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Steve Letarte
Position: Crew Chief
12th year in racing
11th year with HMS
Personal
Height: 6'3" Weight: 250 lbs
Date of birth: 5/14/1979
Place of birth: Portland, Maine
Hometown: Cornish, Maine
Current residence: Cornelius, North Carolina
Spouse: Tricia
Children: Tyler
Career Highlights
2005 Named crew chief following race No. 26 at Richmond International Raceway.
2004 Serving as car chief for the No. 24 Chevrolet, team posted five wins, six poles, 16 top-five finishes and a series-leading
25 top-10 finishes. Team finished third in inaugural "Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup" championship.
2003 As car chief, notched three wins including a sweep at Martinsville and a win at Atlanta, four poles, 15 top-fives,
20 top-10's and a fourth-place finish in the point standings.
2002 Began the year as a general mechanic. Promoted to car chief before race No. 29 in Kansas. The No. 24 DuPont team
posted three wins, three poles, 13 top-five, 20 top-10 finishes and a fourth-place finish in the point standings.
2001 Worked as a mechanic and celebrated his third of four No. 24 Team DuPont championships achieving six victories, six
poles, 18 top-five and 24 top-10 finishes.
2000 First season as a general mechanic for the No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet. The No. 24 team posted three wins, three poles,
11 top-fives and 22 top-10's en route to a ninth-place finish in the standings.
1999 Served as tire specialist. No. 24 team posted seven wins, seven poles, 18 top-fives, 21 top-10's and finished sixth
in points.
1998 Tire specialist during 13-win championship season. Along with those wins, team achieved seven poles, 26 top-fives
and 28 top-10's.
1997 Tire specialist during the No. 24 DuPont team's championship season that included 10 victories, one pole, 22 top-five
and 23 top-10 finishes. Team also celebrated its first Daytona 500 victory and captured the "Winston Million."
1996 Joined Hendrick Motorsports full-time at the age of 16 as a mechanic and tire specialist for the No. 24 team. The
team posted a second-place finish in the point standings, posting 10 wins, five poles, 21 top-fives and 24 top-10's.
1995 Worked part time for the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports team as a parts assistant while attending high school.
FUN FACTS:
* My favorite sport besides racing is golf.
* If I weren't working in racing, I would be developing land.
* Those close to me would describe me as talkative.
* My biggest fear is failure.
* The thing that makes me laugh the most is my son.
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