Furniture Row Racing 2018 Media Guide

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2 Furniture Row Racing 28 Media Guide. Barney Visser, Team Owner 2. Joe Garone, Team President 3. Martin Truex Jr Backgrounder 4. Truex Jr. Bio 5. Truex Jr. Year-by-Year NASCAR Cup Series Recap 6. Truex NASCAR Career Racing Results 7. Truex 27 NASCAR Cup Series Results 8. Cole Pearn, Crew Chief 9. Pete Rondeau, Competition Director. Team Roster. Furniture Row Racing NASCAR Cup Record 2. About Furniture Row 3. Furniture Row Racing by Year NASCAR Cup Series Schedule Media Contacts: David Hart (No. 78 Team) Tel: David Ferroni (No. 78 Team & Furniture Row Racing Corporate) Tel:

3 Barney Visser Furniture Row Racing Team Owner Barney Visser (born April 2, 949) is the owner of Furniture Row Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series and is also the owner of Furniture Row. The Furniture Row concept houses the four-store brands: Denver Mattress, Sofa Mart, Bedroom Expressions and Oak Express all under one roof. Furniture Row companies make up one of the largest family-owned specialty home furnishings and bedding retailers in the country, operating more than 33 stores in 3 states. Visser s team is based in Denver, Colorado and is the only NASCAR Cup organization with its race shop located west of the Carolinas. Visser, who grew up in the Denver area, served in the Vietnam war for months as a parachute rigger in the Army s 73rd Airborne Brigade. Following his Army service, Visser returned home and enrolled at Northern Colorado University where he played football for one season as a defensive lineman. The entrepreneurial Visser started manufacturing big pouf pillows and owned eight stores called Pillow Kingdom in 977, the same year he decided to start his first waterbed store called Big Sur Waterbeds. Big Sur Waterbeds was so successful that Visser changed the entire company into waterbed stores, owning approximately 85 stores by the mid-98s. When Visser decided to semi-retire from his businesses, he took up auto racing as a driver and competed in local events at Colorado National Speedway. His passion for motorsports and the marketing potential the sport provided eventually led Visser to NASCAR in 25 He initially fielded a team in the Xfinity Series before entering his first two Cup Series races in 25 with drivers Kenny Wallace at the spring Dover race and Jerry Robertson at the fall Phoenix race.

4 Since 25 Furniture Row Racing has competed full time in the Cup series with the exception of 29 when the team ran a 2-race part-time schedule due to the global economic downturn. Visser s Furniture Row Racing team achieved NASCAR s ultimate goal in winning the 27 NASCAR Cup Series championship. Driver Martin Truex, Jr. and the No. 78 team earned eight race wins, including three in the playoffs and the championship round at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Truex earned 26 top- finishes, three pole positions and, for the second consecutive year, led the most laps in the Cup Series with 2,253. The No. 78 team qualified for the Chase playoffs in four of the past five seasons. His driver Martin Truex Jr. finished fourth in the final point standings in 25, and in 26, Truex won four races, captured five poles and led the most laps with,89. Other career highlights for Visser s NASCAR team includes the first pole at the 28 spring race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway with driver Joe Nemechek. The first Cup win -- 2 Southern 5 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway with driver Regan Smith. And in 23 with Kurt Busch as the driver, Furniture Row Racing made NASCAR history by becoming the first single-car team to qualify for NASCAR s Chase. Visser and his wife Carolyn reside in the Denver area. They have seven children and seven grandchildren.

5 Joe Garone President Birthdate: July 7, 96 Resides: Spouse: Children: Grandchildren: Denver Leann Daughters - Ashlie, Jordan, Carey Granddaughter (Clair, 2 years-old), grandson (Triston, year-old) The catalyst behind the successful growth of Furniture Row Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series has been Joe Garone, who has directed the team s efforts since its inception in late 24. Garone, who was inducted into the Colorado Motor Sports Hall of Fame in 25, carries many duties as the team s president. He oversees team operations in the various departments, acting as the liaison between the Denver-based Furniture Row Racing and its partners and directing the growth and development of the overall program. Before transitioning to a motorsports executive role, Garone, a Denver, Colo. native, worked as a crewmember in many key areas of an auto racing organization. He spent six successful seasons ( ) as crew chief for Arvada, Colo. driver Rick Carelli in NASCAR s Southwest and Winston West Tour circuits and the Craftsman Truck Series. Garone s tuning talents played a vital role in Carelli s success, which totaled more than victories during the six-year period. In 995 Garone joined NASCAR s elite Cup series as a suspension specialist and an over-the-wall front-tire changer for Bill Elliott Racing. He later advanced to the crew chief role for the legendary Bill Elliott. After spending four seasons with Bill Elliott Racing ( ), Garone joined PPI Motorsports in 999. He played an instrumental role in PPI s new venture into NASCAR,

6 working as a program manager and crew chief for the team s two-car Cup effort, which included the No. 32 Tide Ford and the No. 96 McDonald s Ford. From 2 through 23, Garone worked directly for NASCAR. He was responsible for developing and implementing a business-plan structure for the Research and Development Center in Concord, N.C. as well as hiring the staff and starting the initial safety programs. He was later named NASCAR s director of officiating. After spending a year as the director of competition for Michael Waltrip Racing in 24, Garone returned to his native Colorado where he accepted the position as crew chief for Furniture Row Racing. He was promoted to general manager in 27. Garone grew up in a racing family, and at 3-years-old was already playing with carburetors and automatic transmission valve bodies rather than wooden blocks and toys. His parents raced at the local Colorado circuits. His dad (Joe Sr.) competed for years in the modified series, and his mom (Beverly), took home several powder puff championships. Before a full-time career in professional motorsports, Garone also raced in Colorado for several years while managing his father s automotive repair shop. Garone and his wife Leann reside in Denver. They have three daughters Ashlie, Jordan and Carey and one granddaughter and one grandson.

7 Martin Truex Jr. Birthdate: June 29, 98 Hometown: Mayetta, N.J. Resides: Mooresville, N.C. Height/Weight: 5 / 8 lbs. Hobbies: Fishing, hunting, building/racing radiocontrol boats, riding four-wheelers Websites: Martintruexjr.com (Truex web site) FurnitureRowRacing.com (race team) FurnitureRow.com (Furniture Row Companies) Best NASCAR Cup Series Point Finish: st, 27 First NASCAR Cup Series Full season: 26 First NASCAR Cup Series Start: Oct. 3, 24 (Atlanta) First NASCAR Cup Series Win: June 4, 27 (Dover) Team Base: Denver, Colo. Car: No. 78 Toyota Camry Engine Builder: Toyota Racing Development (TRD) Owner: Barney Visser President: Joe Garone Crew Chief: Cole Pearn Competition Director: Pete Rondeau Shop Address: Furniture Row Racing 4 Forest St. Denver, CO 826 Tel: Fax: Media Relations Contact: David Hart 889 Hollow Creek Circle Apt. 24 Charlotte, NC Tel: david.hart@furniturerow.com First NASCAR Cup Series Pole: Nov. 2, 27 (Texas) Playoff Appearances (5) 27, 22, 25, 26, 27

8 YEAR-BY-YEAR NASCAR CUP SERIES RECAP 27: Earned NASCAR Cup Series championship in a dominating season that included career- and season-high statistics in wins (eight), top- finishes (26), and laps led (2253) Earned first victory of the season at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and three more in the 26-race regular season (Kansas, Kentucky, and Watkins Glen International Opened the -race playoffs with a win at Chicagoland Speedway, then earned the win at the first race of the second round at Charlotte Motor Speedway swept the season at Kansas Speedway in late October held off championship challenger Kyle Busch by.68-of-a-second to take the win and the championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway Truex and team were feted with numerous postseason awards including: Mile High Sports Colorado Sportsperson of the Year and Team of the Year; Newark Star Ledger New Jersey Sportsperson of the Year; National Motorsports Press Association Richard Petty Driver of the Year and both Myers Brothers Award and Pocono Spirit Award with partner Sherry Pollex; Eastern Motorsports Press Association Al Holbert Memorial National Driver of the Year (for the second consecutive season); AutoWeek Driver of the Year and Team of the Year; and NASCAR.com Driver of the Year, Crew Chief of the Year and Team of the Year. 26: Enjoyed a breakout season with four victories, five poles and,89 laps led The number of laps led ranked No. in the Cup Named Driver of the Year by NASCAR.com and the Eastern Motorsport Press Association (EMPA) Scored a dominating win at the Coca-Cola 6 in Charlotte, leading 392 of 4 laps for 588 miles. The miles led set a NASCAR record, and laps led set an event record. Also scored wins in the Southern 5 at Darlington, S.C., Chicagoland Speedway and in the fall race at Dover International Speedway. Two of the wins -- the Coca-Cola 6 and Southern 5 are considered NASCAR s Triple Crown races. He nearly pulled off NASCAR s trifecta but fell a few inches short in losing to Denny Hamlin in the Daytona 5. Hamlin s margin of victory over Truex was by one hundredth of a second, the closest finish in the history of NASCAR s biggest race Season totals also included eight top fives and 7 top s After winning two of the first three Chase races (Chicagoland and Dover), fell

9 out of playoff contention in last race of Round 2 with an engine failure Finished th in series points 25: Finished career-best fourth in series points...earned spot in Championship 4 at Homestead-Miami Speedway Scored third-career victory (Pocono-) Set careerhighs in top fives (8) and top s (22) Average finish of 2.2 Average start of 2.5 Led the most laps in four consecutive races (Race Nos. -4 at Kansas, Charlotte, Dover and Pocono) Opened season with seven consecutive top- finishes and scored top s in 4 of the first 5 races Furniture Row Racing announced late in the season that it will be switching manufacturers from Chevrolet to Toyota in 26 along with having a technical alliance with Joe Gibbs Racing. 24: Finished 24 th in series points First season driving for Furniture Row Racing Scored one top-five and five top- finishes After slow start with performance and racing misfortunes, picked up pace during the latter part of season Best finish of fourth came in the fall race at Kansas Average start for the 36 point races was 2. and average finish was : Finished 6th in series points... With a win at Sonoma Raceway, ended 28-race winless drought Matched career-high with seven top-five finishes 5-point teamwide penalty to Michael Waltrip Racing after Richmond-2 knocked Truex out of the Wild Card spot for the Chase for the NASCAR Cup Equaled season best of seven top-five finishes Led series in quality passes with 2,27 Announced move to Furniture Row Racing on Nov., 23 during race weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. 22: Finished th in series points, tied for career best point Loop Data driver rating increase over 2 In best statistical season maintained qualified position for Chase for the NASCAR Cup throughout regular season and entered second career Chase as the th seed Career bests for top- finishes (9) Seven top-five finishes tied career best Won pole in fourth consecutive season (at Texas-) Career-best average start 2. Best finish, second in both Kansas races, where he

10 led 73 laps in the spring Career-best average finish 2. Completed career-best 96.7 percent of laps attempted. 2: Finished 8th in series points Won pole at Dover-2 Average start, 6.9 Best finish, second at Bristol-2 Average finish, 7.7 Most top fives (three) since 28 and most top s (2) since 27 Finished season on a roll with four top s in last five races Started season with veteran crew chief Pat Tryson but switched after 3 races to Chad Johnston Completed 95.6 percent of laps attempted Led 53 laps. 2: Finished 22nd in series points... First year with Michael Waltrip Racing Started with sixth-place finish in Daytona 5... Average start, 7. Best finish, fifth (Martinsville-), average finish 8.8 Won Sprint Showdown qualifying race for NASCAR Sprint All-Star Challenge. 29: Finished 23rd in series points... Began season winning pole for Daytona 5... Two more poles (Atlanta-2, Phoenix-2)... Best finish, fifth, at Phoenix-2... Announced he was leaving Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates and signed with Michael Waltrip Racing. 28: Finished 5th in series points Three top fives, top s Suffered a disappointing season a year after participating in his first Chase for the NASCAR Cup Inconsistency and five DNFs (did not finish) played a role Best finish, fourth, at New Hampshire- Best start, second, Texas-2. 27: Finished th in series points Seven top fives, 4 top s Earned his first career series win and pole, the former at Dover-, the latter at Texas-2 Made the Chase for the NASCAR Cup in only his second full series season Won Sprint Showdown qualifying race for NASCAR Sprint All-Star Challenge.

11 26: Finished 9th in series points in first full season in NASCAR Cup competition Two top fives, five top s in his first NASCAR Cup season Finished third in final standings for Rookie of the Year Award Best finish, second, at Homestead. 25: Finished 47th in series points Competed in seven NASCAR Cup events. Best finish, seventh, at Charlotte. 24: Finished 7th in series points Ran two races for Dale Earnhardt, Inc. (Atlanta- 2, Homestead) Best finish, 32nd, at Homestead. OTHER RACING HISTORY Won back-to-back Xfinity Series championships in 24-25, his only two full seasons of Nationwide Series competition Has won 3 Nationwide Series races Named to 24 All-America Auto Racing Team by members of the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association (AARWBA) Finished th in NASCAR K&N Pro Series East points in 22, after posting six top fives, top s and a series-leading six poles Scored two wins, two poles and finished eighth in East points in 2 Finished 2th in East standings in 2 and runner-up to Mike Johnson for East Rookie of the Year honors Began racing karts in 99 and moved to modifieds in 998 Turkey Derby Classic champion in 999 for modifieds at Wall (N.J.) Township Speedway. Personal Notes Ardent Philadelphia pro sports fan Formerly worked on a clam boat for father s seafood business, Sea Watch International Father Martin Truex Sr. ran selected races in NASCAR s Xfinity Series in the 99s and also competed in the Whelen Modified Series and K&N Pro Series in the 98s. Truex Jr. s brother, Ryan Truex, has competed in all three of NASCAR s professional series.

12 NOTEWORTHY Martin Truex Jr. Foundation Martin Truex Jr. and his longtime partner Sherry Pollex created the Martin Truex Jr. Foundation (MTJF) in 27. The foundation has raised more than $2 million since its inception and exists through the generosity of donors, partners and corporate sponsors passionate about our mission to help support underfunded cancer initiatives specific to ovarian and childhood cancers, and assist the individuals and families affected by them. Sherry Pollex was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in August, 24. Through this experience, Martin and Sherry found purpose and focus in their mission to raise awareness, boost advocacy, and generate financial support for adding ovarian cancer to the already passionate fundraising around childhood cancers. The foundation's signature event is Catwalk for a Cause, which happens each spring on the Wednesday prior to the Charlotte All-Star Race. This annual event includes a runway fashion show and auction with drivers and wives modeling the latest spring fashions as well as featuring children currently undergoing cancer treatment. The event is attended by more of NASCAR drivers, wives, owners and industry professionals than any other event of its kind. Proceeds benefit Levine Children s Hospital in Charlotte, N.C. and other childhood cancer initiatives that are supported by the Rare Cancer Coalition of which MTJF is a member. The MTJF is also a strong advocate of the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance to bring about national awareness to ovarian cancer symptoms and early diagnosis and treatment. In 22 the Martin Truex Jr. Foundation took a leading role among racers seeking relief for victims of Hurricane Sandy, which devastated Truex s home area in New Jersey, donating more than $5,. More information can be found on the foundation website at

13 Martin Truex Jr. Birthdate: June 29, 98 Residence: Mooresville, N.C. Hometown: Mayetta, N.J. Martin Truex Jr., driver of the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota, joined NASCAR's Cup Series as a full time competitor in 26 after winning back-to-back season titles in the NASCAR XFINITY Series. Truex has been one of NASCAR s blue chip drivers, qualifying for the post-season Chase playoffs four times, including the past two seasons. He advanced to the final four championship round during the 25 Chase. The Mayetta, N.J., native dominated the 27 season on the way to his first NASCAR Cup Series championship. He and the Cole Pearn-led No. 78 Furniture Row Racing team earned eight victories, four during the 26-race regular season and four more during the -race playoff including the championship season finale at Homestead- Miami Speedway. He earned his first win of the season at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and then took the checkered flag at Kansas Speedway, Kentucky Speedway and Watkins Glen International. The No. 78 team started off the playoffs with a win at Chicago and then the first race of the second round at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He captured the Kansas Speedway sweep in late October then earned the win and the championship at Homestead. In addition to the eight victories, Truex tallied the most top- finishes (26) and a led a series-leading 2,253 laps, both career highs.

14 Truex and team were feted with numerous post-season awards including: Mile High Sports Colorado Sportsperson of the Year and Team of the Year; Newark Star Ledger New Jersey Sportsperson of the Year; National Motorsports Press Association Richard Petty Driver of the Year and both Myers Brothers Award and Pocono Spirit Award with partner Sherry Pollex; Eastern Motorsports Press Association Al Holbert Memorial National Driver of the Year (for the second consecutive season); AutoWeek Driver of the Year and Team of the Year; and NASCAR.com Driver of the Year, Crew Chief of the Year and Team of the Year. Before joining Furniture Row Racing in 24, Truex drove for Michael Waltrip Racing, Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing and Dale Earnhardt Inc. He enters the 28 season with career NASCAR Cup totals of 5 victories, 5 poles, 67 top-fives, 6 top-s and 5,437 laps led. An avid Philadelphia sports fan, Truex grew up around stock car racing. He started racing go-karts in 99 and moved to modifieds in 998. He won the Turkey Derby Classic championship in 999 for modifieds at Wall (N.J.) Township Speedway. His father, Martin Truex Sr., raced in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series in the 99s and also in selected races in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. His brother, Ryan Truex, has competed in all three of NASCAR s professional series and will run a full Camping World Truck Series schedule in 28. Truex Jr. and his girlfriend Sherry Pollex created the Martin Truex Jr. Foundation in 27 with the slogan, hooked on helping. The Foundation is dedicated to raising funds and awareness for childhood cancer and women stricken with ovarian cancer.

15 Truex Jr. NASCAR Cup Series Record Year. Team Car Starts Wins T5s Ts DNF Poles Laps Led Driver Rank** 24 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. # Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. # Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. # Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. # Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. # Chevrolet Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing # Chevrolet Michael Waltrip Racing #56 Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing #56 Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing #56 Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing #56 Toyota Furniture Row Racing #78 Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing #78 Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing #78 Toyota Furniture Row Racing #78 Toyota Total Career Avg. Start: 4.9 Career Avg. Finish: 6.6

16 First NASCAR Cup Start Oct. 3, 24 at Atlanta Motor Speedway Started: 33 Finished: 37 First NASCAR Cup Win June 4, 27 at Dover International Speedway Career Start No. 58 First NASCAR Cup Pole Nov. 2, 27 at Texas Motor Speedway Career Start No. 79 First NASCAR Cup Championship Nov. 8, 27 at Homestead-Miami Speedway Career Start No. 44 Chase Appearances (5) 27, 22, 25, 26, 27 NASCAR Cup Wins: 27: Dover- 23: Sonoma 25: Pocono 26: Charlotte, Darlington, Chicago, Dover 2 27: Las Vegas, Kansas, Kentucky, Watkins Glen, Chicago, Charlotte 2, Kansas 2, Homestead

17 NASCAR Cup Poles: 27: Texas-2 29: Daytona 5, Atlanta-2, Phoenix-2 2: Dover- 2: Dover-2 22: Texas- 26: Kansas, Charlotte, Pocono 2, Talladega 2, Martinsville 2 27: New Hampshire, Dover 2, Kansas 2

18 Martin Truex Jr. NASCAR Xfinity Series Record Yr. Team Car Starts Wins T5s Ts DNF Poles Laps Led 2 Martin Truex Sr. #56 Chevrolet Driver Rank** 22 James Finch # Chevrolet Martin Truex Sr. #56 Chevrolet 3 23 Martin Truex Sr. #58 Chevrolet 3 Chance2 Motorsports #8 Chevrolet 3 Stanton Barrett #9 Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt Inc. #8 Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt Inc. #8 Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt Inc. #8 Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt Inc. #8 Chevrolet JR Motorsports #88 Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt Inc. # Chevrolet 2 5 #8Chevrolet 2 28 Dale Earnhardt Inc. #8 Chevrolet 2 JR Motorsports #5 Chevrolet 29 James Finch # Chevrolet 2 2 Michael Waltrip Racing # Toyota #99 Toyota v *includes non-point races and post-season bonus **driver ranking listed only when running full schedule

19 Xfinity Series Wins: 24 (6) Bristol- Talladega- St. Louis Nazareth Memphis Dover-2 25 (6) Mexico City Talladega- Dover- Daytona-2 New Hampshire- Indianapolis (IRP) 26 () Talladega-

20 Martin Truex Jr. NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Record Yr. Team Truck Starts Wins T5 s Ts DNF Poles Laps Led Prize Money Driver Rank 25 Billy Ballew #5 Chevrolet 7,74 26 Billy Ballew #5 Chevrolet 9,89

21 Martin Truex Jr. 24 NASCAR Cup Series Results No. Chevrolet, Dale Earnhardt Inc. Race No. Date Event St Fn Laps Laps Led Status Points Rank Prize Money 33 /3 Atlanta /325 engine ,4 36 /2 Homestead /27 tire ,75 24 Totals Starts Win T5 T Pole Laps Led Laps Completed AvgSt AvgFn DNF Money 2 5 of 596 (85.6%) $6,5

22 Martin Truex Jr. 25 NASCAR Cup Series Results No. Chevrolet, Dale Earnhardt Inc. Race No. Date Event St Fn Laps Laps Led Status Points Rank Prize Money 2/2 Daytona /23 engine , / Talladega /94 crash 47 8,2 2 5/29 Charlotte 3 7 4/4 4 running 5 42,5 2 8/7 Indianapolis /6 crash ,79 29 /2 Talladega /9 engine ,4 33 /3 Atlanta /325 crash ,6 34 /6 Fort Worth /334 running ,75 25 Totals Starts Win T5 T Pole Laps Led Laps Completed AvgSt AvgFn DNF Money of 86 (83.4%) $89,78

23 Martin Truex Jr. 26 NASCAR Cup Series Results No. Chevrolet, Dale Earnhardt Inc. Race No. Date Event St Fn Laps Laps Led Status Points Rank Prize Money 2/9 Daytona /23 running ,86 2 2/26 Fontana /25 running 8 2 4, /2 Las Vegas /27 running 3 4 3, /2 Atlanta /325 running ,68 5 3/26 Bristol /5 crash ,3 6 4/2 Martinsville /5 running ,28 7 4/9 Fort Worth /334 2 running ,68 8 4/22 Phoenix /32 running , / Talladega /88 crash ,5 5/6 Richmond /4 engine ,385 5/3 Darlington /367 running ,48 2 5/28 Charlotte /4 running 23 5, /4 Dover /4 running , / Pocono /2 running , /8 Michigan 6 29/29 running , /25 Sonoma 39 5 / running , / Daytona /6 3 running , /9 Chicagoland /27 running , /6 N. Hampshire /38 running ,83 2 7/23 Pocono 7 2/2 running , /6 Indianapolis /6 running , /3 Watkins Glen /9 running , /2 Michigan /2 running , /26 Bristol /5 running , /3 Fontana /25 running , /9 Richmond /4 crash , 27 9/7 N. Hampshire 22 3/3 running , /24 Dover /4 running , / Kansas /267 running ,358 3 /8 Talladega /88 2 running ,8 3 /4 Charlotte /334 running , /22 Martinsville /5 running , /29 Atlanta /325 crash ,75 34 /5 Fort Worth /339 running ,83 35 /2 Phoenix /32 running 27 2,68 36 /9 Homestead / running , Totals Starts Win T5 T Pole Laps Led Laps Completed AvgSt AvgFn DNF Money of 66 (94.4%) $4,79,784*

24 Martin Truex Jr. 27 NASCAR Cup Series Results No. Chevrolet, Dale Earnhardt Inc. Race No. Date Event St Fn Laps Laps Led Status Points Rank Prize Money 2/8 Daytona /22 3 running ,82 2 2/25 Fontana /25 engine ,55 3 3/ Las Vegas /267 2 running ,7 4 3/8 Atlanta /325 running ,52 5 3/25 Bristol /54 running ,22 6 4/ Martinsville /5 running ,67 7 4/5 Fort Worth /334 running , /2 Phoenix 7 2 3/32 running ,92 9 4/29 Talladega 37 92/92 running ,495 5/6 Richmond /4 running ,645 5/3 Darlington /367 running 3 8 2,32 2 5/27 Charlotte /4 running ,95 3 6/4 Dover 26 4/4 26 running ,45 4 6/ Pocono 3 3 6/6 running 7 56, /7 Michigan 8 2 2/2 54 running 75 54, /24 Sonoma 8 24 / running 9, / N. Hampshire 9 3 3/3 46 running , /7 Daytona 3 6/6 running 24 25, /5 Chicagoland /267 2 engine 5 4, /29 Indianapolis /6 running 27 9,67 2 8/5 Pocono /2 running 2 94,7 22 8/2 Watkins Glen 2 6 9/9 running 5 24, /2 Michigan /23 running 7 5, /25 Bristol 25 5/5 running 3 25, /2 Fontana /25 4 running 55 35, /8 Richmond 4 5 4/4 running , /6 N. Hampshire 2 5 3/3 running , /23 Dover /4 running ,7 29 9/3 Kansas /2 3 running ,45 3 /7 Talladega /88 engine 42 96,25 3 /3 Charlotte /337 running 2 96, /2 Martinsville /56 running 6 95, /28 Atlanta / crash 8 2 2,52 34 /4 Fort Worth 3 334/334 6 running 7 262, / Phoenix /32 72 running 5 22, /8 Homestead /267 3 running 55 26,72 27 Totals Starts Win T5 T Pole Laps Led Laps Completed AvgSt AvgFn DNF Money of 582 (95.8%) $4,842,435* *excluding non-point races and season bonuses

25 Martin Truex Jr. 28 NASCAR Cup Series Results No. Chevrolet, Dale Earnhardt Inc. Race No. Date Event St Fn Laps Laps Led Status Points Rank Prize Money 2/7 Daytona /2 running , /25 Fontana 6 25/25 running ,38 3 3/2 Las Vegas /267 running 8 8 3,28 4 3/9 Atlanta /325 running 5, /6 Bristol 3 56/56 running ,33 6 3/3 Martinsville /5 running 3 5, /6 Fort Worth /339 2 engine 6 6 5,98 8 4/2 Phoenix /32 running ,8 9 4/27 Talladega /88 crash 52 7,33 5/3 Richmond 3 5 4/4 running ,78 5/ Darlington /367 running , /25 Charlotte /4 running 6 5 9,83 3 6/ Dover 2 6 4/4 running , /8 Pocono /2 2 running 7 6,88 5 6/5 Michigan /23 running 2 5, /22 Sonoma /2 running 5 7 3, /29 N. Hampshire /284 running ,83 8 7/5 Daytona /62 running , /2 Chicagoland /267 2 running , /27 Indianapolis /6 3 running ,48 2 8/3 Pocono 7 5 2/2 running 8 7 3, / Watkins Glen 8 5 9/9 running , /7 Michigan /2 running 5 6, /23 Bristol /5 running , /3 Fontana /25 running , /7 Richmond 8 6 4/4 6 running 2 7 4, /4 N. Hampshire 8 7 3/3 running ,8 28 9/2 Dover /4 running 3 5 5, /28 Kansas / transmission 39 6,425 3 /5 Talladega 4 68/9 crash 45 7,868 3 / Charlotte /334 4 running , /9 Martinsville 8 54/54 running 34 5,78 33 /26 Atlanta /325 running ,28 34 /2 Fort Worth /334 running , /9 Phoenix /33 overheating , /6 Homestead 267/267 running ,58 28 Totals Starts Win T5 T Pole Laps Led Laps Completed AvgSt AvgFn DNF Money of 726 (94.6%) $4,545,254* *excluding non-point races and season bonuses

26 Martin Truex Jr. 29 NASCAR Cup Series Results No. Chevrolet, Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing Race No. Date Event St Fn Laps Laps Led Status Points Rank Prize Money 2/5 Daytona 5 52/52 running 35 35, /22 Fontana /25 running ,54 3 3/ Las Vegas /285 running ,75 4 3/8 Atlanta 23 33/33 running , /22 Bristol /53 running ,9 6 3/29 Martinsville /5 running ,89 7 4/5 Fort Worth /334 running ,93 8 4/8 Phoenix /32 running ,69 9 4/26 Talladega /88 24 crash ,9 5/2 Richmond /4 22 running 2 2 3,85 5/9 Darlington /367 6 running ,3 2 5/25 Charlotte /227 running ,4 3 5/3 Dover /4 running 9 22,65 4 6/7 Pocono 9 8 2/2 running 9 9 7,44 5 6/4 Michigan /2 running ,95 6 6/2 Sonoma /3 running ,93 7 6/28 N. Hampshire /273 crash ,5 8 7/4 Daytona /6 running ,35 9 7/ Chicagoland /267 running ,9 2 7/26 Indianapolis 3 7 6/6 running ,5 2 8/3 Pocono /2 running ,9 22 8/ Watkins Glen /9 running ,9 23 8/6 Michigan 5 2 2/2 running 24 4, /22 Bristol /5 running , /6 Atlanta / running , /2 Richmond /4 crash ,4 27 9/2 N. Hampshire 7 9 3/3 running , /27 Dover /4 crash ,79 29 /4 Kansas City /267 2 running ,69 3 / Fontana /25 4 running ,24 3 /7 Charlotte /334 running ,65 32 /25 Martinsville /5 running ,94 33 / Talladega /9 crash , /8 Fort Worth /334 running ,64 35 /5 Phoenix 5 32/32 running ,4 36 /22 Homestead /267 running , Totals Starts Win T5 T Pole Laps Led Laps Completed AvgSt AvgFn DNF Money of 492 (96.6%) $4,75,432* *excluding non-point races and season bonuses

27 Martin Truex Jr. 2 NASCAR Cup Series Results No. 56 Toyota, Michael Waltrip Racing Race No. Date Event St Fn Laps Laps Led Status Points Rank Prize Money 2/4 Daytona /28 3 running , /2 Fontana /25 engine ,45 3 2/28 Las Vegas /267 running ,75 4 3/7 Atlanta /34 running , /2 Bristol 9 2 5/5 running , /29 Martinsville /58 running ,3 7 4/ Phoenix /378 running , /9 Fort Worth /334 running , /25 Talladega 7 2 2/2 running ,45 5/ Richmond /4 running ,75 5/8 Darlington /367 running , /6 Dover 2 4/4 2 running , /3 Charlotte /4 running ,4 4 6/6 Pocono /24 running , /3 Michigan 3 7 2/2 running ,25 6 6/2 Sonoma 42 66/ crash ,93 7 6/27 N. Hampshire /3 running , /3 Daytona /66 running , / Chicagoland 8 267/267 running ,7 2 7/25 Indianapolis /6 running ,25 2 8/ Pocono /2 running ,5 22 8/8 Watkins Glen /9 running 8 2 7, 23 8/5 Michigan 9 8 2/2 5 running , /2 Bristol /5 running ,9 25 9/5 Atlanta /325 running ,7 26 9/ Richmond /4 running , /9 N. Hampshire 6 2 3/3 running , /26 Dover /4 4 running ,7 29 /3 Kansas City /267 running ,25 3 / Fontana 6 8 2/2 running ,75 3 /6 Charlotte /334 running ,95 32 /24 Martinsville /5 running , /3 Talladega /88 9 running , /7 Fort Worth /334 crash ,35 35 /4 Phoenix 5 32/32 running ,95 36 /2 Homestead / running ,25 2 Totals Starts Win T5 T Pole Laps Led Laps Completed AvgSt AvgFn DNF Money of $3,462,5* *excluding non-point races and season bonuses

28 Martin Truex Jr. 2 NASCAR Cup Series Results No. 56 Toyota, Michael Waltrip Racing Race No. Date Event St Fn Laps Laps Led Status Points Rank Prize Money 2/2 Daytona /28 7 running , /27 Phoenix /32 running ,25 3 3/6 Las Vegas /267 3 running ,3 4 3/2 Bristol 8 7 5/5 63 running 28,75 5 3/27 Fontana /2 running , /3 Martinsville /5 crash ,25 7 4/9 Fort Worth /334 crash 9 2 9, /7 Talladega /88 6 running ,35 9 4/3 Richmond /4 2 running ,35 5/7 Darlington 29 37/37 running 35 2,55 5/5 Dover 8 8 4/4 running , /29 Charlotte /42 running ,25 3 6/5 Kansas City /267 running , /2 Pocono 3 2/2 running ,75 5 6/9 Michigan 26 99/2 running , /26 Sonoma 4 8 / running , /2 Daytona /7 6 crash 23 92, /9 Kentucky /267 running ,95 9 7/7 N. Hampshire 3 8 3/3 running ,35 2 7/3 Indianapolis /6 running , /7 Pocono 3 2 2/2 running , /5 Watkins Glen /92 running 4 2 2, /2 Michigan /23 running , /27 Bristol /5 5 running , /6 Atlanta /325 3 running 3 6 6, / Richmond /4 running ,6 27 9/9 Chicagoland /267 4 running ,4 28 9/25 N. Hampshire 9 6 3/3 3 running ,25 29 /2 Dover 3 396/4 2 running , 3 /9 Kansas /272 running ,975 3 /5 Charlotte /334 running ,9 32 /23 Talladega 37 88/88 running , /3 Martinsville /5 running , /6 Fort Worth /334 running , /3 Phoenix 5 2 3/32 running , /2 Homestead /267 5 running ,45 2 Totals Starts Win T5 T Pole Laps Led Laps Completed AvgSt AvgFn DNF Money of $3,93,563* *excluding non-point races and season bonuses

29 Martin Truex Jr. 22 NASCAR Cup Series Results No. 56 Toyota, Michael Waltrip Racing Race No. Date Event St Fn Laps Laps Led Status Points Rank Prize Money 2/27 Daytona /22 7 running ,52 2 3/4 Phoenix /32 29 running , / Las Vegas 7 267/267 running ,69 4 3/8 Bristol 5 3 5/5 running ,49 5 3/25 Fontana /29 running ,54 6 4/ Martinsville /55 running , /4 Fort Worth 6 334/ running ,94 8 4/22 Kansas / running , /28 Richmond /4 running 9 5 2,24 5/6 Talladega /94 crash 6 6 4,569 5/2 Darlington / running , /27 Charlotte /4 running ,39 3 6/3 Dover 8 7 4/4 running ,24 4 6/ Pocono /6 running , /7 Michigan 6 2 2/2 running , /24 Sonoma /2 5 running 23 9, /3 Kentucky 8 267/267 running 36 8, /7 Daytona 8 7 6/6 2 running ,99 9 7/5 N. Hampshire 4 3/3 running , /29 Indianapolis 7 8 6/6 running , /5 Pocono /98 running , /2 Watkins Glen 9 9/9 running , /9 Michigan 7 2/2 2 running , /25 Bristol 5 5/5 44 running ,9 25 9/2 Atlanta /327 4 running , /8 Richmond /4 7 running , /6 Chicagoland /267 running , /23 N. Hampshire 9 7 3/3 running 27 8, /3 Dover 3 6 4/4 running ,674 3 /7 Talladega /89 running 3 8 2,399 3 /3 Charlotte 6 333/334 running , /2 Kansas /267 running , /28 Martinsville /5 running 2 7 3, /4 Fort Worth /335 running , / Phoenix 2 43 /39 engine 92, /8 Homestead /267 running 39 3,99 22 Totals Starts Win T5 T Pole Laps Led Laps Completed AvgSt AvgFn DNF Money of 442 (96.7%) $5,26,9* *excluding non-point races and season bonuses

30 Martin Truex Jr. 23 NASCAR Cup Series Results No. 56 Toyota, Michael Waltrip Racing Race No. Date Event St Fn Laps Laps Led Status Points Rank Prize Money 2/24 Daytona /2 running ,4 2 3/3 Phoenix /36 running ,7 3 3/ Las Vegas 8 267/267 running ,25 4 3/7 Bristol 9 2 5/5 running ,56 5 3/24 Fontana 7 8 2/2 running , /7 Martinsville /5 running , /3 Fort Worth / running , /2 Kansas / running , /27 Richmond /46 running ,86 5/5 Talladega /92 5 running ,54 5/ Darlington /367 running ,25 2 5/26 Charlotte 7 9 4/4 running , /2 Dover /4 2 engine 7 4 3,45 4 6/9 Pocono /6 running 2 7 4, /6 Michigan 3 3 2/2 running ,67 6 6/23 Sonoma 4 / 5 running 48 39,25 7 6/3 Kentucky /267 running ,8 8 7/6 Daytona /6 crash 3 7,7 9 7/4 N. Hampshire /32 running 28 8,6 2 7/28 Indianapolis 38 6/6 running , /4 Pocono /6 7 running 3 4 3, / Watkins Glen 3 3 9/9 running 4 6, /8 Michigan 7 6 2/2 running , /24 Bristol /5 2 crash 4 27, / Atlanta /325 running , /7 Richmond 7 4/4 running ,3 27 9/5 Chicagoland /267 running , /22 N. Hampshire 5 3/3 98 running ,6 29 9/29 Dover 5 399/4 running ,835 3 /6 Kansas /267 running ,555 3 /2 Charlotte /334 running 22 6, /2 Talladega /88 running , /27 Martinsville 5 6 5/5 running ,9 34 /3 Fort Worth /334 running 3 6 4, / Phoenix 8 32/32 running ,85 36 /7 Homestead /267 running , Totals Starts Win T5 T Pole Laps Led Laps Completed AvgSt AvgFn DNF Money of 553 (96.3%) $5,42,489* *excluding non-point races and season bonuses

31 Martin Truex Jr. 24 NASCAR Cup Series Results No. 78 Chevrolet, Furniture Row Racing Race No. Date Event St Fn Laps Laps Led Status Points Rank Prize Money 2/23 Daytona /2 oil pump / 4 292,3 2 3/2 Phoenix /32 running 22/ , /9 Las Vegas /267 running 3/ ,68 4 3/6 Bristol /53 running 8/6 29 7, /23 Fontana /26 running 2/ ,78 6 3/3 Martinsville 3 2 5/5 running 23/5 28,78 7 4/7 Fort Worth /34 running 26/ , /2 Darlington /374 running 7/ ,63 9 4/26 Richmond 22 4/4 running 34/ ,73 5/4 Talladega /88 running 27/ ,493 5/ Kansas /267 running 23/ , /25 Charlotte /4 running 9/ , / Dover 6 6 4/4 running 38/ , /8 Pocono 7 9 6/6 running 35/ , /5 Michigan /2 running 7/ , /22 Sonoma 8 5 / running 29/ , /28 Kentucky /267 running 25/ , /6 Daytona 9 5 2/2 running 29/ , /3 N. Hampshire /35 running 32/ , /27 Indianapolis /6 running 9/ ,3 2 8/3 Pocono /6 running 2/477 25, / Watkins Glen /9 running 3/ , /7 Michigan /2 accident 8/ , /23 Bristol /5 running 24/ , /3 Atlanta /335 running 2/ , /6 Richmond /4 running 9/ , /4 Chicago /267 running 3/ , /2 N. Hampshire /33 running 32/ , /28 Dover /4 running 37/ ,573 3 /5 Kansas /267 running 4/ ,63 3 / Charlotte /334 running 3/ , /9 Talladega /94 running 8/ , /26 Martinsville /5 accident 6/773 24,38 34 /2 Fort Worth /34 running 25/ , /9 Phoenix /32 running 32/ , /6 Homestead 7 267/267 running 27/ , Totals Starts Win T5 T Pole Laps Led Laps Completed AvgSt AvgFn DNF Money of $4,67,7 (96.9%) * *excluding non-point races and season bonuses

32 Martin Truex Jr. 25 NASCAR Cup Series Results No. 78 Chevrolet, Furniture Row Racing No. Date Event St Fn Laps Laps Led Status Points Rank Prize Money 2/22 Daytona /23 Running ,53 2 3/ Atlanta /325 Running 38/75 5 5,65 3 3/8 Las Vegas /267 3 Running 43/ ,95 4 3/5 Phoenix /32 Running 37/55 3 2,25 5 3/22 Fontana /29 5 Running 37/ ,24 6 3/29 Martinsville 3 6 5/5 23 Running 39/23 3 8, / Fort Worth /334 Running 35/ ,38 8 4/9 Bristol /5 Running 5/28 3 2,2 9 4/26 Richmond 6 4/4 Running 34/35 3 4,7 5/3 Talladega /88 Running 39/ ,6 5/9 Kansas / Running 37/ ,6 2 5/24 Charlotte 9 5 6/6 3 Running 4/ ,35 3 5/3 Dover /45 3 Running 4/ ,85 4 6/7 Pocono 3 6/6 97 Running 48/52 2 2,8 5 6/4 Michigan /38 Running 4/ ,58 6 6/28 Sonoma / Crash 2/ ,95 7 7/5 Daytona / Crash 6/ , / Kentucky /267 Running 27/596 5,35 9 7/9 Loudon 5 2 3/3 Running 32/ , /26 Indianapolis /64 Running 4/ ,7 2 8/2 Pocono 3 9 6/6 6 Running 26/ ,5 22 8/9 Watkins Glen /9 5 Running 2/74 6 2, /6 Michigan /2 Running 4/ ,3 24 8/22 Bristol /5 Running 6/ , /6 Darlington /367 Running 35/ , /2 Richmond /4 Running 2/88 7 2, /2 Chicagoland / Running 32/235 3, /27 Loudon 2 8 3/3 Running 36/27 9 2,2 29 /4 Dover 9 4/4 Running 33/24 5 6,285 3 / Charlotte /334 Running 4/ ,32 3 /8 Kansas /269 Running 29/39 8 3, /25 Talladega /96 Running 37/ ,86 33 / Martinsville 2 6 5/5 27 Running 39/439 T2 2, /8 Fort Worth /334 Running 37/ ,9 35 /5 Phoenix /29 Running 3/46 4,36 36 /22 Homestead 2 267/267 3 Running 32/38 4 7,86 25 Totals Starts Win T5 T Pole Laps Led Laps Completed AvgSt AvgFn DNF Money ,272 of, $5,277,6* (98.5%) *excluding non-point races and season bonuses

33 Martin Truex Jr. 26 NASCAR Cup Series ResultsNo. 78 Toyota Camry, Furniture Row Racing No. Date Event St Fn Laps Led Status Points Standing 2/2 Daytona /2 2 Running 4/ /28 Atlanta /33 34 Running 2*/ /6 Las Vegas 267/267 Running 3/ /3 Phoenix /33 Running 27/ /2 Fontana /25 2 Running /27 6 4/3 Martinsville 6 8 5/5 Running 23/5 7 4/9 Fort Worth /334 4 Running 37/87 8 4/7 Bristol 8 4 5/5 Running 27/24 9 4/24 Richmond /4 Running 32/246 5/ Talladega /88 Running 28/ /7 Kansas 4 267/ Running 29/33 2 5/5 Dover / Running 33/ /29 Charlotte 4/4 392 Running 45/ /6 Pocono 7 9 6/6 Running 22/ /2 Michigan 2 2 2/2 Running 3/ /26 Sonoma 3 5 / Running 36/ /2 Daytona /6 Running 3/ /9 Kentucky 7 267/ Running 32/ /7 Loudon 3 6 3/3 23 Running 26/ /24 Indianapolis 8 8 7/7 Running 33/ / Pocono 38 82/38 6 Accident 4/ /7 Watkins 4 7 9/9 Running 35/62 8 Glen 23 8/4 Bristol /5 Running 8/ /28 Michigan /2 7 Running 22/ /4 Darlington 8 367/ Running 44/ / Richmond /47 93 Running 3**/ *** 6*** 27 9/8 Chicagoland 6 27/27 32 Running 44/ /25 Loudon 2 7 3/3 4 Running 36/ /2 Dover 2 4/4 87 Running 45/23 3 /9 Charlotte /334 Running 28/328 7*** 3 /6 Kansas 4 267/267 Running 3/ /23 Talladega 4 4/92 2 Engine 2/36 33 /3 Martinsville 7 5/5 47 Running 2226**** 9 34 /6 Fort Worth / Running 39/ /3 Phoenix /258 Accident / *penalized 5 points **penalized points ***reseeded Chase points ****points reset Starts Win T5 T Pole Laps Led Laps Completed AvgSt AvgFn DNF ,99 of, (96.9%)

34 Martin Truex Jr. 27 NASCAR Cup Series Results No. 78 Toyota Camry, Furniture Row Racing No. Date Event St Fn Stage Wins Laps Led Status Playoff/ Stage Pts Standing Points Standing 2/26 Daytona /2 2 Running / /5 Atlanta /325 Running /4 43/ /2 Las Vegas /267 5 Running 7/2 6/ /9 Phoenix 6 34/34 Running / 26/ /26 Fontana /22 73 Running /9 52/ /2 Martinsville 3 6 5/5 42 Running / 3/ /9 Texas / Running / 39/ /24 Bristol 3 8 5/5 6 Running /9 48/ / Richmond 3 4/4 Running /8 35/ /7 Talladega /9 Crash /4 6/ /3 Kansas 3 267/267 4 Running 5/7 57/ /28 Charlotte 8 3 4/4 233 Running /26 6/49 3 6/4 Dover /46 2 Running 2/2 54/ / Pocono 2 6 6/6 5 Running /8 39/ /8 Michigan /2 62 Running 2/2 5/ /25 Sonoma / 25 Engine / / / Daytona /63 Accident / 3/ /8 Kentucky / Running 7/2 6/79 9 7/6 Loudon 3 3/3 37 Running /5 49/ /23 Indianapolis 6 33 /67 8 Accident /8 22/78 2 7/3 Pocono 2 3 6/6 3 Running /9 43/ /6 Watkins Glen 3 9/9 24 Running 5/8 58/ /3 Michigan /22 57 Running /7 52/ /9 Bristol /5 Running /2 8/ /3 Darlington / Running 2/2 49/ 26 9/9 Richmond /44 98 Accident /6 253* 27 9/7 Chicagoland 3 267/ Running 5/9 49/ /24 Loudon 5 5 3/3 2 Running /5 47/ / Dover 4 4/4 5 Running /7 359* 3 /8 Charlotte 7 337/337 9 Running 5/7 47/36 3 /5 Talladega /88 Accident / 4/32 32 /22 Kansas 267/267 9 Running 5/3 469* 33 /29 Martinsville /55 Running /3 48/47 34 /5 Fort Worth /334 7 Running /6 5/ /2 Phoenix /32 Running / 5* 36 /9 Homestead 2 267/ Running Totals Starts Win T5 T Pole Laps Led Laps Completed AvgSt AvgFn DNF of 58 (98.%) Stage Wins: 9 Playoff Bonus Pts: 69 (includes 5 for finishing first in regular season)

35 Cole Pearn Crew Chief Furniture Row Racing Birthdate: October 3, 982 Residence: Golden, CO. Hometown: London, Ontario, CANADA Spouse: Carrie Hometown: Callum, Freya After multiple years as the lead race engineer for Furniture Row Racing, Cole Pearn was named crew chief of the No. 78 NASCAR NASCAR Cup Series team following the 24 season. Pearn joined the Denver, Colo.-based Furniture Row Racing at the start of the 2 season and led the engineering staff through the middle of the 2 campaign. He returned to the single-car team a year later after a brief stint with JTG Daugherty Racing. Pearn s talents were showcased on a weekly basis during the past three seasons (25-27) as crew chief of the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing team and driver Martin Truex Jr. The Denver-based team dominated the 27 NASCAR Cup Series season with eight victories, four during the regular season and four more during the -race playoffs including the championship season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The No. 78 team also earned 26 top- finishes, three pole positions and led 2,253 laps. With Pearn at the helm, the No. 78 team qualified for the post-season Chase the previous two years with Truex scoring five victories one in 25 and four in 26. Truex also captured five poles in 26 and led the NASCAR Cup Series in laps led at,89. The four victories, five poles and,89 laps led in 26 were team records and season highs for Truex.

36 In Pearn s 25 rookie season as crew chief, Truex earned a spot as one of the four finalists vying for the NASCAR Cup Series championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Prior to joining Furniture Row Racing, Pearn worked two seasons (28 & 29) at Richard Childress Racing (RCR) as an engineer for Kevin Harvick s No. 29 Chevrolet. Pearn, an avid Toronto Maple Leafs hockey fan who hails from London, Ontario, has been involved in auto racing since his early childhood while being raised in the Canadian province. His father (Ron) was a super late model racer in Canada, and Cole flashed his talents early by winning three national Canadian go-kart championships. Cole later drove in the CASCAR Super Series (now known as the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series) from 2-23 and also drove late models from After graduating with a degree in mechanical engineering from the prestigious University of Waterloo in London, Ont. (April, 26), Pearn worked with Toyota Manufacturing Canada before heading south to North Carolina in late 27 to join the RCR engineering team. Pearn says it was strictly racing that motivated him to enroll at the University of Waterloo. The main reason I went to college was to learn more about engineering so I could become a better racer. For hobbies, Pearn plays in a hockey league in the Denver area and also enjoys snow skiing and hiking in the Colorado mountains. Cole Pearn s NASCAR Cup Crew Chief Record Year Driver Team Races Wins T5s Ts Poles Driver Rank 25 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Totals