Travis Carter
No. 66 Kmart Blue Light Special Ford
Date of Birth: November
21, 1949
Place of Birth: Ellerbe, North Carolina
Residence: Denver, North Carolina
Spouse: Linda
Children: Matthew (5/13/81) Kim (8/15/83)
Career Highlights:
- First Winston Cup race as a crew member
was at Charlotte in 1969
- Won Winston Cup championship as crew chief
in 1973 and 1978
- Formed Travis Carter Racing in 1989
Career Brief:
A native of Ellerbe, N.C., Carter began
his motorsports career in 1971 working with legendary owner L.G. DeWitt, a local highly
successful peach farmer,  and two years later became that team’s crew chief. Success was
immediate as Carter guided driver Benny Parsons to the 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup
championship. Five years later, Carter captured his second championship while serving as
crew chief for Cale Yarborough. Carter’s crew chief career also paired him with Bobby
Allison, Harry Gant and Rick Mast. He compiled 31 career victories and 41 pole positions
as a crew chief before making the jump to car owner in 1989.
Miscellaneous Records and Statistics:
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Carl Haas Co-Owner
No. 66 Kmart Blue Light Special Ford
Residence:
Lake Forest, Illinois
Spouse: Bernadette
Career Highlights:
- Joined forces with Paul Newman to start
Newman/Haas Racing in 1983
- Won PPG Cup three times (1984, ’91
and ’93)
- Teamed with Travis Carter and Big Kmart to
form Haas Carter Motorsports in 1998 in NASCAR series
Career Brief:
A native of Chicago, Carl Haas is known
as one of the most
successful men in racing. In the late 1960’s Haas was one of the first road racing
team owners in the country to attract major corporate sponsorship backing. In addition to
co-owning Haas Carter Motorsports in NASCAR, Haas also co-owns two Champ Car teams with
actor Paul Newman and Michael Andretti and Christian Fittapaldi as drivers. His CART teams
have won 11 championships during the last two decades. Haas also served as chairman of the
board of directors of the Sports Car Club of America and serves on the board of
Championship Auto Racing Teams. He is the race organizer of The Milwaukee Mile as well as
the Texaco Grand Prix of Houston. He is also a member of the board of directors at Road
America. Haas was previously co-owner of Kranefuss-Haas racing from 1994-1997 on the
NASCAR series. As a driver, Haas won numerous races between 1952 and the early 1960s
behind the wheel of various Ferraris, Porsches, MGs and Jaguars.
Miscellaneous Records and Statistics:
- Began career in motorsports as a driver
and won numerous races between 1952 and early 1960s.
- Joined forces with actor Paul Newman to
from Newman/Haas Racing in 1983.
- Hired Mario Andretti to drive champ car in
1983 and won CART title in 1984.
- Won CART title on 1991 with Michael
Andretti.
- Won CART title in 1993 with Nigel Mansell.
- Associated with Lola Cars Lmt. (England)
for three decades.
- Co-owned Kranefuss/Haas Racing from 1994
through 1997 in NASCAR Winston Cup series.
- Entered into joint venture with Swift
Engineering in 1997 – won debut race in CART with new American made chassis.
- Worldwide distributor of Swift race cars.
- North American Distributor of Hewland
competition gearboxes.
- Joined forces with Travis Carter in 1998
to form Haas Carter Motorsports, LLC.
- Co-owner of two cars, both sponsored by
Big Kmart and Route 66, on the NASCAR Winston Cup series in 2000.
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