Ray Evernham was inducted to the NASCAR Hall of Fame, Class of 2018.
16 Facts About Ray Evernham
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Ray Evernham is the co-founder of the racing series Superstar Racing Experience.
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Ray Evernham crashed at Flemington Speedway in the middle of the 1991 season.
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Ray Evernham damaged his brain stem, which left depth perception impairment.
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Ray Evernham started working for NASCAR driver Alan Kulwicki at the end of 1991.
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Ray Evernham remained the crew chief for Gordon after he moved up into the Winston Cup Series for Hendrick Motorsports from the final race of the 1992 season to 1999.
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Gordon and Ray Evernham won 47 Cup races, 3 Cup championships and were the dominant team in NASCAR Cup competition at the time.
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Much like professional sports teams Ray Evernham incorporated choreography, put his crew members through strength and agility training, and analyzed pit stops on film between races to point out spots where his crew excelled or could improve.
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Ray Evernham is credited with changing the expected duration of a 4-tire pit stop from over 20 seconds to less than 15.
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Ray Evernham fielded cars in the Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, and Craftsman Truck Series, as well as in the ARCA, USAC and Dodge Weekly Racing Series.
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In late 2010, the team was bought out by Richard Petty and several investment groups, and Ray Evernham sold his remaining share in the operation.
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Ray Evernham has dipped into television several times as an analyst.
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Ray Evernham has worked both race coverage and studio coverage at various points.
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Ray Evernham is host of the show AmeriCARna on Velocity since 2013.
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Ray Evernham admitted that he had an ongoing relationship with Crocker.
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Ray Evernham is known for a 1995 penalty which was then the largest fine in NASCAR history.