When meandering through a pit area, rarely do folks look at a race car and ask who the crew chief is, especially in Dirt Late Model racing. Obviously the better a driver performs and the higher profile series the driver follows, the crew chief is bound to get a nod now and then.

Real crew chiefs are a lot like NFL quarterbacks: leaders who bring something to the table to help the team win. Then there are the so-called game managers, guys just smart enough to step on the field and hopefully not MORE