Alan Arthur Gustafson was born on August 5,1975 and is an American NASCAR Cup Series crew chief who works for Hendrick Motorsports as the crew chief of their No 9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 driven by Chase Elliott in the NASCAR Cup Series.
12 Facts About Alan Gustafson
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Alan Gustafson was previously the crew chief of Hendrick's No 24 car from 2011 to 2017, working with Jeff Gordon from 2011 until his retirement in 2015 and then Elliott in 2016 and 2017.
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Alan Gustafson decided to move to North Carolina to work on Gary Moore's Goody's Dash Series team, with his longtime friend, Jimmy Foster.
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Alan Gustafson was chosen as the crew chief, while Foster raced.
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Alan Gustafson won several races in the Late Model Stock Car Series, while they only participated in a few Truck Series events.
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One year later, with Terry Labonte the driver, the team recorded one top-five and three top-tens, as Alan Gustafson remained the shock specialist.
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Alan Gustafson remained the same for the next three years, which he collected one victory at Darlington Raceway, five top-fives and 19 top-tens.
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Alan Gustafson was reassigned to Jeff Gordon's team, Gordon's previous crew chief Steve Letarte was moved to Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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Alan Gustafson helped Gordon to the 2011 Chase and finished 8th in the final point standings.
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In 2016, Alan Gustafson began serving as Chase Elliott's crew chief.
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In 2018, Hendrick acquired the No 9, a longtime Elliott family number, from Richard Petty Motorsports, and Elliott and Alan Gustafson moved over to the No 9 car while rookie William Byron would drive the No 24 car.
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In 2021, Alan Gustafson was suspended for the race at Watkins Glen after the No 9 car failed pre-race inspection due to an illegal rear window air deflector.