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Trent T. Owens (born January 4, 1975) is an American

Braun Racing/Turner Motorsports/Turner Scott Motorsports and Bobby Gerhart Racing
.

Racing career

Driving career

Owens started his career while still in high school, working for

Richard Petty Driving Experience.[1]

In 2000, Owens attempted to qualify for the season-finale for the

California
.

In

Dover. After the race at Texas, Owens was released due to funding issues. He was without a ride for the rest of the season.[1]

Crew chiefing career

Owens atop the No. 43 RPM hauler at Las Vegas in 2014
Owens and Aric Almirola talking in the garage area at Las Vegas in 2014

After being unable to find another ride, in 2003, Owens took his first crew chiefing job for Scott Traylor Motorsports's No. 5 car in the

development driver for his team. Bowyer would go on to become a Cup Series driver for RCR.[1]

Starting in

NASCAR Nationwide Series, scoring wins with Mark Martin, Dave Blaney, Reed Sorenson, James Buescher, and Nelson Piquet Jr. He was also the crew chief for Kyle Larson in 2013, and although he did not win any races that year, he won Rookie of the Year and moved up to a Cup Series ride with Chip Ganassi Racing
the following year.

On December 2, 2013, it was announced that Owens would be moving up to the

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in 2014, having been hired by Richard Petty Motorsports to crew chief the team's No. 43 entry for driver Aric Almirola.[2]

Owens in the garage area at Las Vegas in 2017

Owens was released from his contract at Richard Petty Motorsports at the end of the 2016 season. He was then hired to crew chief JTG Daugherty Racing's new second car, the No. 37, driven by Chris Buescher, in 2017.[3]

In 2020, Buescher left for

Roush Fenway Racing and he was replaced by Ryan Preece (previously the driver of JTGD's No. 47 car), and Owens remained the crew chief of the No. 37 car. Prior to the 2020 Auto Club 400 at Fontana, Owens was suspended after the car was discovered to have an illegal modification during pre-race inspection. The team was also docked 10 owner and driver points.[4]

When the No. 37 car was closed down after the 2021 season, Owens lost his job with JTGD and moved to Kaulig Racing to crew chief their new No. 31 car in the Cup Series, driven by Justin Haley, who is the nephew of Todd Braun, the owner of Braun Racing, who Owens used to crew chief for.[5] On February 23, 2022, Owens was suspended for four races after the No. 31 lost a wheel during the 2022 Daytona 500.[6] On May 17, Owens was once again suspended for four races due to a tire and wheel loss during the 2022 AdventHealth 400 at Kansas.[7]

Personal life

Owens is married and has two children. He is the nephew of

Winston 500. Trent was four months old at the time.[1] His father-in-law is fellow NASCAR crew chief Barry Dodson who won the 1989 Cup championship with driver Rusty Wallace.[8]

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.)

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 NCTSC Pts Ref
2001 Covenant Racing Team 49 Ford
DAY
HOM
MMR
MAR
GTY
DAR
 PPR
19
DOV
TEX

18
MEM
MLW
KAN

34
KEN
NHA
IRP
NSH
 CIC NZH
RCH
SBO
TEX
 49th 525 [9]
Ware Racing Enterprises
 81 Chevy
LVS

27
PHO

34
CAL

19
2002 Billy Ballew Motorsports 15 Ford
DAY

DNQ
DAR

15
MAR

17
GTY

20 		PPR
14
DOV

15
TEX

26
MEM
MLW
KAN
KEN
NHA
MCH
IRP
NSH
RCH
TEX
SBO
LVS
CAL
PHO
HOM
 34th 657 [10]

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 ABMSC Pts Ref
2000 Dodson Motorsports 37 Info not available DAY
SLM
 AND CLT
KIL
FRS
MCH
POC
TOL
KEN
BLN
POC
WIN
 ISF
KEN
 DSF
SLM
 CLT
TAL
 ATL
DNQ 		N/A 0 [11]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Williams, Deb (January 31, 2014). "Trent Owens' Career Path Leads Back To Petty". RacinToday.com. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  2. ^ Estrada, Chris (December 2, 2013). "Trent Owens in as Almirola's crew chief at Petty". NBC Sports. Comcast.
  3. ^ McFadin, Daniel (January 3, 2017). "Trent Owens to crew chief for Chris Buescher at JTG Daugherty Racing". NBC Sports. Comcast. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  4. ^ "JTG Daugherty teams penalized prior to Auto Club 400". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. March 1, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  5. ^ Christie, Toby (January 8, 2022). "Kaulig Racing Confirms Their 2022 NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Crew Chief Lineup". TobyChristie.com.
  6. ^ "Daytona Post-Race Penalties Announced; No Penalties to Penske or RFK". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. February 23, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  7. ^ "Kaulig Racing No. 31 team penalized for lost wheel at Kansas". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. May 17, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Trent Owens – 2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  10. ^ "Trent Owens – 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  11. ^ "Trent Owens – 2000 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2017.

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