GARY NELSON
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For decades Gary Nelson made the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series his home and had the type of success only few in the sport have. The former crew chief was at the helm of the 1983 Sprint Cup championship team driven by Bobby Allison and has two Daytona 500 trophies to his name (1982-Bobby Allison; 1986-Geoffrey Bodine); but these days Nelson finds himself in sports car racing and the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series. In 2007, Nelson began ‘Gary Nelson And Associates,’ a racing consulting business and was later asked by Bob Snodgrass of Brumos Racing to “look around and offer suggestions.” The team has been a client of Nelson’s ever since.
Taking over as team manager of Brumos Racing’s DP effort in 2009, Nelson led the famed Brumos colors to victory lane in the 2009 Rolex 24 At Daytona (the team’s first win in five years) and Grand Prix of Miami at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and again in 2010 with Action Express Racing, winning in the team’s first ever start. Nelson returns with Action Express Racing in 2011 where he will oversee the team’s two-car effort in hopes of winning his first Rolex Series championship. Given his track record, it shouldn’t take long. GARY NELSON SOUND BYTES Nelson on pair of top 5s at Homestead Nelson on lack of practice time at Barber
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