#274 – Ray Evernham

Tommy Riles and Art Eddy bring on NASCAR great, Ray Evernham. The guys talk with Ray about NASCAR, his role in Cars 3, and fatherhood. Driven by a passion for automobiles, Ray Evernham started working on short track race cars at age 15 and never looked back. Since then, he has designed, built and driven some of the most advanced race cars known to man. His drive to succeed in motorsports created opportunities for him in both the auto racing and technology industries. In 1993, Ray was offered the opportunity to team with, up and coming driver, Jeff Gordon as his crew chief at Hendrick Motorsports. He would go on to revolutionize the crew chief role at NASCAR's highest level of competition, as leader of the Rainbow Warriors. During his tenure with Gordon, he earned three championships and 47 wins in 216 NASCAR Cup series starts, including two Daytona 500 victories and the inaugural Brickyard 400. His success earned him crew chief of the decade honors in 2000, and his innovative work with pit crews continues to set the performance standard today. His thumbprint also remains on engineering systems used throughout the industry. In 2006, the media voted Ray Evernham the greatest crew chief of all time, an honor he believes to be his highest recognition to date. This podcast is being brought to you by Disney Pixar's Cars 3. Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers led by arrogant hotshot Jackson Storm, the legendary Lightning McQueen is suddenly sidelined and pushed from the sport he loves. To get back on track, he'll need the help of eager young racing technician Cruz Ramirez, inspiration from the late Fabulous Hudson Hornet and a few unexpected twists and turns of fate. Bring home the high-octane hit that's fully loaded with unforgettable characters, spectacular animation and turbocharged bonus extras. Cars 3 is racing to your home where you can now download on Digital and get on Blu-ray and new on 4K UHD. on Nov 7th. Follow Ray Evernham on Twitter @RayEvernham and pick up Cars 3 now download on Digital and get on Blu-ray and new on 4K UHD on Nov 7th.