was to help bring dodge back into the limelight of nascar racing a goal which he has certainly achieved through excellent management, good cars and skilled driving. Nov 15, 2004 evernham was giving serious consideration to starting a driver development program of his own and was interested in what sawyer had been doing as far as coaching younger drivers. The dynamic duo of gordon and evernham won 47 cup races, 3 cup. Heikki johannes kovalainen is a finnish racing driver.

Cups only singlecar ownerdriver was 26th in points, ahead of several betterknown and betterfunded bigtime owners. Jays mission is to mentor young drivers to prepare them for the top levels of the motorsport ladder. She also became evernhams love interest during that time and last weekend the two were married. Erin mary crocker evernham born march 23, 1981 is an american race car driver and broadcaster with the motor racing networks winged nation. Erin evernham reminiscences on racing career submitted 1 year ago by gant. Ray evernham has driven race cars, strategized championships, founded race teams and in his spare time offers insightful analysis on tv. The nascar team owner, for gillett evernham motorsports with drivers kasey kahne, patrick carpentier and elliott sadler, as well as development driver kevin swindell, lives here. Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision and the ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. While gordon and evernham teamed together for the first time in gordons. In 1993, his determination paid off when he was offered a position on the no. Gordon and evernham won 47 races and three nascar championships before evernham started his own team and helped dodge reenter cup racing. She is famous for being an american race car driver. A visit to ray evernham s racing and road car collection foxsports may 17, 2015 at 10.

The famed crew chief left the team in 1999 and formed evernham motorsports. Fortec motorsports strive to produce the next level in race driver development. But before that, he returns to his fulltime job driving kaulig racings no. Evernham motorsports has three drivers in its driver development program, erin. At jgr, the program in 2005 included denny hamlin and j. Ray evernham wants to mentor young nascar talent fox sports. In 2005, crocker ran selected arca events and made her busch series debut at richmond international raceway, finishing 39th after crashing.

March 23 today in jayskis nascar history page 16 of. The evernham motorsports team was founded in 1999 by ray evernham. Erin mary crocker evernham born march 23, 1981 is an american race car driver and broadcaster with the motor racing network s winged nation. In 2005, erin got her big break, signing a driver development contract with ray evernham motorsports. After graduating high school, knaus moved to north carolina to pursue a racing career. The pinnacle of the gibbs and evernham driverdevelopment programs are the busch series entries they field.

Evernham is relinquishing his leadership role at richard petty motorsports to pursue new opportunities in motorsports, from grassroots racing to nascar and beyond. Evernham motorsports his journey may have started as a nascar driver with an impassioned desire to succeed, but it has been ray evernhams ability to take calculated risks and passion for leading edge performance that continues to put him in the winners circle. Evernham motorsports was founded in the year 2000 by former crew chief ray evernham, who won three championships atop the pit box for jeff gordon and hendrick motorsports. Noah gragson scored his second topfive finish of the season to lead jrm in sunday nights raindelayed xfinity series race at las vegas motor speedway. Evernham won his mad match race against kahne, elliott sadler and elliott during their racing for a reason night aug. The following season, crocker left ford to join evernham motorsports driver developmental program. Why dodge pulled the plug on its nascar program car and driver. Ray evernhams house in cornelius, nc virtual globetrotting. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results. Joe gibbs racing and nfl hall of fame member reggie white formed a partnership that identifies and assists minorities who have a desire to get into auto racing. In the past, she played soccer, tennis, and varsity lacrosse on both her high school and college teams. But dodge is most famous for three drivers, richard petty, david pearson and bobby isaac the three most winning drivers in a dodge, combining for 90 wins. The interesting thing is that their relationship came to public light in 2006 when our ol pal jeremy mayfield was fired by evernham, filed. Mooresville, nc january 27, 2009 ray evernham has been long known for his leadership atop the pit box of nascar stars like jeff gordon and kasey kahne, guidance of dodges return to nascar racing and.

She has tested at both kentucky speedway and nashville speedway with solid results. Life had another plan for evernham, as she and rays relationship as owner and driver changed. In 1993, ray was offered the opportunity to team with, up and coming driver, jeff gordon as his crew chief at hendrick motorsports. Gillett evernham motorsports stock car racing wiki fandom. Ray evernham born august 26, 1957 is an american consultant for hendrick companies, formerly an auto racing crew chief for bill davis racing and hendrick motorsports, owner of his own team evernham motorsports from 20012010. Venturini motorsports vms remains true to its humble beginnings by continuing to field entries in the feeder series of arca and cultivating tomorrows drivers, mechanics, crew chiefs, and pit crew members. The foursome and development driver erin crocker also signed.

She made six starts in the arca stock car series and had an incredible four topfive finishes. The manufacturer had recruited ray evernham, the redhot crew chief for. Erin crocker was a developmental driver for ray evernham motorsports back between 2004 and 2007. Nascars diversity committee meets to discuss initiatives. Ray evernham host of velocitys hit tv series americarna. Ray evernham born august 26, 1957 is an american consultant for hendrick companies, formerly an auto racing crew chief for bill davis racing and hendrick motorsports, owner of his own team evernham motorsports from 20012010, and analyst for espn s nascar coverage.

Racing in the arca, truck series and nationwide series, erin was making waves as a the latest female to hit the track. Oct 01, 2003 which he presumably called upon to be ready for the first race. Crocker got her start racing world of outlaw cars on dirt tracks and eventually signed a driver development deal with nascar team evernham motorsports in 2005. Evernhams hungry driver program has featured multiple busch series. Erin crocker kicks off her raybestos rookieoftheyear campaign in the nascar truck series in 2006, driving the no. Ray evernham announces future plans the best in sports.

Evernhams collection is a veritable history of the stock car race car with everything from an all original moonshine runner to modern dodge cup cars. Her motorsports career stalled due to poor results and a personal relationship between crocker and her former boss, team owner and current husband. Swindell, who is part of the evernham motorsports driver development program, will carry the no. Whether you are just starting out or close to making it into one of nascars top three series, this program is made for you. After seeing that he didnt have much of a career in indycar, he signed a driver development contract with evernham motorsports to drive in. I mean she was competing against boston reid, blake feese, joel kaufmann, shane huffman, etcso thats. Mar 10, 2017 evernham left the crew chief role in 1999 and became a team owner starting with the 2001 daytona 500 in which earnhardt was killed on the final lap. The agreement for 2002 outlines plans for evernham motorsports to field the no. Cups only singlecar owner driver was 26th in points, ahead of several betterknown and betterfunded bigtime owners. Driver agent moskowitz creating own agency sporting news. Mayfield told the press that evernham and his developmental driver erin. Evernham started working for nascar driver alan kulwicki at the end of 1991. Rumors ultra motorsports future in doubt, petty to field.

Kasey kahne racing announced as mopar factory effort for. Evernham was giving serious consideration to starting a driver development program of his own and was interested in what sawyer had been doing as far as coaching younger drivers. April 11 today in jayskis nascar history page 16 of 24. Evernham, who at one time considered buying mmi, will be an adviser. She also became evernham s love interest during that time and last weekend the two were married.

Combining fortecs unparalleled race engineering experience with human development systems, we have created the worlds first full service training centre, capable of delivering a bestinclass development programme. Life had another plan for evernham, as she and rays relationship as. Ray evernham has been long known for his leadership atop the pit box of nascar stars like jeff gordon and kasey kahne, guidance of dodges return to nascar racing and technological innovation that changed the sport. The core of this program is the ability to take expertise gained and success experienced throughout his career and translate it back into the coaching experience to finetune each drivers particular skill set. Gillett evernham motorsports formerly everham motosports was a nascar. With the announcement made that kelly bires has been terminated at jr motorsports, the nationwide series has seen perhaps its most headscratching driver. He won the 91st indianapolis 500 and has 18 wins and 17 pole positions in his u. My uncle used to take my older brother, ray evernham, famed nascar crew chief and nascar hall of fame nominee, and i to the local short and dirt tracks growing up. The lafferty motorsports driver development program is designed to provide an opportunity for potential drivers to make it into racing.

Evernham was named a team manager and owner for daimler chryslers return to nascars top level through their dodge brand, leading the development of the intrepid rt race car that debuted in 2001. He raced in formula 1 between 2007 and 20 for the renault, mclaren, team lotus and lotus f1 teams. Industry leader balances interests in nascar with racetrack ownership, driver development, racecar engineering and television broadcasting mooresville, nc january 27, 2009 ray evernham has been long known for his leadership atop the pit box of. In 1999, ray won the nascar winston cup illustrated person of the year. Ray evernham stock car racing wiki fandom powered by wikia. Crockers signing with the team is part of their driver development.

Apr 30, 2012 ray evernham is the former principal owner of evernham motorsports, the team that formerly employed mayfield to drive its no. Team owner ray evernham says the best thing for developmental. On february 18, 2001, evernham motorsports driver bill elliott started the race in a dodge intrepidfrom the pole position. It then merged with petty enterprises to form richard petty motorsports the evernham motorsports team was founded in 1999 by ray evernham. Crocker, who turned 24 this week actually today, has shown great promise in the evernham motorsports driver development program. Unlike many development drivers who run for bigmoney teams in smaller series today, riggs used strong finishes with independent teams ultra motorsports and ppc racing. Evernham motorsports and ultra motorsports have proven. Franchitti began racing professionally in 1999 as a champ car driver, and he has accelerated from there. Evernham was a crew chief for nascar driver jeff gordon from late 1992 to 1999. He was supported by the renault driver development programme early in his racing career, during which he won the world in 2020, heikki kovalainens net worth was estimated to be. Ray evernham still sees new frontiers for engine builders. Evernham was named a team manager and owner for diamler chryslers return to nascars top level through their dodge brand, leading the development of the intrepid rt race car that debuted in 2001.

Chris bristol and aric almirola will return in 2005 for their second season in the nascar dodge weekly series as part of the. The rookie of the year hopeful drives for chip ganassi racing. A three time winston cup series champion with driver jeff gordon, in 1999, evernham won the nascar winston cup illustrated. April 11 today in jayskis nascar history page 16 of. Apr 11, 2020 they will continue to look for talented young drivers to be a part of the hungry driverst program and evernham motorsports driver development program throughout the 2005 season. Evernham motorsports has three drivers in its driver development program, erin crocker, a. Nascars ray evernham leaving team to become dirt track owner. Jan 30, 2020 vintage racing, ray evernham, nascar posted in features from the sept. January 25, 2005 evernham motorsports, which launched its driver development program with paul wolfe in the no. Our driver development program utilizes uptodate equipment and technology to ensure top performance and safety for our drivers. Evernham s mission was to help bring dodge back into the limelight of nascar racing a goal which he has certainly achieved through excellent management, good cars and skilled driving. In all, she competed in 39 nascar sanctioned events and 25 arca events. The foursome and development driver erin crocker also signed autographs during the fundraiser for childhood leukemia research, treatment and education. Mayfield accused evernham of not being with the team much because he was more focused on his development driver ms.