Barry Dodson
Personal information | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | Blue Max Racing | June 4, 1953
Retired | 2007 |
Achievements and titles | |
National finals | 1989 NASCAR Cup Series champion |
Barry Dodson was an American stock car crew chief. He was the crew chief for
Racing career
Dodson began racing in $99 claim races at Bowman Gray Stadium.[4] He then worked six years for Petty Enterprises in the Grand National Series (now NASCAR Xfinity Series).[4] Dodson was hired by W. C. Anderson in 1979 to work on Benny Parsons' team before switching to Anderson's other driver Cale Yarborough.[4] He left with Yarborough in 1983 and they joined Harry Ranier's team.[4]
Dodson was a NASCAR crew chief for the first time in 1985.[1] Driver Tim Richmond finished eleventh in points with 13 top ten and 3 top five finishes in 28 races.[1]
Dodson moved to
Dodson was hired by Sam McMahon on Team III Racing in 1991; the team has a variety of drivers.[1] Dodson was then hired by Bob Whitcomb in 1992 with driver Derrike Cope.[1]
Owner/Driver Darrell Waltrip hired Dodson in 1993 as his crew chief for his team.[1] Dodson was the crew chief until after the fifteenth race of the 1994 season.[1] Felix Sabates hired Dodson for the 1995 season and driver Kyle Petty recorded Dodson's final win as a Cup crew chief;[1] the union lasted for the first 25 races.[1]
Dodson was the crew chief in the
Wallace later hired Dodson as the general manager for his Xfinity Series team.[2] Dodson's final truck crew chief race happened in 2007.[2]
Personal life
Dodson grew up in Winston-Salem, North Carolina with Chocolate Myers and the two sat together at the grandstands of Bowman Gray Stadium in their youth.[4]
Dodson's 17-year-old son David Trey Dodson and 16-year-old daughter Tia Jan Dodson were killed in an automobile accident in 1994.[4] Their mother, Jan Kirkman Dodson, had been Barry Dodson's estranged wife.[6] Dodson's step-son Trent Owens has also been a NASCAR crew chief.[7]
Death
Dodson died in Winston-Salem, North Carolina at age 64 after a brief illness on December 20, 2017.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Crew Chiefs - Barry Dodson". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Pryson, Mike (December 21, 2017). "NASCAR Cup championship crew chief Barry Dodson dies". Autoweek. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ "Sad News - Barry Dodson". ESPN. December 21, 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f O'Neill, Conor (December 22, 2017). "Barry Dodson remembered for life inside racing". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ Albert, Zack (December 20, 2017). "Barry Dodson, title-winning crew chief, passes away". NASCAR. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- Greensboro News and Record. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (December 21, 2017). "Crew chief Barry Dodson, led Rusty Wallace to 1989 Cup championship, dies at 64". NBC Sports. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
External links
- Dodson Barry Dodson crew chief statistics at Racing-Reference