Tim Fedewa

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Timothy Fedewa (pronounced "fee-doo-wuh"; born May 9, 1967) is an American professional racing driver and spotter. He works for Team Penske as the spotter for Ryan Blaney's No. 12 Ford Mustang in the NASCAR Cup Series.

As a driver, he previously competed in the

Stewart-Haas Racing as a spotter in the Cup Series for their No. 4 car driven by Kevin Harvick and in the Xfinity Series for their No. 98 car driven by Riley Herbst
.

Racing career

Driving career

After winning Rookie of the Year award in the

Busch Series for the 1993 season. He would finish second for Rookie of the Year honors, and in the five years that followed, he won three races and finished in the top-ten in points four times; his highest finishes were 7th in both 1995 and 1998. He began piloting the No. 36 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
in 1999 and would continue to for two-and-a-half years, until he and the team parted ways during the 2001 season.

Fedewa made one Cup start in 1994 for Ray DeWitt at Dover; he finished 23rd. He made a brief return to the series in 2000 in a relief appearance at the Coca-Cola 600, substituting for injured Petty Enterprises driver John Andretti.

Busch Series
race at Dover in 2004

After acting as spotter to

FitzBradshaw Racing in 2003 to replace Earnhardt in the No. 12 Dodge
. In racing for the team, Fedewa reached as high as 9th in the 2004 points standings before dropping to 16th by the end of the season. Fedewa's 2nd-place finish stands as the best finish of any Fitz Bradshaw driver ever.

In 2005, Fedewa failed to finish in the top-ten in twenty-one Busch Series starts, and was subsequently released by FitzBradshaw Racing on July 25, 2005. A week later, he was signed by

, finishing 29th.

Spotting career

After he was unable to find a ride as a driver in NASCAR in 2007, Fedewa became a spotter, joining the new Red Bull Racing Team as the spotter for their No. 84 Toyota Camry driven by rookie A. J. Allmendinger. Fedewa remained the spotter of the car in 2009 when it was renumbered to the No. 82 driven by rookie Scott Speed.[1]

Fedewa would eventually move to Richard Petty Motorsports to serve as the spotter for their No. 9 car driven by Marcos Ambrose.[2]

In

Stewart-Haas Racing when Kevin Harvick joined the team from Richard Childress Racing to drive their No. 4 car (previously the No. 39 driven by Ryan Newman). They won the 2014 Cup Series championship in their first year together.[2]

In 2016, in addition to Harvick's No. 4 SHR car in the Cup Series, Fedewa spotted for the No. 88

Fedewa also started spotting for SHR in the Xfinity Series when they started fielding two full-time cars, with the addition of the No. 98 (formerly of Biagi-DenBeste Racing) driven by Chase Briscoe.[3] When Briscoe moved up to the Cup Series full-time for SHR in 2021, Fedewa remained the spotter of the No. 98 Xfinity Series car with new driver Riley Herbst. Fedewa would remain Harvick's spotter in the Cup Series all the way through his retirement from driving full-time in NASCAR in 2023 for a total of 10 years together.

In 2024, Fedewa did not continue with SHR and the No. 4 car with new driver Josh Berry and instead moved to Team Penske to spot for defending Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney's No. 12 car, replacing Josh Williams after he left the team.[4]

Personal life

Tim's uncle Gary, father Butch, multiple cousins, grandmother Hilda, and grandfather Willie were also racing drivers. The Fedewa family eventually moved from Michigan to North Carolina so Butch and his wife/Tim's mother Sharon could support their son's NASCAR career.[5]

Fedewa is married to model Kellee Meadows and they have one child, Willow Josephine Fedewa, born on January 8, 2009.[citation needed]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series
results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 NWCC Pts Ref
1994 RaDiUs Motorsports 55 Ford DAY
CAR
RCH
ATL
DAR
BRI NWS
MAR
TAL
SON
CLT
DOV
POC
MCH
DAY
NHA
POC
TAL
IND
GLN
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV

23
MAR

DNQ
NWS
DNQ
CLT
CAR
PHO
ATL

DNQ
64th 94 [6]
1999 LJ Racing 91 Chevy DAY
CAR
LVS
ATL
DAR
TEX
BRI
MAR
TAL
CAL
RCH
CLT
DOV
MCH
POC
SON
DAY
NHA
POC
IND
GLN
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
NHA
DOV
MAR

DNQ
CLT
TAL
CAR
PHO
HOM
ATL N/A 0 [7]

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series
results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 NBSC Pts Ref
1992 RaDiUs Motorsports 55 Ford
DAY
CAR
RCH
ATL
MAR
DAR

36
BRI
HCY
LAN
DUB
NZH
MCH

27
NHA
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
CLT

19
MAR
CAR
HCY 63rd 301 [8]
24
CLT

35
DOV
ROU
MYB
GLN
VOL
NHA
TAL
IRP ROU
1993 55
DAY

24
CAR

32
RCH

16
DAR

41
BRI

16
HCY
ROU

18
MAR

12
NZH

7
CLT
DOV

20
MYB

25
GLN

11
MLW

7
TAL

12
IRP
5
MCH

38
NHA

6
BRI

13
DAR

15
RCH

17
DOV

15
ROU

12
CLT

25
MAR

12
CAR

17
HCY
DNQ
ATL

24
18th 2275 [9]
1994
DAY

31
CAR

16
RCH

9
ATL

30
MAR

7
DAR

9
HCY

25
BRI

23
ROU
18
NHA

11
NZH

7
CLT

13
DOV

6
MYB

13
GLN

24
MLW

28
SBO

30
TAL

20
HCY
10
IRP
21
MCH

7
BRI

19
DAR

20
RCH

21
DOV

17
CLT

13
MAR

4
CAR

38
10th 3125 [10]
1995
DAY

28
CAR

34
RCH

17
ATL

4
NSV

12
DAR

23
BRI

11
HCY

15
NHA

15
NZH

1*
CLT

19
DOV

22
MYB

11
GLN

20
MLW

15
TAL

28
SBO

12
IRP
11
MCH

25
BRI

3
DAR

25
RCH

26
DOV

19
CLT

13
CAR

12
HOM

2
7th 3022 [11]
1996 Taylor Motorsports 40 Ford
DAY

DNQ
CAR

25
RCH

27
ATL

22
NSV

25
DAR

28
BRI

26
HCY

12
NZH

8
CLT

17
DOV

39
SBO

16
MYB

20
GLN

18
MLW

26
NHA

38
TAL

15
IRP
4
MCH

40
BRI

21
DAR

42
RCH

41
DOV

21
CLT

17
CAR

19
HOM

23
20th 2320 [12]
1997 BACE Motorsports 33 Chevy
DAY

34
CAR

10
RCH

18
ATL

7
LVS

15
DAR

14
HCY

3
TEX

38
BRI

7
NSV

3
TAL

5
NHA

39
NZH

11
CLT

35
DOV

15
SBO

19
GLN

32
MLW

10
MYB

12
GTY

6
IRP
4
MCH

25
BRI

27
DAR

15
RCH

9
DOV

14
CLT

27
CAL

33
CAR

19
HOM

10
9th 3398 [13]
1998
DAY

20
CAR

18
LVS

19
NSV

8
DAR

34
BRI

34
TEX

13
HCY
3
TAL

27
NHA

11
NZH

1*
CLT

18
DOV

17
RCH

15
PPR

35
GLN

7
MLW

8
MYB
6
CAL

17
SBO

1
IRP
38
MCH

32
BRI

5
DAR

26
RCH

21
DOV

15
CLT

30
GTY

18
CAR

9
ATL

27
HOM

10
7th 3515 [14]
1999
Cicci-Welliver Racing
36 Pontiac
DAY

35
CAR

10
LVS

34
ATL

DNQ
DAR

8
TEX

21
NSV
37
BRI

9
TAL

28
CAL

6
NHA

23
RCH

33
NZH

3
CLT

38
DOV

21
SBO
5
GLN

27
MLW

31
MYB
27
PPR

2
GTY

43
IRP
7
MCH

DNQ
BRI

25
DAR

28
RCH

14
DOV

41
CLT

26
CAR

17
MEM

9
PHO

35
HOM

15
14th 2989 [15]
2000 Chevy
DAY

24
CAR

39
LVS

20
ATL

40
DAR

11
BRI

28
TEX

41
NSV
11
TAL

31
CAL

DNQ
RCH

20
NHA

1*
CLT

27
DOV

19
SBO
12
MYB
38
GLN

6
MLW

4
NZH

19
PPR

10
GTY

21
IRP
41
MCH

16
BRI

13
DAR

37
RCH

36
DOV

11
CLT

23
CAR
MEM

5
PHO

29
HOM

10
18th 3009 [16]
2001 66
DAY

24
CAR

30
LVS

28
ATL

31
DAR

18
BRI

2
TEX

26
NSH

18
TAL

18
CAL

11
RCH

21
NHA

25
NZH

5
CLT

27
DOV

31
25th 2403 [17]
Buckshot Racing 00 Chevy
KEN

36
MLW

31
GLN
CHI
GTY

40
PPR

10
IRP
7
MCH

9
BRI

41
DAR
RCH
DOV
KAN
WP Motorsports 12 Chevy
CLT

27
HOM

DNQ
HighLine Performance Group
11 Chevy
MEM

6
Team Bristol Motorsports 54 Chevy
PHO

26
CAR
2002
Biagi Brothers Racing
07 Pontiac
DAY
CAR
LVS
DAR
BRI
TEX
NSH
TAL
3
CAL
RCH
NHA
51st 654 [18]
NEMCO Motorsports 87 Chevy
NZH

39
CLT
DOV
NSH
KEN
MLW
DAY
CHI
GTY
PPR
IRP
MCH
Marsh Racing 31 Chevy
BRI

14
DAR
RCH

31
DOV

36
Team Bristol Motorsports 54 Chevy
KAN

25
Herzog-Jackson Motorsports
92 Chevy
CLT

12
MEM

20
ATL

26
CAR
PHO
HOM
2003
FitzBradshaw Racing
12 Chevy
DAY
CAR
LVS
DAR
BRI
TEX
TAL
NSH
CAL
RCH
GTY
NZH
CLT
DOV
NSH
KEN
MLW
DAY
CHI
NHA

12
PPR

13
IRP
13
MCH

25
BRI

24
DAR

19
RCH

18
DOV

17
KAN

18
CLT

25
MEM

20
ATL

24
PHO

24
CAR
24
HOM

42
36th 1491 [19]
2004
DAY

16
CAR
18
LVS

7
DAR

16
BRI

12
TEX

15
NSH

12
TAL

37
CAL

31
GTY

9
RCH

17
NZH
15
CLT

42
DOV

9
NSH
11
KEN

34
MLW

17
DAY

10
CHI

17
NHA

2
PPR

25
IRP
34
MCH

23
BRI

16
CAL

27
RCH

35
DOV

13
KAN

38
CLT

31
MEM

23
ATL

33
PHO

18
DAR

14
HOM

21
16th 3480 [20]
2005 Dodge
DAY

24
CAL

21
MXC

21
LVS

15
ATL

38
NSH

26
BRI

25
TEX

16
PHO

41
TAL

37
DAR

19
RCH

41
CLT

29
DOV

34
NSH
21
KEN

40
MLW

27
DAY

24
CHI

32
NHA

13
PPR
18
GTY
IRP
GLN
MCH
BRI
CAL
RCH
DOV
KAN
CLT
MEM
TEX
PHO
HOM
32nd 1737 [21]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 NCTC Pts Ref
2002
Roush Racing
99 Ford
DAY

27
DAR
MAR
GTY
PPR
DOV
TEX
MEM
MLW
KAN
KEN
NHA
MCH
IRP
NSH
RCH
TEX
SBO
LVS
CAL
PHO
HOM
86th 82 [22]
2005 Glynn Motorsports 65 Dodge
DAY
CAL
ATL
MAR
GTY
MFD
CLT
DOV
TEX
MCH
MLW
KAN
KEN
MEM
IRP

20
NSH

19
BRI

26
RCH
NHA
LVS

10
MAR

23
ATL

20
TEX

DNQ
PHO

13
HOM

DNQ
32nd 749 [23]
2006
Key Motorsports
40 Chevy
DAY
CAL
ATL
MAR
GTY
CLT
MFD
DOV
TEX
MCH
MLW
KAN
KEN
MEM
IRP
NSH
BRI
NHA
LVS

29
TAL
MAR
ATL
TEX
PHO
HOM
81st 76 [24]

ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series
results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 ABSC Pts Ref
1990 Rich Thiel Racing Pontiac
DAY
ATL KIL TAL FRS POC KIL
TOL
HAG POC
TAL
MCH
ISF
TOL

13
DSF
WIN
DEL ATL 94th - [25]
1991 RaDiUs Motorsports 55 Ford
DAY
ATL
KIL TAL
TOL
FRS POC
MCH
KIL FRS DEL POC
TAL
HPT
MCH
ISF
TOL
DSF
TWS ATL
8
118th - [26]
1992
DAY
FIF TWS TAL
TOL
KIL POC
3
MCH

8
FRS KIL NSH DEL POC
4
HPT FRS
ISF
TOL
DSF
TWS SLM ATL
2
47th - [27]
1993
DAY

34
FIF TWS TAL KIL CMS FRS
TOL
POC
MCH
FRS POC
KIL
ISF
DSF
TOL
SLM
WIN
ATL
18
75th - [28]
1994
DAY

3
TAL FIF LVL KIL
TOL
FRS MCH DMS POC POC
KIL
FRS INF I70
ISF
DSF
TOL
SLM
WIN
ATL
31
85th 550 [29]
1998 Team Rensi Motorsports 83 Chevy DAY ATL
SLM
CLT MEM
MCH
POC SBS
TOL
PPR POC KIL FRS
ISF
ATL DSF SLM TEX
WIN
CLT
TAL

25
ATL N/A 0 [30]

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