15 Facts About Bootie Barker

Robert Aldridge "Bootie" Barker III was born on March 2,1971 and is an American professional stock car racing former crew chief who currently works for 23XI Racing in the competition department.

Bootie Barker was a television co-host on NASCAR Performance, a weekly program on the now-defunct Speed Channel.

Bootie Barker grew up just next door to South Boston Speedway but was a fan of "stick and ball" sports rather than car racing.

Bootie Barker played football as a linebacker and was paralyzed from the waist down after sustaining injuries in a car accident while a senior at Halifax County High School.

Bootie Barker studied engineering at Old Dominion University and his focus was quickly redirected to motorsports.

Bootie Barker graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering in 1994.

Shortly after hearing Parsons, Bootie Barker began to spend time in the infield at South Boston Speedway.

Bootie Barker's first racing job was selling tires in South Boston and working for driver Ashton Lewis on his late model team.

Bootie Barker has written a variety of magazine columns over the years and has been a regular guest on NASCAR RaceHub on Fox Sports 1.

For most of 2006, Bootie Barker was the crew chief for the No 66 Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet driven by Jeff Green.

Bootie Barker was a frequent guest on NASCAR RaceDay, a preview show for weekly NASCAR events on the now defunct Speed Channel.

In 2007, Bootie Barker was the crew chief for Johnny Sauter and the No 70 Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet.

In September 2021,23XI Racing announced that Bootie Barker would take over as crew chief for the No 23 Toyota driven by Bubba Wallace after Mike Wheeler was promoted to Director of Competition.

On Monday, October 4,2021, Bootie Barker earned his first win as a Cup crew chief when Bubba Wallace won the rain-shortened YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.

On March 29,2022, Bootie Barker was suspended for four races due to a tire and wheel loss during the 2022 Texas Grand Prix at COTA.