- Tommy Baldwin Jr.
Tommy Baldwin Jr. (born
October 27 ,1966 inBellport, New York ) is the competition Director forBill Davis Racing in theNASCAR Nextel Cup Series. He is also thecrew chief forDave Blaney in the Nextel Cup series. His father, the late Tom Baldwin, is a former champion NASCAR modified driver. Baldwin himself briefly pursued a racing career before becoming a mechanic. He attempted theVirginia is for Lovers 200 in theCraftsman Truck Series in 1998, but failed to qualify.He started as a crew chief in 1997 for owner
Junie Donlavey . In 1998 he moved to Bill Davis as the crew chief forWard Burton . Burton and Baldwin won four races together, including the 2002Daytona 500 , until his departure late that season. In 2003, Baldwin became the crew chief of the #7Sirius Satellite Radio Dodge Intrepid forUltra Motorsports driven byJimmy Spencer .After Sirius' departure from the team, Baldwin joined
Evernham Motorsports as the crew chief forKasey Kahne . Kahne wonNASCAR Rookie of the Year honors in 2004 with Baldwin, and won his first race with him atRichmond International Raceway the following season. Between 2003 and 2004, Baldwin fielded aBusch Series team withEddie D'Hondt driven by a variety of drivers, includingWally Dallenbach, Jr. ,Damon Lusk ,Tracy Hines , and Paul Wolfe. He sold the team to Evernham following 2004.After 2005, he joined
Robert Yates Racing to work withElliott Sadler midway through the season, he left to return with BDR.
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