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NAME: Johnny VanDoorn
HOMETOWN: Coopersville, MI
FAMILY: Single
OCCUPATION: Fabricator, Port City Racecars
RACE TEAM DUTIES: Driver
YEARS IN RACING: 12 years
FAVORITE RACING MEMORY: In 1999 in East Lansing, I set quick time, won my heat race and finished second at a Gold Cup Summer Nationals event in go-karts.
FAVORITE 2007 RACING MOMENT: Winning first feature at Berlin
RACING HERO: Dale Earnhardt
FAVORITE TRACK: Toledo Speedway
FAVORITE MUSIC: 80's hair bands
PRE RACE SUPERSTITION: When the cars are on the front stretch before the race, I let the car next to me leave first.
FAVORTIE TV SHOW: Law & Order
WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? Dodge Dakota
IF YOU ARE NOT RACING THIS WEEKEND, WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING? Hunting.
NAME: Tim Steele
HOMETOWN: Coopersville, MI
FAMILY: Wife Dawn. Kids Kelsey and Taylor
OCCUPATION: HS Motorsports President
RACE TEAM DUTIES: Team President
YEARS IN RACING: 36
FAVORITE RACING MEMORY: Winning nine in a row at Pocono.
FAVORITE 2007 RACING MOMENT: Winning at Nashville and Toledo-two places I never won at as a driver.
RACING HERO: Dale Earnhardt
FAVORITE TRACK: Next one we go to….but Pocono is up there.
FAVORITE MUSIC: Classic Rock, country….Hank Jr. on race day.
PRE RACE SUPERSTITION: Nothing green and no shelled peanuts….
FAVORTIE TV SHOW: Two And A Half Men.
WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? 1985 Chevy Pickup.
IF YOU ARE NOT RACING THIS WEEKEND, WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING? Riding my chopper….
NAME: Chip Caputo
HOMETOWN: Grand Rapids, MI
FAMILY: Wife Barb, kids: Elizabeth, Anna, Anthony
OCCUPATION: Mechanic
RACE TEAM DUTIES: Crew Chief
YEARS IN RACING 34
FAVORITE RACING MEMORY: Winning the 1990 ASA Championship with Bob Senneker-his only championship.
FAVORITE 2007 RACING MOMENT: Winning at Anderson-Johnny's first CRA win and Nashville.
RACING HERO: Really don't have one.
FAVORITE TRACK: Dayton-but it's closed.
FAVORITE MUSIC: Rock-n-Roll
PRE RACE SUPERSTITION: None
FAVORITE TV SHOW: Don't watch much TV....
WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR: 1968 Orange Beattle.
IF YOU WERE NOT RACING THIS WEEKEND, WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING? Probably playing with the kids.
NAME: Tom Sokoloski
HOMETOWN: Kent City, MI
FAMILY: Daughter, Tami and son Nicholas
OCCUPATION: Mechanic/Crew Chief
RACE TEAM DUTIES: Organization, for day to day projects.
YEARS IN RACING.25 (last five years at ML Racing-NASCAR Nationwide Series team.
DRIVERS YOU HAVE WORKED WITH IN THE PAST:Tim Steele, Mark Green,
FAVORITE RACING MEMORY: Winning the 1993 ARCA Championship for the first itme as a rookie team.
FAVORITE 2007 RACING MOMENT:Qualifying seventh at Bristol for the NASCAR Busch Series race.
RACING HERO: Dale Earnhardt
FAVORITE TRACK: Pocono
FAVORITE MUSIC: Old Rock-n-roll and country
PRE RACE SUPERSTITION: peanuts and something green-both are bad.
FAVORITE TV SHOW: 2 and a Half Men.
WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR: 1971 Chevy Blazer
IF YOU WERE NOT RACING THIS WEEKEND, WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING? Working at my shop on motorcycles or snowmobiles.
DRIVERS YOU HAVE WORKED WITH IN THE PAST? Tim Steele, Jason Jarrett, and Mark Green.
NAME: Ben VanDoon (AKA BUTCH)
HOMETOWN: Coopersville, MI
FAMILY: Single
OCCUPATION: Student-Coopersville High School
RACE TEAM DUTIES: Clean, maintain, organize, crew chief in training.
YEARS IN RACING: 8
FAVORITE RACING MEMORY: Seeing my brother win his first feature.
FAVORITE 2007 RACING MOMENT: Being part of a winning team.
RACING HERO: Jeff Hammond/Mike Skinner
FAVORITE TRACK: Anderson Speedway
FAVORITE MUSIC: Skid Row
PRE RACE SUPERSTITION: None
FAVORTIE TV SHOW: ESPN News
WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? Cub Cadet lawnmower.
IF YOU ARE NOT RACING THIS WEEKEND, WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING? Sleeping, going to races to watch.
NAME: Dave Schneider
HOMETOWN: Marne, MI
FAMILY: Wife, Phyillis, KIDS:Rhiannon, Sarah, Amanda, Buster and Brad
OCCUPATION: Self Employed
RACE TEAM DUTIES: Tires & whatever Chip Says...
YEARS IN RACING: 10
FAVORITE RACING MEMORY: Post race tech after our win at Toledo in 2007.
FAVORITE 2007 RACING MOMENT: The whole season. We had a great team, everyone worked great together. Heck, even Johnny did a good job...
RACING HERO: Cole Trickle
FAVORITE TRACK: Atlanta Motor Speedway
FAVORITE MUSIC: I listen to everything.
PRE RACE SUPERSTITION: None
FAVORTIE TV SHOW: Two and a Half Men
WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? 1965 Impala
IF YOU ARE NOT RACING THIS WEEKEND, WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING? Golfing
NAME: Dirk Redder (AKA DUKE)
HOMETOWN: Holland, MI
FAMILY: Single
OCCUPATION: Material Handler-Herman Miller
RACE TEAM DUTIES: Spotter for the CRA and Dixie Cup races., I update Johnny's website, and do whatever Chip says...
YEARS IN RACING: going on 5
FAVORITE RACING MEMORY: Winning at Berlin with Johnny in the #71 latemodel. It was fun to prove to people that you could win without the best equipment money could buy. A great driver can make up for lack of equipment. Plus, it was a night when all the big hitters were there. Lee Anderson, Joe Bush, Fred Campbell, Tom Thomas-all the regular hot shoes were there-so it was not a gimme...
FAVORITE 2007 RACING MOMENT: The CRA race at Anderson was big cause it was our first CRA win. But the All American 400-that put Johnny on the map!
RACING HERO: Don't have just one. Gotta say Johnny VanDoorn, and Lee Anderson. Johnny has worked hard for all of his success-too many young drivers have had stuff handed to them lately-not JVD though. And Lee was the first driver I had the chance to really get to know-R.I.P. Chassis Man...
FAVORITE TRACK: Winchester Speedway. I have heard it a million times-you gotta be a man to race at Winchester-and that saying is TRUE!!
FAVORITE MUSIC: That's a tossup-I like the "hair" bands from the '80's: RATT, Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Bon Jovi and country from the '80's to the present.
PRE RACE SUPERSTITION: I chew Dentyne Ice Mints...
FAVORITE TV SHOW: 24 , Law and Order and 2 And A Half Men.
WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR: A blue 1979 Ford Farimont-she was mint!
IF YOU WERE NOT RACING THIS WEEKEND, WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING? Probably trying to catch up on sleep, catch up with friends and family not in the racing world-and trying to spend time with them.
NAME: Garison Jewett
HOMETOWN: Coopersville, MI
FAMILY: Single
OCCUPATION: Student-GRCC-Plastics Engineer, Royal Technologies
RACE TEAM DUTIES: Rear Tire Carrier
YEARS IN RACING: 6
FAVORITE RACING MEMORY: My first win at Berlin Raceway.
FAVORITE 2007 RACING MOMENT: Johnny's dominating win at Nashville in the All American 400.
RACING HERO: Johnny VanDoorn
FAVORITE TRACK: Berlin Raceway
FAVORITE MUSIC: I like it all. Favorite band is Angels and Airwaves
PRE RACE SUPERSTITION: Find a heads up penny.
FAVORTIE TV SHOW: House and Friends
WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? 1992 Mercury Cougar It was Maroon and rust.
IF YOU ARE NOT RACING THIS WEEKEND, WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING? Hanging out with friends or playing video games.
NAME: Dean Huizenga
HOMETOWN: Grand Rapids, MI
FAMILY: Wife, Katie & the hounds (Garrison and Oliver)
OCCUPATION: MFG. Engineer, Davidson Plyforms
RACE TEAM DUTIES: Front Tire Carrier
YEARS IN RACING: 13
FAVORITE RACING MEMORY: My first street stock and my first late model win. Berlin wins while on Lee Anderson's crew. Making the qualifying races while crewing for Jim Fairbanks at Eldora and Johnny's win at Nashville.
FAVORITE 2007 RACING MOMENT: Johnny's Anderson and Nashville wins.
RACING HERO: Alan Kulwicki
FAVORITE TRACK: Eldora Speedway
FAVORITE MUSIC: All forms of rock.
PRE RACE SUPERSTITION: Prayer
FAVORTIE TV SHOW: Family Guy
WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? Street car: 1990 Ford Escort GT. Race car 1976 Cutlass Supreme.
IF YOU ARE NOT RACING THIS WEEKEND, WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING? Getting ready for the next weeks racing.
NAME: Weston Jewett
HOMETOWN: Coopersville, MI
FAMILY: Single
OCCUPATION: Student-GRCC Maintence at Advance Tooling System
RACE TEAM DUTIES: Rear tire changer, also drill man.
YEARS IN RACING: 4
FAVORITE RACING MEMORY: Staying up until 2:00 AM for 2 weeks straight before the first time John went to Nashville in 2006. We also had to get up for school the following day. Also, it took us 7 hours to get through tech. We also set two records in 2006. Widest car and longest to get through tech.
FAVORITE 2007 RACING MOMENT: Winning the All American 400
RACING HERO: Dale Earnhardt
FAVORITE TRACK: Winchester Speedway
FAVORITE MUSIC: Classic Rock
PRE RACE SUPERSTITION: Pray to God I don't mess something up.
FAVORTIE TV SHOW: Pinks
WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? 1988 4 door Ford Tempo. I totaled it out in 13 days.
IF YOU ARE NOT RACING THIS WEEKEND, WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING? Chillaxin (Jewett's own word) either at home or at John's.
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