Name

Position on Team

Years in Racing

Years on Bud Team

Hometown

Marital Status

Children

How did you get started in racing

Danny R. Earnhardt

Front Tire Carrier

All My Life

4

Kannapolis, NC

Married, Wife Sherry

Danny Jr, 15

My father raced and got us started.

Kevin Pennell

Jackman

7

7

Kannapolis, NC

Married, Wife Kerry

None

Offered a part time job by Dale Earnhardt when I was in high school.

Phil Drye

Front Tire Changer

All My Life

First Year

Concord, NC

Married, Wife Heather

Anthony, P.J., Cody

My grandfather put me in a go cart at the age of 7. From there, I went on to race at Concord Motor Speedway. Luckily I got a job as a fabricator and the rest is history.

Troy Prince

Rear Tire Carrier

8

First Year

York, Maine

Married, Wife Mary

Maggie

8 Years ago a friend of mine got a car and stripped it out to race. He never even asked me to help him out, I just dove in and help build it with a few friends and went racing every Friday night. Things just progressed from there.

Jay Guarneri

Rear Tire Changer

20

First Year

Naples, FL

Single

None

A friend took me to Collier County Speedway in 1982 and got hooked up with Billy Bigley Jr, a local hero and started working on his late model. At 21, I became his crew chief on the All Pro Tour then came up to NC in 1996.

Jeff Clark

Gas Man

13

4

Charlotte, NC

Single

Tanner, 6 and Samantha, 5

Hired by Robert Yates to be the jackman for Davey Allison and work in the engine room.

Tony R. Eury Jr

Car Chief

11

11

Kannapolis, NC

Married, Wife Amy

Dog, Haley

family has been involved for as long as I can remember. Started working with my grandfather, Robert Gee and then came to work at DEI with my dad.