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Dan Mrak

Why do you work on a NASCAR team?  What drives you to be part of the fastest growing sport in the USA?   
There are a couple reasons I work on a NASCAR team.  I've always loved racing from a young age and was lucky enough to meet the right people to get in.  Unlike my other teammates, I do not work in the shop during the week.  I'm just a race day guy.  I like it like that since I can still keep it a hobby that is fun.  I have a great job that I love during the week and then to top it off I get to go racing on the weekends.  I tell people that one of the main reasons I work on a NASCAR team is that I was never good enough at any other sport to play it professionally but here I am and can compete at the top levels of our sport.  I love the competition and enjoy working with my teammates.
 

What has been your most rewarding moment in your racing career? 

In my career, I've been fortunate to have many rewarding moments.  I've been on 6 winning teams to date (3 with JB in the truck series, 2 in the Busch series with Michael Waltrip, and one ARCA win) so I'd have to rank those up there.  But I think my most rewarding moment was the first time I ever went over the wall.  My first time ever pitting a race car was at a Winston Cup race in Watkins Glen in 2001.  Not to many people go over the wall for their first time at a Cup race.  I did the catch can there which is what I love doing.  I was very nervous and to top it out, the other guys pitting the car were from one of the Petty cars that DNQ'd.  But it went well and it was probably one of my proudest moments in racing. 
 
What has been the most challenging moment in your racing career? 
There have been plenty of them.  It can be a very stressful job at times.  For me the most challenging moments have been when I've had to find a new team to work for.  It's not fun getting a call that the team you're on lost sponsorship and is closing down or that you're getting laid off.  When that particular incident with my Busch team shutting down happened, I was still living in the Washington, DC area which made it even harder to find a job.  There is no job security in racing so you don't know if you'll have a job one day to the next.  I think that's why I enjoy just doing it on the weekend.  I can call this my hobby and my Monday through Friday job my "real" job!  It's also challenging when you're on a team that doesn't run good and you're almost just going through the motions because you know you don't have any shot of winning a race. 

What would you like the fans to know about you? 

I am just so lucky to have gotten the opportunity to work on a NASCAR team, especially a good team such as Bill Davis Racing.  I started in racing when I was 16 and this is my 8th season in it.  I've had both some good and bad times, but I wouldn't trade it for the world.
 
What would you like to say to the JB fans? 
 
Thanks for all of your support.  I've been on the team since JB started driving for us and we know we've had some ups and downs but it's always nice to see his fan base behind him.  JB is one of the best drivers I've worked for and he's very cool to hang around.  I've always liked JB but I respect him even more after getting to know him personally.

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July 19, 2008



Milwaukee
June 20, 2008

 

2008
Point
Standings
(As of Bristol)
 

1. JOHNNY  
2. Ron Hornaday -119
3. Matt Crafton -156
4. Todd Bodine -239
5. Mike Skinner -254
6. Rick Crawford -261
7. Eric Darnell -287
8. Jack Sprague -353
9. Terry Cook -380
10. Dennis Setzer -436

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2008
Craftsman Truck Schedule
02/15 Daytona
02/23 California
03/07 Atlanta
03/29 Martinsville
04/26 Kansas
05/16 Lowes
05/24 Mansfield
05/30 Dover
06/06 Texas
06/14 MIS
06/20 Milwaukee
06/28 Memphis
07/19 Kentucky
07/25 Indy
08/09 Nashville
08/20 Bristol
09/06 Gateway
09/13 Loudon
09/20 Las Vegas
10/04 Talladega
10/18 Martinsville
10/25 Atlanta
10/31 Texas
11/07 Phoenix
11/14 Homestead
 
2008
Nationwide
Schedule
02/16 Daytona
02/23 California
03/01 Las Vegas
03/08 Atlanta
03/15 Bristol
03/22 Nashville
04/05 Texas
04/11 Phoenix
04/20 Mexico
04/26 Talladega
05/02 Richmond
05/09 Darlington
05/24 Lowes
05/31 Dover
06/07 Nashville
06/14 Kentucky
06/21 Milwaukee
06/28 New Hampshire
07/04 Daytona
07/11 Chicago
07/19 Gateway
07/26 Indy
08/02 Montreal
08/09 Watkins Glen
08/16 Michigan
08/22 Bristol
08/30 California 
09/05 Richmond
09/20 Dover
09/27 Kansas
10/10 Lowes
10/25 Memphis
11/01 Texas
11/08 Phoenix
11/15 Miami
 
2008
Sprint Cup
Schedule
02/17 Daytona
02/24 California
03/02 Las Vegas
03/09 Atlanta
03/16 Bristol
03/30 Martinsville
04/06 Texas
04/12 Phoenix
04/27 Talladega
05/03 Richmond
05/10 Darlington
05/25 Lowes
06/01 Dover
06/08 Pocono
06/15 MIS
06/22 Sonoma
06/29 New Hampshire
07/05 Daytona
07/12 Chicago
07/27 Indy
08/03 Pocono
08/10 Watkins Glen
08/17 MIS
08/23 Bristol
08/31 California
09/06 Richmond
09/14 Loudon
09/21 Lowes
09/28 Kansas
10/05 Talladega
10/11 Lowes
10/19 Martinsville
10/26 Atlanta
11/02 Texas
11/09 Phoenix
11/16 Miami
 

 


2008
JB's Berlin
Schedule
  August 2nd
September 27th