QUICK FACTS
Category: Pro Stock
2009 car: Lucas Oil Dodge Stratus R/T
Crew chief: Gary Pearman
Team owner: Diane Morgan
2009 wins/final rounds: 0/0
Career wins/final rounds: 9/31
Best points finish: 3rd (1989, 1991)
First start: Pomona 1 1987
First victory: Indianapolis 1989
First No. 1 qualifying position: Houston 1989
Career No. 1 qualifying awards: 5
Career-best elapsed time: 6.566 seconds (Gainesville 2007)
Career-best speed: 210.31 (Gainesville 2007)
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Residence: Newark, Ohio
Hometown: Utica, Ohio
Date of birth: November 21, 1954
Wife: Diane
Sons: Nick (8/17/89), Austin (12/12/91)
Height/weight: 5´10”, 200 lbs.
Hobby: Notable: Has his own engine program and provide powerplants for three other Pro Stock teams
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2008: Raced to three runner-up finishes, including Mac Tools U.S. Nationals.
2007: Competed in the inaugural Countdown to 4. Posted career bests for time and speed.
206: Earned a runner-up finish at St. Louis and reached three semifinal rounds; Posted career bests for time and speed.
2005: Recorded career-best time and speed; Reached semifinal round in Englishtown
2004: Recorded career-best numbers in time and speed; His No. 1 qualifying position at Atlanta snapped an 11-race top qualifying streak by Greg Anderson; First top five points finish since 1993; Qualified for all 23 national events
2003: Recorded career-best performances in time and speed
2002: Won first race (Sonoma) since 1994; Earned a $30,000 bonus for winning the Motel 6 ‘Who Got the Light’ award for posting the smallest margin of victory during the season
2001: Debuted Dodge Neon at Denver
1997: Made first final-round appearance in three years with runner-up finish at Topeka
1995: Runner-up in the NHRA King Demon Crown bonus event
1994: Finished in the top six in the point standings for the sixth consecutive season
1993: Won first national event since 1991
1992: Won the Pro Stock bonus event for the third time in four years
1991: Claimed sixth career Pro Stock win (Dallas)
1990: Won the Pro Stock bonus event for the second consecutive season; Won a career-best four events
1989: Finished in the top 10 for the first time in professional career; Dominated Indianapolis, winning the event and earning $50,000 in the Pro Stock bonus event
