Kurt Busch 2013 Media Guide Birthdate: Aug. 4, 1978 Hometown: Las Vegas, Nev. Resides: Mooresville, N.C. Height/Weight: 5-11, 150 lbs. Hobbies: Hunting, golf, classic cars, live sporting events Twitter Accounts: @KurtBusch, @FR78Racing Websites: KurtBusch.com FurnitureRowRacing.com (race team) FurnitureRow.com (Furniture Row Companies) Team Base: Denver, Colo. Car: No. 78 Furniture Row Chevrolet SS Engine Builder: Earnhardt-Childress Racing (ECR) Owner: Barney Visser General Manager: Joe Garone Crew Chief: Todd Berrier Executive Director Competition: Mark McArdle Shop Address: Furniture Row Racing 4000 Forest St. Denver, CO 80216 Tel: 303-566-8778 Fax: 303-322-3034 Media Relations Contact: David Ferroni DMF Communications 150 King Creek Rd. Minneapolis, MN 55416 Tel: 612-805-8718 Fax: 763-593-1506 email: [email protected]
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Kurt Busch 2013 Media Guide
Birthdate: Aug. 4, 1978
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nev.
Resides: Mooresville, N.C.
Height/Weight: 5-11, 150 lbs.
Hobbies: Hunting, golf, classic cars, live sporting events
• Won 2004 Sprint Cup Series championship in first season of the Chase – a 10-race playoff format. Title came in fourth full season as a NASCAR Cup driver.
• 24 career Sprint Cup wins is tied for fifth among active drivers entering 2013 season.
• Along with 24 wins, career Cup totals include: 15 poles, 89 top-fives, 174 top-10s and 7,167 laps led.
• Earned a Chase berth six times – 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
• Scored at least one Cup win in 10 straight seasons – from 2002-2011. • Claimed victories in NASCAR’s three prestigious non-points races – Sprint All Star
Race (2010), Budweiser Shootout (2011) and the Daytona 500 qualifying race (2011).
• Captured victories in all three of NASCAR’s professional racing series – Sprint Cup
Series, Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series. • Won 2003 International Race of Champions (IROC) season title by an 11-point
margin over Mark Martin. IROC competition consisted of drivers from different professional racing series.
• Finished runner-up in 2000 NASCAR Truck Series season standings. • Named 2000 NASCAR Truck Series Rookie of the Year. • Won 1999 NASCAR Southwest Series season championship. • Named the 1998 NASCAR Southwest Series Rookie of the Year. • Won the 1996 Hobby Stock track championship at Las Vegas Speedway Park.
• Won the 1995 Nevada State Dwarf Car championship.
• Named the 1994 Nevada State Dwarf Car Rookie of the Year. Personal Notes: Busch is a second-generation auto racing driver; his father, Tom, won several NASCAR sanctioned events…After graduating with honors in 1996 from Durango High School in Las Vegas, Busch enrolled at the University of Arizona in Tucson with plans of earning a degree in Pharmacy. He spent two years at UA before auto racing beckoned him to a full-time career…Busch’s younger brother Kyle is also a star driver in NASCAR. Kurt Busch Foundation: Busch established the Kurt Busch Foundation with a mission to lend meaningful support for the betterment of organizations positively involved in the areas of health care, education, career training and rehabilitation as well as provide assistance to individuals who demonstrate need in these important areas of personal development. The Kurt Busch Foundation also lends support to military families in need. Busch is an ambassador to the Armed Forces Foundation and is a frequent visitor to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.
Kurt Busch Year-by-Year Racing Recap 2012 •
• Finished 25th in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver standings.
• Competed in 29 races for Phoenix Racing before joining Furniture Row Racing for final six races of season.
• Ended 2012 campaign on a positive note, scoring three straight top-10s with back-to-back 8th-place finishes at Forth Worth and Phoenix and 9th at the finale in Homestead. It marked the first time that a Furniture Row Racing driver claimed three straight top-10 finishes.
• Challenged for win at Sonoma road race before settling for season-best Cup finish of third.
• Competed in 15 NASCAR Nationwide Series races – winning twice and scoring seven top-fives and 11 top-10s. NNS victories came at April race in Richmond while driving for team owned by younger brother Kyle Busch and at the July race in Daytona, driving for Phoenix Racing owned by James Finch.
• Competed in three Camping World Truck Series races, claiming three top-10s and an 8.7 finishing average.
2011 • Finished 11th in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings, driving the No. 22 Dodge for
Penske Racing.
• Earned sixth career Chase berth, NASCAR’s 12-driver, 10-race playoff-style format for the Sprint Cup season championship.
• Won NASCAR’s two season-opening non-point races at Daytona International Speedway -- the 75-lap Budweiser Shootout and the 60-lap Gatorade Duel qualifying race, which set the field for the Daytona 500. The victories were Busch’s first on a superspeedway.
• Captured two Sprint Cup point races – winning the Sonoma road race and Dover fall race. The wins extended streak to 10 consecutive seasons with at least one victory.
• Won three consecutive Sprint Cup poles – Kansas (June 4), Pocono (June 11) and Michigan (June 18).
• In only NASCAR Nationwide Series start of season, won Watkins Glen road race from the pole.
• Earned NHRA Pro Stock license and qualified for the highly-competitive 16-car field at the prestigious NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville, Fla.
2010 • Finished 11th in Sprint Cup driver point standings, driving the No. 2 Penske Racing Dodge.
• For the fifth time in career qualified for the 12-driver Chase
• Won two Sprint Cup point races – Atlanta in March and Charlotte in May. Also won the non-points NASCAR Sprint All Star Race at Charlotte in May.
• The two Cup point wins brought career Sprint Cup win total to 22 and extended streak to nine consecutive seasons with at least one victory.
• Won two Sprint Cup poles – Las Vegas in February and Michigan in June.
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2009 • Finished fourth in Sprint Cup point standings as the driver of Penske Racing’s No. 2 Dodge.
• Fourth time qualified for the Chase, which began in 2004.
• Won two Sprint Cup point races – Atlanta in March and Fort Worth in November. Led race high 234 of 330 laps during Atlanta victory.
• Victories extended streak to eight consecutive seasons with at least one win.
• Along with two season wins Busch also brought home 10 top-fives and 21 top-10s. 2008 • Finished 18th in the Sprint Cup point standings, driving the No. 2 Dodge for Penske Racing.
• Won the Sprint Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in June for third career victory at the New England facility.
• Finished runner-up in season-opening Daytona 500 after pushing Penske teammate Ryan Newman to victory. Also had runner-up finish in November’s Phoenix race.
• Competed for the second time in the Rolex 24 At Daytona sports car endurance race in January. Drove for Penske-Taylor Racing with co-drivers Ryan Briscoe and Helio Castroneves. The team led 10 laps before settling for a third-place finish. It was Busch’s first podium finish in the Rolex 24.
2007 • Finished seventh in the Sprint Cup point standings as a member of 12-driver Chase for the
Championship.
• Won two Sprint Cup point races in Penske Racing’s No. 2 Dodge – at Pocono in July and Michigan in August. Earned a perfect Driver Rating of 150.0 in Pocono win.
• Won the Sprint Cup pole at Fontana in September for 10th career No. 1 qualifying effort.
• Along with two Sprint Cup wins, posted six top-fives and 14 top-10s.
• Led the most miles (1,691) in the Sprint Cup Series. 2006 • Finished 16th in the Sprint Cup point standings in first season with Penske Racing.
• Captured fifth career win at Bristol Motor Speedway in March, tying for third on the all-time win list at the Tennessee short track.
• Tied for most season poles with six. The six No. 1 qualifying efforts were at Fontana (both races), Sonoma, Watkins Glen, Bristol (August), and Martinsville (October). The Sonoma pole was first on a road course.
• Captured win in first career NASCAR Nationwide Series start -- April 8 at Texas Motor Speedway, becoming the 16th driver to win at least one race in each of NASCAR’s three national series – Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck.
• Won Watkins Glen Nationwide Series race from the pole on Aug. 12. 2005 • Finished 10th in the Sprint Cup point standings as the driver of the No. 97 Ford for Roush
Racing.
• Won three Sprint Cup point races – Phoenix in April, Pocono in July and Richmond in September.
• Scored a runner-up finish in the season-opening Daytona 500.
• Competed in IROC XXIX, finished sixth in points.
• Drove for the first time in the Rolex 24 At Daytona sports car endurance race for Multimatic Motorsports with co-drivers Scott Maxwell, Matt Kenseth and Greg Biffle. A part failure dropped team to a 27th-place finish.
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2004 • Won the Sprint Cup Series championship in first season of Chase -- NASCAR’s 10-race
playoff format. Winning margin was eight points over runner-up Jimmie Johnson and 16 over third-place Jeff Gordon. Clinched title by virtue of fifth-place finish in season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
• After starting 10-race Chase seventh in points, went on to claim one win, six top fives and nine top-10s. Won Chase opener in New Hampshire and took over points lead for good after third Chase race in Talladega.
• Season title came in Busch’s fourth full season as a Sprint Cup Series driver.
• Won three Sprint Cup point races – Bristol in March and both New Hampshire races (in July and September). Also scored 10 top-fives and 21 top-10s.
• Captured the pole for the Homestead season finale.
• Competed in IROC XXVIII, finished fifth in points. 2003 • Finished 11th in the Sprint Cup point standings as Roush Racing’s No. 97 Ford driver.
• Second straight season as a four-time Sprint Cup winner. Scored victories at Bristol (March), Fontana (April), Michigan (June) and Bristol (August).
• Completed first career sweep by winning both Bristol races.
• The victory at Fontana was first 500-mile win.
• Opened season with back-to-back runner-up finishes in Daytona and Rockingham.
• Along with four race wins, the up-and-down season included nine top-fives, 14 top-10s and a career season high of eight DNFs.
• Won the International Race of Champions (IROC) championship in first season competing in the prestigious all-star series. Clinched title by 11 points over Mark Martin after securing a fourth-place finish at the final IROC race of season at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
2002 • Finished third in the Sprint Cup point standings, driving the No. 97 Ford for Roush Racing.
• Won four Sprint Cup races – Bristol (March), Martinsville (October), Atlanta (October) and Homestead (November). Wins at Martinsville and Atlanta were back-to-back victories, a personal first in Sprint Cup competition.
• Won Homestead race from the pole.
• Final three wins of season were scored in the span of five events.
2001 • Rookie season in Sprint Cup Series. Finished 27th in driver points, piloting the No. 97 Ford for
Roush Racing.
• Won first Sprint Cup pole at Darlington in September. Led the Darlington race for 74 laps before mechanical problems ended the day.
• Finished a season-best third at the April Talladega race.
• Scored three top-fives and six top-10s.
• Made one start in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competition at Milwaukee, scoring a fifth-place finish.
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2000 • Finished second in Camping World Truck Series point standings, driving No 99 Ford for
Roush Racing.
• Won first Truck Series race from pole in July event at Milwaukee Mile. Pole was also a career first in Truck Series.
• Won a total of four Truck Series races – Milwaukee, New Hampshire, Dover and Fontana. The wins at Milwaukee and New Hampshire were back-to-back victories.
• Named 2000 Truck Series Rookie of the Year.
• Made Sprint Cup Series debut on Sept. 24 at Dover. Started 10th, finished 18th.
• Started seven Sprint Cup races with his best finish of 13th at Charlotte in October.
1999 • Won the NASCAR Southwest Series championship.
• Participated in and won the Roush Racing “Gong Show” audition to become the new driver of the No. 99 Roush Racing entry in the Camping World Truck Series.
1998 • Named NASCAR Southwest Series Rookie of the Year.
1997 • Competed in the Winter Heat Series at Tucson Raceway Park.
• Joined the Star Nursery race team to compete in the Southwest Series. 1996 • Champion in all three divisions at Las Vegas Speedway Park -- Hobby Stock, Legends and Dwarf Cars. • Named the Legends Cars National Rookie of the Year.
• Won the Legends Cars Western States championship. 1995 • Won the Nevada State Dwarf Car championship.
• Won the Las Vegas Speedway Park Dwarf Car championship. 1994 • Named the Nevada State Dwarf Car Rookie of the Year.
1992 • Competed in first Dwarf Car competition event at age 14 at Pahrump (Nev.) Valley Speedway.
• Won first Dwarf Car race in his second start in the series while competing at Las Vegas Speedway Park.
Kurt Busch’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Record
Yr.
Team
Car
Starts
Wins Top
5 Top 10
DNF
Poles
Laps Led
Prize Money
Driver Rank
2000 Roush Racing #97 Ford 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 311,915 48 2001 Roush Racing #97 Ford 35 0 3 6 7 1 160 2,170,629 27 2002 Roush Racing #97 Ford 36 4 12 20 4 1 933 5,105,394 3 2003 Roush Racing #97 Ford 36 4 9 14 8 0 680 5,587,384 11 2004 Roush Racing #97 Ford 36 3 10 21 3 1 746 9,677,543 1 2005 Roush Racing #97 Ford 34 3 9 18 3 0 958 7,667,861 10 2006 Penske Racing #2 Dodge 36 1 7 12 3 6 272 5,681,655 16 2007 Penske Racing #2 Dodge 36 2 6 14 3 1 885 6,852,008 7 2008 Penske Racing #2 Dodge 36 1 5 10 5 0 164 5,098,191 18 2009 Penske Racing #2 Dodge 36 2 10 21 3 0 738 6,844,780 4 2010 Penske Racing #2 Dodge 36 2 9 17 2 2 842 7,620,702 11 2011 Penske Racing #22 Dodge 36 2 8 16 3 3 770 6,714,991 11 2012 Phoenix Racing #51 Chevy 29 0 1 2 6 0 19 3,380,145
Races Win T5 T10 Pole Laps Led Laps Completed AvgSt AvgFn DNF Money 22 3 4 9 0 665 6471 of 7100 – 91.1% 15.5 17.2 3 $2,559,761
* Race cut short due to weather. † Qualifying canceled due to weather, starting position set by car owner points. + Race distance shortened due to change in track configuration. × Race length extended due to green-white-checker finish.
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Kurt Busch Sprint Cup Track Performance History Page 3
Auto Club Speedway (Fontana, Calif. -- 2-mile oval)
Year Event Start Finish Status/Laps Laps Led Earnings 2001 NAPA Auto Parts 500 32 13 Running, 250/250 0 $64,800 2002 NAPA Auto Parts 500 2 2 Running, 250/250 102 140,075 2003 Auto Club 500 16 1 Running, 250/250 27 213,150 2004 Auto Club 500 21 23 Running, 249/250 0 90,550
Pop Secret 500 4 11 Running, 250/250 7 114,700 2005 Auto Club 500 20 3 Running, 250/250 11 208,075
California 500 1 27 Running, 249/250 11 135,918 2007 Auto Club 500 18 7 Running, 250/250 0 140,583
California 500 1 9 Running, 250/250 21 146,308 2008 †Auto Club 500 36 13 Running, 250/250 0 92,800
Pepsi 500 9 39 Running, 248/250 0 86,900 2009 Auto Club 500 4 5 Running, 250/250 2 133,900
Pepsi 500 24 8 Running, 250/250 3 121,925 2010 Auto Club 500 12 6 Running, 250/250 1 161,973
Pepsi Max 400 38 21 Running, 200/200 0 119,873 2011 Auto Club 400 23 17 Running, 200/200 0 134,900 2012 *Auto Club 400 23 9 Running, 129/129 0 138,898
Auto Club Speedway Totals
Races Win T5 T10 Pole Laps Led Laps Completed AvgSt AvgFn DNF Money 19 1 4 9 3 231 4530 of 4534 – 99.9% 15.2 12.7 0 $2,532,911
* Race cut short due to weather. † Qualifying canceled due to weather, starting position set by car owner points. + Race distance shortened due to change in track configuration. × Race length extended due to green-white-checker finish.
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Kurt Busch Sprint Cup Track Performance History Page 4 Bristol Motor Speedway (.533-mile oval)
Year Event Start Finish Status/Laps Laps Led Earnings 2001 Food City 500 39 42 Accident, 118/500 0 49,535
Sharpie 500 26 25 Running, 490/500 0 58,980
2002 Food City 500 27 1 Running, 500/500 89 143,840
Sharpie 500 8 6 Running, 500/500 45 83,265
2003 Food City 500 9 1 Running, 500/500 116 162,790
Sharpie 500 5 1 Running, 500/500 121 237,565
2004 Food City 500 13 1 Running, 500/500 119 173,465
Sharpie 500 24 8 Running, 499/500 0 107,515
2005 Food City 500 26 35 Accident, 360/500 0 129,165
Sharpie 500 13 10 Running, 500/500 0 148,625
2006 †Food City 500 9 1 Running, 500/500 33 175,858
Sharpie 500 1 37 Running, 446/500 27 128,413
2007 ×Food City 500 42 29 Running, 499/504 10 118,483
Sharpie 500 19 6 Running, 500/500 2 145,608
2008 ׆Food City 500 36 12 Running, 506/506 0 91,825
Sharpie 500 19 15 Running, 500/500 0 99,175
2009 ×Food City 500 32 11 Running, 503/503 0 109,075
Sharpie 500 13 7 Running, 500/500 0 126,975
2010 Food City 500 2 3 Running, 500/500 278 167,523
Irwin Tools Night Race 20 9 Running, 500/500 0 147,273
2011 Jeff Byrd 500 20 7 Running, 500/500 0 140,150
Irwin Tools Night Race 10 17 Running, 500/500 0 139,025
2012 Food City 500 27 18 Running, 498/500 0 116,893 †Irwin Tools Night Race 20 28 Running, 440/500 0 101,250
Bristol Motor Speedway Totals
Races Win T5 T10 Pole Laps Led Laps Completed AvgSt AvgFn DNF Money 24 5 6 13 1 840 11359 of 12013 – 94.6% 19.2 13.8 2 3,102,546
* Race cut short due to weather. † Qualifying canceled due to weather, starting position set by car owner points. + Race distance shortened due to change in track configuration. × Race length extended due to green-white-checker finish.
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Kurt Busch Sprint Cup Track Performance History Page 5 Charlotte Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval)
Year Event Start Finish Status/Laps Laps Led Earnings 2000 UAW-GM Quality 500 42 13 Running, 399/400 0 $42,600
Bank of America 500 21 21 Running, 332/334 0 100,143
Charlotte Motor Speedway Totals
Races Win T5 T10 Pole Laps Led Laps Completed AvgSt AvgFn DNF Money 25 1 5 6 0 495 8012 of 8852 – 90.5% 21.7 19.8 3 $2,944,011
* Race cut short due to weather. † Qualifying canceled due to weather, starting position set by car owner points. + Race distance shortened due to change in track configuration. × Race length extended due to green-white-checker finish.
Next page – All Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway
Kurt Busch Sprint Cup Track Performance History Page 6
Charlotte Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval)
All Star Race (non-points race)
Year Event Start Finish Status/Laps Laps Led Earnings 2002 The Winston 11 4 Running, 90/90 2 57,500
Races Win T5 T10 Pole Laps Led Laps Completed AvgSt AvgFn DNF Money 12 0 0 6 0 67 2924 of 3207 – 91.2% 21.2 18.2 1 $1,343,402
* Race cut short due to weather. † Qualifying canceled due to weather, starting position set by car owner points. + Race distance shortened due to change in track configuration. × Race length extended due to green-white-checker finish.
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Kurt Busch Sprint Cup Track Performance History Page 8
Darlington Raceway (1.366-mile oval)
Year Event Start Finish Status/Laps Laps Led Earnings 2001 †Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 27 30 Running, 288/293 0 $41,010
Races Win T5 T10 Pole Laps Led Laps Completed AvgSt AvgFn DNF Money 16 0 2 5 1 183 5441 of 5583 -- 97.5% 13.1 17.4 0 $1,550,837
* Race cut short due to weather. † Qualifying canceled due to weather, starting position set by car owner points. + Race distance shortened due to change in track configuration. × Race length extended due to green-white-checker finish.
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Kurt Busch Sprint Cup Track Performance History Page 9
Daytona International Speedway (2.5-mile oval)
Year Event Start Finish Status/Laps Laps Led Earnings 2001 Daytona 500 26 41 Running, 169/200 0 $120,284
Races Win T5 T10 Pole Laps Led Laps Completed AvgSt AvgFn DNF Money 24 0 10 12 0 239 3949 of 4225 – 93.5% 21.1 18.0 1 $7,691,130
Daytona 500 Totals
Races Win T5 T10 Pole Laps Led Laps Completed AvgSt AvgFn DNF Money 12 0 5 6 0 173 2114 of 2287 – 92.4% 18.3 18.6 1 $6,137,386
* Race cut short due to weather. † Qualifying canceled due to weather, starting position set by car owner points. + Race distance shortened due to change in track configuration. × Race length extended due to green-white-checker finish.
Next page – Non-point races at Daytona Int’l Speedway
Kurt Busch Sprint Cup Track Performance History Page 10
Daytona International Speedway (2.5-mile oval) – Non-point Races
Shootout
Year Event Start Finish Status/Laps Laps Led Earnings 2002 Budweiser Shootout 1 14 Running, 70/70 3 $30,954
Races Win T5 T10 Pole Laps Led Laps Completed AvgSt AvgFn DNF Money 12 1 3 8 0 38 633 of 686 – 92.3% 13.9 9.5 1 $307,940
* Race cut short due to weather. † Qualifying canceled due to weather, starting position set by car owner points. + Race distance shortened due to change in track configuration. × Race length extended due to green-white-checker finish.
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Kurt Busch Sprint Cup Track Performance History Page 11 Dover International Speedway (1-mile oval)
Year Event Start Finish Status/Laps Laps Led Earnings 2000 MBNA.com 400 10 18 Running, 398/400 0 $55,975 2001 †MBNA Platinum 400 20 39 Accident, 247/400 0 50,675
Races Win T5 T10 Pole Laps Led Laps Completed AvgSt AvgFn DNF Money 25 1 6 8 0 418 9282 of 10004 – 92.8% 11.1 18.4 6 $2,673,749
* Race cut short due to weather. † Qualifying canceled due to weather, starting position set by car owner points. + Race distance shortened due to change in track configuration. × Race length extended due to green-white-checker finish.
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Kurt Busch Sprint Cup Track Performance History Page 12 Homestead-Miami Speedway (1.5-mile oval)
Year Event Start Finish Status/Laps Laps Led Earnings
Hollywood Casino 400 17 13 Running, 272/272 6 136,750
2012 STP 400 14 17 Running, 266/267 0 107,593
Hollywood Casino 400 29 25 Running, 265/267 0 109,738
Kansas Speedway Totals
Races Win T5 T10 Pole Laps Led Laps Completed AvgSt AvgFn DNF Money 14 0 0 3 1 239 3532 of 3686 – 95.8% 18.9 18.1 1 $1,524,480
Kentucky Speedway (1.5-mile oval)
Year Event Start Finish Status/Laps Laps Led Earnings
2011 Quaker State 400 3 9 Running, 267/267 41 $120,675
2012 Quaker State 400 14 19 Running, 267/267 0 100,793
Kentucky Speedway Totals
Races Win T5 T10 Pole Laps Led Laps Completed AvgSt AvgFn DNF Money 2 0 0 1 0 41 534 of 534 – 100% 8.5 14.0 0 $221,468
* Race cut short due to weather. † Qualifying canceled due to weather, starting position set by car owner points. + Race distance shortened due to change in track configuration. × Race length extended due to green-white-checker finish.
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Kurt Busch Sprint Cup Track Performance History Page 14 Las Vegas Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval)
Year Event Start Finish Status/Laps Laps Led Earnings 2001 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 9 11 Running, 267/267 0 $80,575
Races Win T5 T10 Pole Laps Led Laps Completed AvgSt AvgFn DNF Money 12 0 1 3 1 54 3098 of 3225 – 96.1% 7.2 21.9 3 $1,390,244
* Race cut short due to weather. † Qualifying canceled due to weather, starting position set by car owner points. + Race distance shortened due to change in track configuration. × Race length extended due to green-white-checker finish.
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Kurt Busch Sprint Cup Track Performance History Page 15
Martinsville Speedway (.526-mile oval)
Year Event Start Finish Status/Laps Laps Led Earnings
Tums Fast Relief 500 19 15 Running, 500/500 0 103,443
Martinsville Speedway Totals
Races Win T5 T10 Pole Laps Led Laps Completed AvgSt AvgFn DNF Money 25 1 2 4 1 377 12206 of 12534 – 97.4% 19.8 21.0 1 $2,278,041
* Race cut short due to weather. † Qualifying canceled due to weather, starting position set by car owner points. + Race distance shortened due to change in track configuration. × Race length extended due to green-white-checker finish.
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Kurt Busch Sprint Cup Track Performance History Page 16
Michigan International Speedway (2-mile oval)
Year Event Start Finish Status/Laps Laps Led Earnings 2001 Kmart 400 11 43 Accident, 16/200 0 $42,069
Races Win T5 T10 Pole Laps Led Laps Completed AvgSt AvgFn DNF Money 24 2 3 8 2 359 3974 of 4701 – 84.5% 12.8 21.4 8 $2,477,426
* Race cut short due to weather. † Qualifying canceled due to weather, starting position set by car owner points. + Race distance shortened due to change in track configuration. × Race length extended due to green-white-checker finish.
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Kurt Busch Sprint Cup Track Performance History Page 17
New Hampshire Motor Speedway (1.058-mile oval)
Year Event Start Finish Status/Laps Laps Led Earnings 2001 New England 300 32 42 Overheating, 74/300 0 $46,700
†New Hampshire 300 27 21 Running, 298/300 0 50,650 2002 New England 300 23 8 Running, 300/300 0 64,925
*New Hampshire 300 6 2 Running, 207/207 7 144,300 2003 New England 300 9 11 Running, 300/300 0 94,250
Races Win T5 T10 Pole Laps Led Laps Completed AvgSt AvgFn DNF Money 24 3 7 11 0 438 6750 of 7075 – 95.4% 13.0 14.8 1 $3,035,887
* Race cut short due to weather. † Qualifying canceled due to weather, starting position set by car owner points. + Race distance shortened due to change in track configuration. × Race length extended due to green-white-checker finish.
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Kurt Busch Sprint Cup Track Performance History Page 18
Phoenix Intnernational Raceway (1-mile oval)
Year Event Start Finish Status/Laps Laps Led Earnings 2000 Checker/Dura Lube 500k 26 29 Running, 311/312 0 $50,675
2001 Checker Auto Parts 500k 41 22 Running, 312/312 0 52,850
2002 Checker Auto Parts 500k 13 6 Running, 312/312 117 76,500
2003 Checker Auto Parts 500k 7 4 Running, 312/312 98 142,585
2004 ×Checker Auto Parts 500k 28 10 Running, 315/315 14 84,300
Races Win T5 T10 Pole Laps Led Laps Completed AvgSt AvgFn DNF Money 20 1 4 11 0 750 6299 of 6317 – 99.7% 13.0 13.2 0 $2,259,956
* Race cut short due to weather. † Qualifying canceled due to weather, starting position set by car owner points. + Race distance shortened due to change in track configuration. × Race length extended due to green-white-checker finish.
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Pocono Raceway (2.5-mile triangle)
Year Event Start Finish Status/Laps Laps Led Earnings 2001 Pocono 500 41 13 Running, 200/200 0 $48,940
Good Sam RV Insurance 500 5 3 Running, 200/200 38 162,000 2012 Pocono 400 DNE
Pennsylvania 400 6 30 Accident, 84/98 3 80,760
Pocono Raceway Totals
Races Win T5 T10 Pole Laps Led Laps Completed AvgSt AvgFn DNF Money 23 2 9 12 1 449 4155 of 4387 – 94.7% 11.3 16.1 5 $2,729,646
* Race cut short due to weather. † Qualifying canceled due to weather, starting position set by car owner points. + Race distance shortened due to change in track configuration. × Race length extended due to green-white-checker finish.
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Kurt Busch Sprint Cup Track Performance History Page 20
Richmond International Raceway (.75-mile oval)
Year Event Start Finish Status/Laps Laps Led Earnings
2012 Capital City 400 13 28 Running, 397/400 0 93,243 Federated Auto Parts 400 30 28 Running, 396/400 0 93,843
Richmond International Raceway Totals
Races Win T5 T10 Pole Laps Led Laps Completed AvgSt AvgFn DNF Money 24 1 4 7 0 348 9380 of 9603 – 97.7% 20.3 18.3 1 $2,437,534
* Race cut short due to weather. † Qualifying canceled due to weather, starting position set by car owner points. + Race distance shortened due to change in track configuration. × Race length extended due to green-white-checker finish.
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Kurt Busch Sprint Cup Track Performance History Page 21
Sonoma Raceway (1.99-mile road course)
Year Event Start Finish Status/Laps Laps Led Earnings 2001 Dodge/SaveMart 350k 41 23 Running, 112/112 0 $52,205
Races Win T5 T10 Pole Laps Led Laps Completed AvgSt AvgFn DNF Money 12 1 5 5 1 139 1312 of 1329 of 98.7% 10.3 17.0 0 $1,504,132
* Race cut short due to weather. † Qualifying canceled due to weather, starting position set by car owner points. + Race distance shortened due to change in track configuration. × Race length extended due to green-white-checker finish.
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Talladega Superspeedway (2.66-mile oval)
Year Event Start Finish Status/Laps Laps Led Earnings 2001 Talladega 500 27 3 Running, 188/188 2 $107,780
Races Win T5 T10 Pole Laps Led Laps Completed AvgSt AvgFn DNF Money 24 0 6 13 0 143 4302 of 4548 – 94.6% 20.8 16.1 5 $2,775,958
* Race cut short due to weather. † Qualifying canceled due to weather, starting position set by car owner points. + Race distance shortened due to change in track configuration. × Race length extended due to green-white-checker finish.
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Texas Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval)
Year Event Start Finish Status/Laps Laps Led Earnings 2001 Harrah’s 500 16 4 Running, 334/334 0 $162,150
2010 Samsung Mobile 500 11 4 Running, 334/334 2 239,123
AAA Texas 500 6 24 Running, 333/334 0 139,773
2011 Samsung Mobile 500 10 10 Running, 334/334 50 167,125
AAA Texas 500 14 30 Running, 331/334 0 137,340
2012 Samsung Mobile 500 27 13 Running, 333/334 0 148,638
AAA Texas 500 18 8 Running, 335/335 0 155,493
Texas Motor Speedway
Races Win T5 T10 Pole Laps Led Laps Completed AvgSt AvgFn DNF Money 20 1 3 12 0 235 6567 of 6691 – 98.1% 16.4 14.1 1 $3,210,104
* Race cut short due to weather. † Qualifying canceled due to weather, starting position set by car owner points. + Race distance shortened due to change in track configuration. × Race length extended due to green-white-checker finish.
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Watkins Glen International (2.45-mile road course)
Year Event Start Finish Status/Laps Laps Led Earnings
2001 Global Crossing @ The Glen 28 29 Running, 90/90 0 $40,575
2006 AMD at The Glen 1 19 Running, 90/90 38 117,333
2007 †Centurion Boats at The Glen 13 11 Running, 90/90 0 106,458
2008 †Centurion Boats at The Glen 19 10 Running, 90/90 0 81,225
2009 Heluva Good! at The Glen 2 7 Running, 90/90 23 98,525
2010 Heluva Good! at The Glen 5 2 Running, 90/90 0 185,323
2011 Heluva Good! at The Glen 27 38 Accident, 48/92 0 106,725
2012 Finger Lakes 355k at The Glen 27 31 Running, 81/90 0 78,010
Watkins Glen International
Races Win T5 T10 Pole Laps Led Laps Completed AvgSt AvgFn DNF Money 12 0 1 4 1 62 980 of 1084 – 90.4% 12.6 20.8 3 $1,135,424
* Race cut short due to weather. † Qualifying canceled due to weather, starting position set by car owner points. + Race distance shortened due to change in track configuration. × Race length extended due to green-white-checker finish.
Todd Berrier Crew Chief
Furniture Row Racing Birthdate: May 29, 1970 Hometown: Kernersville, N.C. Residence: Denver, Colo.
Spouse: Ginger Children: Cooper (12/30/06) Spencer (11/03/09)
Todd Berrier joined Furniture Row Racing as the team’s crew chief for the final 17 Sprint Cup races of the 2012 season. His first race directing the No. 78 Chevrolet was in the Brickyard 400 (July 29) at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. A NASCAR veteran of nearly 20 years, Berrier has worked with many of the sport’s top competitors, including Dale Earnhardt, Mike Skinner, Kevin Harvick, Jeff Burton, Bobby Labonte and his current driver, Kurt Busch. As a crew chief for the past 16 years in NASCAR’s three major series – Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck -- Berrier has had his share of success. His impressive Sprint Cup resume, heading into the 2013 season, is highlighted with eight wins – including the Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400 – 60 top-fives and 133 top-10s. Berrier’s crew chief accomplishments also include 13 Nationwide wins, four truck wins and a Nationwide season championship. He also directed wins from his crew chief perch in each of NASCAR’s annual non-point races – Sprint All-Star Race (2007 with Harvick), Budweiser Shootout (2008 with Harvick) and the Daytona 500 qualifying race (2011 with Burton). Growing up in North Carolina, the hotbed of stock car country, Berrier always had a passion for auto racing. Following his 1988 graduation from Robert B Glenn High School in Kernersville, N.C. he began working on late model cars that competed at local racetracks. Berrier’s big break came in August 1993 when he was hired as a fabricator for the renowned NASCAR team of Richard Childress Racing (RCR). He also worked as a shock specialist at RCR and was a member of Skinner’s team which captured the inaugural NASCAR truck series championship in 1995. In 1997 RCR promoted Berrier to the crew chief role for Jay Sauter’s entry in the truck series. He spent three years tuning Sauter’s truck, scoring four victories and top-10 point finishes in each season. Berrier became Harvick’s crew chief in the Nationwide Series in 2000 and led the young RCR driver to the Nationwide season championship the following year. Harvick’s 2001 Nationwide championship record included five wins, 20 top-fives, 24 top-10s and four poles.
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Berrier was elevated to a full time Sprint Cup crew chief position in 2002 for RCR driver Jeff Green. After one season with Green, Berrier was reunited with Harvick, who was competing in the Cup series. With Berrier as crew chief, Harvick won eight times, including two prestigious wins -- the 2003 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis and the 2007 Daytona 500. Berrier also directed Harvick to post-regular season Chase appearances in 2006, 2007 and 2008. The team of Berrier and Harvick broke up following the ninth race of the 2009 season as Berrier became crew chief for RCR drivers Casey Mears and later in the year for Jeff Burton. Berrier and RCR ended their 18-year association in July 2011. Berrier joined JTG Daugherty Racing as crew chief for driver Bobby Labonte at the start of the 2012 season. He worked at JTG before joining Furniture Row Racing.
Todd Berrier’s Sprint Cup Crew Chief Record Year Driver Team Races Win T5 T10 Pole Driver
Rank* 2001 Jeff Green Richard Childress Racing 7 0 0 0 1 -- 2002 Jeff Green Richard Childress Racing 36 0 4 6 0 17 2003 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing 31 1 10 17 1 5 2004 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing 36 0 5 14 0 14 2005 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing 36 1 3 10 2 14 2006 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing 36 5 15 20 1 4 2007 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing 36 1 4 15 0 10 2008 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing 36 0 7 19 0 4 2009 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing 9 0 2 2 0 --
Casey Mears Richard Childress Racing 23 0 0 4 0 -- Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing 4 0 3 4 0 --
2010 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing 36 0 6 15 0 12 2011 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing 19 0 0 0 0 -- 2012 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing 19 0 0 1 0 --
Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing 11 0 1 3 0 -- Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing 6 0 0 3 0 -- Totals 381 8 60 133 5 --
*ranking listed only when Berrier worked full season as crew chief with driver
About Furniture Row Companies / Furniture Row Racing
Furniture Row Companies is the owner and exclusive sponsor of the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing team. By owning and operating more than 350 stores in 31 states, Furniture Row has established itself as one of the largest family-owned specialty home furnishings and bedding retailers in the United States. With headquarters in Denver, Colo., Furniture Row is comprised of four specialized home furnishings and bedding retailers, including Sofa Mart, Oak Express, Bedroom Expressions and Denver Mattress. Furniture Row is dedicated to donating to charitable organizations such as World Vision, The Salvation Army, the Tim Tebow Foundation and the Association of Gospel Rescue Missions. The success of Furniture Row Companies has provided the opportunity to participate in the exciting, high-profile sport of NASCAR.
Furniture Row Racing – Year-by-Year Recap
2005 Furniture Row Racing began its journey into NASCAR in 2005 by participating in the Nationwide Series in addition to running two races in the elite Cup division. Jerry Robertson entered 15 Nationwide races for Furniture Row Racing and qualified in 10. Robertson also qualified in one Cup race as did Kenny Wallace. 2006 The team’s focus in 2006 shifted to Cup. With veteran driver and motorsport personality, Kenny Wallace, the program competed against powerhouse, multicar teams. Despite the challenges, the No. 78 Denver, Colo.-based, stand-alone team successfully achieved its goals for the season. Furniture Row Racing also participated in nine Nationwide races with driver Jerry Robertson.
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2007 NASCAR implemented some dramatic changes in 2007, and in order to adjust to the evolving field, Furniture Row Racing made dynamic enhancements to its program in the off season by adding key new hires and purchasing additional new equipment. 2008 Furniture Row Racing had its best season to date in 2008 with Joe Nemechek handling the controls of the team’s No. 78 Chevrolet Impala. The team qualified for 32 of 36 Cup races, shattering its previous best mark of 21 starts. The team also recorded its best-career finish of 11th – at the fall Cup race in Talladega. The No. 78 team also captured its first career pole when Nemechek qualified No. 1 at the Talladega spring race. 2009 Due to the national and global economic downturn in late 2008, Furniture Row Racing ran a limited schedule in 2009 with its new driver Regan Smith, the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Rookie of the Year. Smith entered 20 races under the Furniture Row Racing banner and qualified in 18. He had two top-15 finishes – 12th at the July Daytona race and 15th at the April Talladega race. 2010 Following the 2009 season, Furniture Row Racing made an even stronger commitment to the future of the program. The team announced that it would run the full 36-race Sprint Cup schedule in 2010 and also made key personnel moves with the hiring of Mark McArdle as managing director of competition and Pete Rondeau as car chief (who was later promoted to crew chief). Smith and the Furniture Row Racing team continued its improvement in 2010, qualifying in all 36 Cup races for the first time in the franchise history. Smith came on strong during the second half of the season, scoring a number of top-20 finishes, including three top-13s in the final seven races. 2011 Furniture Row Racing enjoyed a breakthrough season in 2011. Smith’s seventh-place finish in the season-opening Daytona 500 was Furniture Row Racing’s first career top-10 result. Two months after Daytona, Smith scored the organization’s first career victory on May 7 at the prestigious Southern 500 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway. In total, the 2011 season saw the Furniture Row Chevrolet claim one win, two top-fives and five top-10s. Four of the top-10s were in NASCAR’s four biggest races – Daytona 500 (7th), Southern 500 (1st), Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway (8th) and the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (3rd). 2012 Call 2012 the year of major change for Furniture Row Racing. In mid July the team hired veteran Todd Berrier, who took over the crew chief role, starting with the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. In late September Furniture Row Racing announced a driver change with former NASCAR champion Kurt Busch replacing Regan Smith. Busch took over the driving duties with six races remaining. He closed out the season with three consecutive top-10s, marking the first time a Furniture Row Racing driver strung together three straight top-10s. Furniture Row Racing ended the 2012 season with one top-five and six top-10s.
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Furniture Row Racing Sprint Cup Record, 2005-2012 Car: No. 78 Furniture Row Chevrolet SS
Year
Driver Races
Entered Races
Qualified Wins
Top 5s
Top 10s
Poles
Owner Ranking
Prize Money
2005 Kenny Wallace Jerry Robertson
1 1
1 1
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
n/a
63,275 60,035
2006 Kenny Wallace Jimmy Spencer
Travis Kvapil Max Papis
31 3 1 1
17 2 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
41
1,331,550 122,275
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2007 Kenny Wallace Scott Wimmer Sterling Marlin Joe Nemechek
*2009 was a part-time schedule for Furniture Row Racing First Race June 5, 2005, Dover (Del.) International Speedway Driver: Kenny Wallace (Qualified: 43, Finished: 34) First Pole April 26, 2008, Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway Driver: Joe Nemechek First Win May 7, 2011 Southern 500 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway Driver: Regan Smith
10 5/6 Talladega Regan Smith 31 40 15/194 Engine 87,275 4/208 27 11 5/12 Darlington Regan Smith 9 14 368/368 Running 117,488 30/238 26 12 5/27 Charlotte Regan Smith 10 17 398/400 Running 128,488 27/265 24 13 6/3 Dover Regan Smith 26 27 306/400 Running 103,702 17/282 25 14 6/10 Pocono Regan Smith 7 16 160/160 Running 101,393 28/310 24 15 6/17 Michigan Regan Smith 12 28 197/200 Running 87,160 16/326 25 16 6/24 Sonoma Regan Smith 31 32 109/112 Running 84,960 12/338 26 17 6/30 Kentucky Regan Smith 26 33 209/267 Accident 81,010 11/349 27 18 7/7 Daytona Regan Smith 25 34 133/160 Running 96,555 10/359 27 19 7/15 New Hampshire Regan Smith 17 26 298/301 Running 100,818 18/377 27 20 729 Indianapolis Regan Smith 14 18 160/160 Running 180,483 26/403 27 21 8/5 Pocono Regan Smith 11 9 98/98 Running 110,043 35/438 26 22 8/12 Watkins Glen Regan Smith 13 9 90/90 Running 107,568 35/473 25 23 8/19 Michigan Regan Smith 18 29 154/201 Running 96,507 15/488 25 24 8/25 Bristol Regan Smith 14 16 500/500 Running 125,813 28/516 25 25 9/2 Atlanta Regan Smith 27 14 327/327 Running 126,638 30/546 25 26 9/8 Richmond Regan Smith 3 24 398/400 Running 101,293 20/566 25 27 916 Chicago Regan Smith 7 34 197/267 Engine 91,730 10/576 25 28 9/23 New Hampshire Regan Smith 22 16 300/300 Running 107,818 28/604 25 29 9/30 Dover Regan Smith 18 17 397/400 Running 102,118 27/631 25 30 10/7 Talladega Regan Smith 28 5 189/189 Running 136,243 39/670 25 31 10/13 Charlotte Kurt Busch 21 21 332/334 Running 100,143 23/693 25 32 10/21 Kansas Kurt Busch 29 25 265/267 Running 109,738 19/712 25 33 10/28 Martinsville Kurt Busch 19 15 500/500 Running 103,443 29/741 25 34 11/4 Texas Kurt Busch 18 8 335/335 Running 155,493 36/777 24 35 11/11 Phoenix Kurt Busch 6 8 319/319 Running 112,493 36/813 24 36 11/18 Homestead Kurt Busch 26 9 267/267 Running 107,318 35848 24
Starts: 36 Avg. Start: 17.8 Avg. Finish: 20.5 Win: 0 Top 5: 1 Top 10: 6 DNF: 3 Money: $4,205,159
Joe Garone General Manager
Birthdate: July 17, 1960 Resides: Denver Spouse: Leann Children: Daughters - Ashlie, Jordan, Carey Joe Garone, a Denver, Colo. native, has directed Furniture Row Racing efforts since the team’s inception in late 2004. His many duties as general manager include overseeing team operations in the various departments, acting as the liaison between the Denver-based Furniture Row Racing and its partners and directing the growth and development of the overall program. Before transitioning to a motorsports executive role, Garone worked as a crew member in many key areas of an auto racing organization He spent six successful seasons (1989-1994) as crew chief for Arvada, Colo. driver Rick Carelli in NASCAR’s Southwest and Winston West Tour circuits and the Craftsman Truck Series. Garone’s tuning talents played a vital role in Carelli’s success, which totaled more than 100 victories during the six-year period. In 1995 Garone joined NASCAR’s elite Cup series as a suspension specialist and an over-the-wall front-tire changer for Bill Elliott Racing. He later advanced to the crew chief role for the legendary Bill Elliott. After spending four seasons with Bill Elliott Racing (1995-1998), Garone joined PPI Motorsports in 1999. He played a vital role in PPI’s new venture into NASCAR, working as a program manager and crew chief for the team’s two-car Cup effort, which included the No. 32 Tide Ford and the No. 96 McDonald’s Ford. From 2001 through 2003, Garone worked directly for NASCAR. He was responsible for developing and implementing a business-plan structure for the Research and Development Center in Concord, N.C. as well as hiring the staff and starting the initial safety programs. He was later named NASCAR’s director of officiating. After spending a year as the director of competition for Michael Waltrip Racing in 2004, Garone returned to his native Colorado where he accepted the position as crew chief for Furniture Row Racing. He was promoted to general manager in 2007.
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Garone grew up in a racing family, and at 3-years-old was playing with carburetors and automatic transmission valve bodies rather than wooden blocks and toys. His parents raced at the local Colorado circuits. His dad (Joe Sr.) competed for years in the modified series, and his mom (Beverly) took home several powder puff championships. Before a full-time career in professional motorsports, Garone also raced in Colorado for several years while managing his father’s automotive repair shop. Garone and his wife Leann reside in Denver. They have three daughters – Ashlie, Jordan and Carey.
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Mark McArdle Executive Director of Competition
Birthdate: Sept. 18, 1957 Hometown: La Crosse, Wis. Resides: Denver, Colo. Spouse: Peggy Children: Jennifer Mark McArdle, executive director of competition for Furniture Row Racing, joined the Denver-based Sprint Cup team prior to the 2010 NASCAR season. A successful veteran of Indy car and stock car racing, McArdle previously worked at Richard Petty Motorsports where he served as vice president and managing director of competition. McArdle, a La Crosse, Wis. native, was a renowned engine builder and technical specialist in Indy car racing, dating back to 1986. His talents, work ethic and a meticulous attention to detail played a key role in three Indianapolis 500 victories. He was the engine builder for two of Penske Racing’s Indy 500 wins -- Rick Mears in 1991 and Emerson Fittipaldi in 1993. McArdle later joined Ilmor Engineering and served as the engine builder for the Mercedes Benz pushrod engine project that powered Al Unser Jr. to the Indy 500 win in 1994. The list of Indy car drivers with whom McArdle worked closely reads like a Who's Who in open-wheel racing – Rick Mears, Emerson Fittipaldi, Al Unser Jr., Tom Sneva, Michael Andretti, Danny Sullivan, Paul Tracy and Bobby Rahal. McArdle moved to stock car racing in the fall of 1999 as technical director with PPI Motorsports. After two years at PPI, he became general manager of Yates Racing Engines from the fall of 2001 to the spring of 2003. He joined Evernham Motorsports (now Richard Petty Motorsports) in May 2003 where he directed the team's engine program for more than six years. He was named managing director of competition at the end of the 2007 season.
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Pete Rondeau Competition Director
Birthdate: Nov. 5, 1965 Hometown: Saco, Maine Resides: Denver, Colo. Spouse: Carrie Children: Sons -- Seth, Alec Pete Rondeau, who has been affiliated with Furniture Row Racing since the 2010 season, was elevated to the competition director position prior to the start of the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Rondeau initially joined the Denver-based Furniture Row Racing as the team’s car chief. He assumed the crew chief role in May 2010 and served in that capacity until July 2012. He directed Furniture Row’s first career Sprint Cup victory at the 2011 Darlington, S.C. race with Regan Smith as the driver. In his position as competition director, Rondeau will be the point person at the Denver race shop with the building and preparation of the team’s No. 78 Chevrolets, which will be driven by former NASCAR champion Kurt Busch. Rondeau will report to Mark McArdle, Furniture Row Racing’s executive director of competition, who also serves as director of racing operations at Richard Childress Racing (RCR). Furniture Row Racing and RCR are partners with a technical and engineering alliance. A native of New England, Rondeau grew up in Saco, Maine, approximately 90-miles north from New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon. Prior to joining Furniture Row Racing, Rondeau worked at Evernham Motorsports where he served as the team's director of research and development from July 2005 to the end of the 2009 season. He also worked at Dale Earnhardt Inc. (DEI) from 2001 to May 2005 and Jasper Motorsports from 1998-2001. During his three-plus years at DEI, Rondeau's positions included the crew chief role for both Michael Waltrip and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Rondeau has also had experience behind the wheel of a race car. Before he traveled south to North Carolina in 1998 to work in NASCAR, he raced for many years on the New England short tracks, including super late model cars in the American Canadian Tour. He also drove in NASCAR’s Pro Series East and the Whelen Modified Tour Series.
Over-the-Wall Crew, 2013 No. 78 Furniture Row Chevrolet
Driver: Kurt Busch
Anthony O’Brien Front Tire Changer
Birthdate: 5-12-1989 Hometown: Cambridge, Minn. Residence: Mooresville, N.C. Ht: 5’ 7” Wt: 168 lbs. 2012 Team: Phoenix Racing Spouse: Ericka Mike Houston Front Tire Carrier
Owner: Barney Visser, Denver, Colo. General Manager: Joe Garone, Denver, Colo. Executive Director Competition: Mark McArdle, La Crosse, Wis. Competition Director: Pete Rondeau, Saco, Maine Crew Chief: Todd Berrier, Kernersville, N.C. Car Chief: Robert Huffman, Hickory, N.C. Race Engineer: Cole Pearn, London, Ontario (Canada) Engineer: Matt Faulkner, Memphis, Tenn. Spotters: Rick Carelli, Arvada, Colo. Clayton Hughes, Thomasville, N.C. Shock Specialist: Nick Kerlin, Old Fort, Ohio Tire Specialist: Chad Krauch, Loveland, Colo. Engine Tuner: Scott Meesters, Hanford, Calif. Technical Support: Michael McCullough, Imperial, Calif. Mechanic: Ryan Bergenty, Plainville, Conn. Gary Frost, Romeo, Mich. Truck Drivers: Henry Benfield (also gas runner), Statesville, N.C. Jason Churgin, San Fernando Valley, Calif. Jim Gilbert, Belleville, IL David Hicks, Montcalm, WVa. Chuck Lemay, DeKalb, IL
2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule
Date Track City/State Feb. 16
Daytona International Speedway, Shootout*
Daytona Beach, Fla.
Feb. 21
Daytona International Speedway Daytona 500 Qualifying Races*
Daytona Beach, Fla.
Feb. 24
Daytona International Speedway Daytona 500
Daytona Beach, Fla.
March 3 Phoenix International Raceway Phoenix, Ariz. March 10 Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas, Nev. March 17 Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol, Tenn. March 24 Auto Club Speedway Fontana, Calif. March 31 Off Weekend April 7 Martinsville Speedway Martinsville, Va. April 13 Texas Motor Speedway Forth Worth, Texas April 21 Kansas Speedway Kansas City, Kan. April 27 Richmond International Raceway Richmond, Va. May 5 Talladega Superspeedway Talladega, Ala. May 11 Darlington Raceway Darlington, S.C. May 18
Charlotte Motor Speedway Sprint All Star Race*
Charlotte, N.C.
May 26 Charlotte Motor Speedway Charlotte, N.C. June 2 Dover International Speedway Dover, Del. June 9 Pocono Raceway Long Pond, Pa. June 16 Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, Mich. June 23 Infineon Raceway Sonoma, Calif. June 29 Kentucky Speedway Sparta, Ky. July 6 Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Fla. July 14 New Hampshire Motor Speedway Loudon, N.H. July 21 Off Weekend July 28 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis, Ind. Aug. 4 Pocono Raceway Long Pond, Pa. Aug. 11 Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, N.Y. Aug. 18 Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, Mich. Aug. 24 Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol, Tenn. Sept. 1 Atlanta Motor Speedway Hampton, Ga. Sept. 7 Richmond International Raceway Richmond, Va. Sept. 15 Chicagoland Speedway Joliet, Ill. Sept. 22 New Hampshire Motor Speedway Loudon, N.H. Sept. 29 Dover International Speedway Dover, Del. Oct. 6 Kansas Speedway Kansas City, Kan. Oct. 12 Charlotte Motor Speedway Charlotte, N.C. Oct. 20 Talladega Superspeedway Talladega, Ala. Oct. 27 Martinsville Speedway Martinsville, Va. Nov. 3 Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, Texas Nov. 10 Phoenix International Raceway Phoenix, Ariz. Nov. 17 Homestead-Miami Speedway Homestead, Fla.