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nconsistent stretches. While Ford’ssteady leadership saw the team make a late season surge that had them running better statisticallythan any team in the Cup series, they were ultimately not able to translate that stellar run into achampionship.The 2008 campaign saw Ford and the #11 FedEx crew make the full-time switch to the Car ofTomorrow as well as welcome Toyota to the Joe Gibbs Racing and the FedEx Racing team.Despite the significant changes, the team once again took to the track as one of the moreconsistently fast teams in the field. The season was dictated by impressive strings of races inboth the spring and fall that earned the team one win, one pole and a place in their thirdconsecutive Chase for the Sprint Cup.Mike FordCrew Chief#11 FedEx Toyota CamryBirth date: April 13, 1970Hometown: Morristown, Tenn.In 2007 season, the #11 FedEx Racing team proved they were more than capable of running up front each and every week.Challenging for the lead in points for most of the season, only a combination of bad luck and missed opportunities kept the teamfrom enjoying even greater success. However, after qualifying for the 2007 Chase the team couldn’t duplicate its head-turningperformance in the 2006 Chase and Hamlin finished the season in 12th place. Despite the disappointing end to an impressiveseason, Ford was named the DirecTV Crew Chief of the Year for the second consecutive season and collected the Wypall WipersCrew Chief of the Year Award.Ford enjoyed a career-best year in charge of the #11 team in 2006, and nearly led the team to a NASCAR Nextel CupChampionship. The team scored two wins, three poles and posted a third-place finish in the 2006 points standings. As Hamlincollected awards for his outstanding season, the rookie driver was never short on praise for Ford who provided a constant,calming influence on driver and team, while proving to be an expert race manager.Ford joined Joe Gibbs Racing in June of 2005 and led the #11 team for the final 23 races of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cupseason. In that time, Ford worked with the team to record the program’s best run of results, including four top-ten finishes in thelast 11 races and a Bud Pole Award at Phoenix on Nov. 13.Prior to joining Joe Gibbs Racing in 2005, Ford served as crew chief for the #88 Robert Yates Racing team and driver DaleJarrett. Ford rejoined the program he had led to the championship in 1999 with the goal of breathing much needed life into a teamthat had yet to find sustained success. Ford proved he was up to the challenge as he coached Jarrett to four top-three finishes atsome of NASCAR’s most prestigious races.Ford joined Evernham Motorsports in 2000 as crew chief of Bill Elliott’s team, taking Elliott back to Victory Lane and vaulting himinto the top-10 in driver points by the end of the 2003 season.Ford brings 15 years of racing experience to the FedEx team on top of formal professional training from AMI, a technical school inCharlotte, NC. During his first spell with Robert Yates Racing from the end of 1995 to 1999, Ford was instrumental in the #88team’s success, resulting in 18 wins, 80 top-five finishes, 95 top-10 finishes and the 1999 NASCAR Championship.9

Joe Gibbs RacingJoe GibbsAs owner of Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) and former Head Coach of the Washington Redskins,Joe Gibbs has proven himself in the two top sports in the United States – the NationalFootball League and NASCAR.Gibbs, who won three Super Bowls during his first stint as Redskins coach from 19811992, formed Joe Gibbs Racing in July 1991 with business partner Don Meredith. UnderJoe Gibbs’ ownership, JGR has won three series titles, the Daytona 500 with Dale Jarrett,three Brickyard 400 trophies and 68 NASCAR Cup Series races entering 2009.In addition to his Cup Championships and Super Bowl victories, Gibbs was named“Coach of the Year” in 1982, 1983 and 1991 and became a member of the Pro FootballHall of Fame in 1996. After returning his beloved Redskins to prominence in hissecond stint as head coach, he retired from the Washington Redskins in January of2008.Joe GibbsFounder, Joe Gibbs RacingTeam Owner, #18 & #21He and his wife, Pat, reside in Cornelius, N.C.J.D. GibbsWhen his father, and team owner, Joe Gibbs returned to the head coach position with theWashington Redskins in 2004, all eyes focused on J.D. Gibbs, the president of Joe GibbsRacing, who, as the new face of the organization, was charged with taking a championshiprace team and raising it to even greater heights.J.D. was named president of Joe Gibbs Racing in 1997, and has been instrumental inbuilding the team into one of NASCAR’s most competitive and respected organizations. Inthe four season since his father’s return to professional football, Gibbs continued togrow the organization in success, size and stature – adding a third Cup championship,a third team in the form of the #11 FedEx Camry, and assembling one of NASCAR’sstrongest driver rosters.J.D. GibbsPresident, Joe Gibbs RacingTeam Owner, #11J.D’s commitment to his employees and the values of loyalty and hard work has seenJoe Gibbs Racing grow in size as well. Joe Gibbs Racing has over 400 employeesworking at the state of the art race shop in Huntersville, N.C.J.D. resides in Davidson, N.C. with his wife, Melissa, and four sons.10

2010 #11 FedEx Racing Team – Crew RosterNamePositionHometownMike FordCrew ChiefMorristown, Tenn.Chris GillinCar ChiefSmithtown, N.Y.Mike WheelerEngineerSouthold, N.Y.Tim SparkmanShocksSt. Louis, Mo.Patrick MullenTire SpecialistBrick, N.J.Chris WoodwardRick BrayEngine TunerMechanicFranklin, N.H.Placerville, Calif.John FurinoMechanicLong Island, N.YCurtis MarkhamSpotterFredrickson, Va.Over-the-Wall TeamMike HicksFront Tire ChangerSalisbury, N.C.Brandon PegramFront Tire CarrierStatesville, N.C.Jonathan ShermanRear Tire ChangerMonroe, La.Heath CherryNate BollingRear Tire CarrierJack ManBelmont, N.C.Swanton, OhioScott WoodGas ManLiberty, S.C.John EicherCatch CanLondon, Ky.Paul AlepaPit Crew CoordinatorVienna, Va.Mike LeppJGR Athletic DirectorCharlotte, NC.TransportationJerry HessTransporter DriverLancaster, Pa.Frank HodelTransporter DriverBlythe, Cal.11

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Championship effort. Despite making the Chase for the NASCAR Cup in both 2006 and 2007, the onus was on the team to translate regular season success into a successful Chase effort. The spring race at Richmond International highlighted both the satisfaction of fully dominating an eve