NASCAR Hauler job

I once met Jeff Gordon.

Well not actually, he was a football fields length away. But that should work right?




P.s. Ive never met Jeff Gordon. I dont even watch Nascar.

 

I have a stepson named Tony Stewart and he looks just like Tony Stewart the NASCAR driver. Women hit him up a lot for autographs and "other" stuff. He doesn't take advantage of it though; I told him I sure would. He politely tells them "I'm not who you think I am." He tells them, "Yes, that's my real name, but I'm not the race car driver." I told him he should wait until breakfast to reveal that, but he won't even consider it. Geeze, there's some hot women NASCAR groupies in Nashville where he lives too.

 

JackMac is 100% correct in everything he posted. I live in Charlotte NC and have worked my way into a team Transportion Manager position. These jobs are not easy to get it and it is a matter of timing and being in the right place when the driving position becomes available. These driver openings are never advertised. It brings too many fans who are not qualified for the job.

We do not have any openings at the moment but now is the time of year to be going to race shops and handing out resumes. It is a little tougher this year with some teams downsizing and closing, which has left experienced guys looking for jobs themselves. And my advice is to keep trying well into the end of May as if a new driver is hired this year a lot of times they will give up or be fired by the time they get to the Coca Cola 600 in Charlotte.

Like he stated you absolutely need to live in NC and within 1-2 hours of the race shop if you want to be in NASCAR. NHRA drag racing it would pay to live in SO CAL or Indianapolis. These jobs are never ever posted and it is great if you can drop a name to get your resume on top of the other 200 they receive.

And one huge piece of advice is personal and a professional appearance is huge in this business. 98% of race fans will never meet the driver and the truck driver is as close as they will ever get and you are the person they remember. The driver is almost the face of the team as he interacts with a lot of people while traveling across the country to all he races.

It sounds like Jamzman70 has the experience and also understands that driving is such a small part of the job. All the other 95% percent of the work is what will do most 1st time hauler drivers in. Driving is the easy part. That's when you can relax a little and be in charge.

1 company you can try is Champion Tire and Wheel in Cornelius NC. Google them. Kevin is the owner and you can ask for him. They haul all the tires,wheels and pit boxes for all the NASCAR teams. They drive nice equipment and this will get you to the track and around other drivers in the garage. The pay is low for the work IMOP but most use it as a stepping stone to make contacts. Remember out of sight out of mind. If your not around it they won't know about you.

Or a smaller Truck Team or Nationwide team is where you have a easier time getting started. Remember there are only approx 41,42 Cup teams so there are less then 100 of the Cup series jobs out there.

It is all what you make of it and if you will enjoy it or realize This is not for me. One thing is you have to be prepared to deal with a lot of egos as the new driver is bottom man and is pushed around until you earn there respect with hard work and doing a good job.

Bottom line is all about knowing someone who can help and also it can be a matter of timing. I know a lot of positions will be filled by someone who comes recommended and has the hauler experience who is ready to change teams



Good luck to you.

 

I met him a few times when his first wife shopped here. And I'm a Tony Stewart fan lol

 

"Bottom line is all about knowing someone who can help and also it can be a matter of timing. I know a lot of positions will be filled by someone who comes recommended and has the hauler experience who is ready to change teams"
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I'm an author who is writing a series that features a female truck driver who solves crimes on the road with the help of her co-driver. The new book will have her working as a NASCAR hauler. ( I met a female driver a few years ago at MATS and was intrigued.) Your mention of a driver leaving one team and being hired on with another had me wondering about confidentiality clauses. Is there such a thing? Also, some of the haulers talk about being the cook also. Is this normal? And are there always 2 drivers, or only if the trip to the track is more than XYZ hours?
I would love to talk/ email with anyone who has worked on the transportation end of NASCAR- specifically a driver of the hauler.
The woman I interviewed at MATS said that she had been hired a few times to haul a "secret" trailer for NASCAR, and was not allowed to speak to her friends and family while she was on the road, or tell anyone where she was or where she was headed. Have you heard of this before?
Thanks in advance for any replies. ( I hope this thread isn't too old to be noticed! )

 

Do you have any info and how to get on with an NHRA team?

 

Wow, hard to believe it's been 4 plus years since this post. I have alot of people still ask me how to get on with a NASCAR Team, or Race Team or in racing and the advice is still the same. It really is all about who you know OR plain old persistence, or both. A few more tips to try to get on with a Team is to work those vendors and start there, whether it be Goodyear, Dunlop, Michelin, Champion Tire, Racing Radios, VP Fuel, Sunoco, or even with a TV Vendor that haul around the Cameras and TV equipment.

The other tool to use nowadays is either websites like Racingjobs, Racing Jobs Home or Facebook pages like Racing Jobs or hauler jobs, they are a great resource for smaller teams that need people like now, if you have a CDL A you can find work.


Focus on getting your foot in the door and making contacts, racing is a very small community and they are pretty closed off to 'outsiders', if you aren't an outsider you will have an easy time finding a new job when you want to, as long as you aren't a clown. Your reputation is everything, like I said it's a small small world, if you're that guy who wont work, complains all the time (well, we all complain but more than normal) or tears up equipment, you will find yourself out faster than you can blink. Work hard, keep your mouth mostly shut, don't get drunk and make a fool and you can have a pretty great career.

I stopped racing this year, I did Daytona and a few early season tests and have finally decided to move on, which means retire or something like that. Racing has been good to me, I was able to move into a job on the Team as an over the wall fuel man and have won an IndyCar Championship, have won a 24 Hours of LeMans Race which was incredible, 2 Daytona Rolex 24 Hour Races, which was also incredible, and about 2 dozen other races over the years. Good times, traveled all over the world, met some great people, and made great money. It has been a slog at times believe me but still well worth it, if you like racing and work hard, be persistent and find your way onto a good team.

Good Luck, I hope this helps.

 

Great post. Enjoy your retirement.