Frank Stoddard
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Frank Stoddard is a NASCAR
crew chief
and owner from Haverhill, New Hampshire
. He is the owner of FAS Lane Racing
, a NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series team. He began his career with Dana Patten in the Busch Series
. Later, he worked with Jeff Burton
and Roush Racing
, and won seventeen races together. Late in the 2002 season, he switched to Bill Davis Racing
and served as crew chief for Ward Burton
. In 2005, he joined MB/Sutton Motorsports as the crew chief for Boris Said
in the #36 Chevrolet, making nine starts with one top-five finish.
In 2006, Said and Stoddard teamed with Mark Simo
to field the #60 No Fear
Ford. The team has three top-tens and one pole position.
.
. The team will field the #32 with Ford as the manufacturer, with cars from Roush-Fenway Racing and Richard Petty Motorsports and a Doug Yates engine. U.S. Chrome will sponsor the team at Daytona with Terry Labonte
driving, a move that guaranteed the 32 an entry into the Daytona 500, since Labonte was the most recent former champion in a team not in the Top 35 owner's points. The team plans to run the full season with Mike Skinner driving the majority of the remaining races. Ken Schrader
and Boris Said
will also compete in the 32.
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
crew chief
Pit stop
In motorsports, a pit stop is where a racing vehicle stops in the pits during a race for refuelling, new tires, repairs, mechanical adjustments, a driver change, or any combination of the above...
and owner from Haverhill, New Hampshire
Haverhill, New Hampshire
Haverhill is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,697 at the 2010 census. Haverhill includes the villages of Woodsville, Pike, and North Haverhill, the historic town center at Haverhill Corner, and the district of Mountain Lakes...
. He is the owner of FAS Lane Racing
FAS Lane Racing
FAS Lane Racing is a NASCAR team owned by long-time crew chief Frank Stoddard. It currently fields the #32 U.S. Chrome Ford Fusion for Terry Labonte, Mike Skinner, Ken Schrader, Mike Bliss, and Patrick Carpentier in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.-History:...
, a NASCAR
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
Sprint Cup Series team. He began his career with Dana Patten in the Busch Series
Busch Series
The NASCAR Nationwide Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. It is promoted as NASCAR's "minor league" circuit, and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organization's "big leagues"; the Sprint Cup circuit...
. Later, he worked with Jeff Burton
Jeff Burton
Jeffrey Brian "Jeff" Burton , also referred to as JB or The Mayor, is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver who drives the #31 Caterpillar Chevrolet Impala for Richard Childress Racing. Burton is the younger brother of Ward Burton, who is a former Sprint Cup driver...
and Roush Racing
Roush Racing
Roush Fenway Racing is a racing team competing in NASCAR racing. As one of NASCAR's largest premier racing teams, Roush runs teams in the Sprint and Nationwide Series, and formerly in the Camping World Truck Series and ARCA RE/MAX Series.Roush first entered NASCAR competition in 1988, but had...
, and won seventeen races together. Late in the 2002 season, he switched to Bill Davis Racing
Bill Davis Racing
Bill Davis Racing was a racing team that participated in all three of NASCAR's top divisions until 2009.The team had run Toyota-branded stock cars and trucks in both the Camping World Truck Series and Sprint Cup Series since 2007. Dodge, Ford, and Pontiac previously backed the team...
and served as crew chief for Ward Burton
Ward Burton
John Edward Burton III is an American NASCAR auto racer, who has a total of five career Sprint Cup wins. He last drove the #4 State Water Heaters Chevrolet Impala SS for Morgan-McClure Motorsports in 2007. He is the older brother of fellow NASCAR driver Jeff Burton, against whom he first...
. In 2005, he joined MB/Sutton Motorsports as the crew chief for Boris Said
Boris Said
Boris Said is an American race car driver from Carlsbad, California but considers his hometown to be Stamford, Connecticut. His father, Bob Said, was a Formula One race driver and US Olympic bobsled driver in 1968 and 1972. He drove the #26 Ford Fusion for Latitude 43 Motorsports in the NASCAR...
in the #36 Chevrolet, making nine starts with one top-five finish.
In 2006, Said and Stoddard teamed with Mark Simo
Mark Simo
Mark Simo is an American race car driver and entrepreneur. He is the twin brother of racer Brian Simo. Currently, he is the CEO of No Fear, and is a co-owner of No Fear Racing....
to field the #60 No Fear
No Fear
No Fear is a lifestyle clothing brand that was created in 1989 by Mark Simo, Brian Simo, and Marty Moates. No Fear Inc. products are sold at various retail stores and . It also offers No Fear energy drinks under the same brand, in a joint venture with Pepsi. The company currently employs about 450...
Ford. The team has three top-tens and one pole position.
2010
In 2010, Stoddard was reunited with Boris Said at new upstart team Latitude 43 Motorsports. They raced together for the first four races, posting a top-25 run in the Daytona 500Daytona 500
The Daytona 500 is a -long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is one of four restrictor plate races on the Cup schedule....
.
2011
On February 3rd, 2011 Frank Stoddard announced the formation of FAS Lane RacingFAS Lane Racing
FAS Lane Racing is a NASCAR team owned by long-time crew chief Frank Stoddard. It currently fields the #32 U.S. Chrome Ford Fusion for Terry Labonte, Mike Skinner, Ken Schrader, Mike Bliss, and Patrick Carpentier in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.-History:...
. The team will field the #32 with Ford as the manufacturer, with cars from Roush-Fenway Racing and Richard Petty Motorsports and a Doug Yates engine. U.S. Chrome will sponsor the team at Daytona with Terry Labonte
Terry Labonte
Terrance Lee Labonte is a semi-retired NASCAR driver who occasionally drives in the Sprint Cup Series when called upon and is a two-time Winston Cup and IROC champion. He currently drives the #32 U.S. Chrome Ford for FAS Lane Racing. Labonte was introduced to the sport through his father, who had...
driving, a move that guaranteed the 32 an entry into the Daytona 500, since Labonte was the most recent former champion in a team not in the Top 35 owner's points. The team plans to run the full season with Mike Skinner driving the majority of the remaining races. Ken Schrader
Ken Schrader
Kenneth Schrader is a second-generation race car driver. He currently races on local dirt and asphalt tracks around the country while driving part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the ARCA Racing Series for his own Ken Schrader Racing. He also runs part time in the NASCAR Camping...
and Boris Said
Boris Said
Boris Said is an American race car driver from Carlsbad, California but considers his hometown to be Stamford, Connecticut. His father, Bob Said, was a Formula One race driver and US Olympic bobsled driver in 1968 and 1972. He drove the #26 Ford Fusion for Latitude 43 Motorsports in the NASCAR...
will also compete in the 32.