Alan Gustafson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Alan Gustafson
Occupation	Engineer
Date Of Birth	Aug 5, 1975(1975-08-05)
Age	49
Birthplace	Ormond Beach
Country	United States
Birth City	Florida
Horoscope	Capricorn

Alan Gustafson Biography

Alan Gustafson is one of the most popular and richest Engineer who was born on August 5, 1975 in Ormond Beach, Florida, United States. Born on August 5, 1975, in Ormond Beach, Florida, Gustafson began his racing career helping his childhood friend, Casey Yunick, with their go-karts while eight years old. As Yunick and him grew older they began racing late models and legends cars on local race tracks. Afterward, he helped another one of his friends by working on their Sports Car Club of America series cars. Once he graduated at Seabreeze High School, he continued his education by attending Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University for a mechanical engineering degree and was a member of Kappa Sigma. Even though he was attending college, he continued to help his friends with racing. In 1996, he came to a decision of continuing college, or moving to North Carolina to continue his racing career. He decided to move to North Carolina to work on Gary Moore’s Goody’s Dash Series team (GEM Motorsports), with his longtime friend, Jimmy Foster. He was chosen as the crew chief, while Foster raced. He was also performing engineering duties for the team. Once the 1996 season ended, they recorded one win, along with finishing sixth in the point standings.

In 2016, Gustafson began serving as Chase Elliott’s crew chief.

In 2002, he became the lead engineer for the 5 car. He remained the same for the next three years, which he collected one victory at Darlington Raceway, five top-fives and 19 top-tens. Before the 2005 season, he was announced as the crew chief for the 5 car, driven by Kyle Busch. In the same year, the team won the pole position for the second race of the season, as well as one victory and a 20th place points finish. During the 2006 and 2007 seasons, he recorded at least one win in each of the seasons, two Chase for the Sprint Cup appearances, with a best points finish of 5th in 2007. In 2009, Mark Martin became the driver for the team. In the season, they recorded five wins, and a second-place finish in points. Martin remained the driver in 2010. For the 2011 season, Rick Hendrick switched around crew chiefs on his teams. Gustafson was reassigned to Jeff Gordon’s team, Gordon’s previous crew chief Steve Letarte was moved to Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s team, and Lance McGrew moved from the #88 to replace Gustafson as Martin’s crew chief. Over the course of the 2011 season, Gustafson helped Gordon back to victory lane three times at Phoenix, Pocono, and Atlanta. Gordon tied Cale Yarborough’s 83 win mark at Phoenix, putting him 5th on NASCAR’s All-Time Win List. Bobby Allison’s and Darrell Waltrip’s record of 84 wins for 3rd all time was passed as Gordon solely became number 3 with his 85th win at Atlanta. Gustafson also helped Gordon to the 2011 Chase and finished 8th in the final point standings.

Alan Gustafson Net Worth

Alan Gustafson is one of the richest Engineer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alan Gustafson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Alan Gustafson (born August 5, 1975) is an American NASCAR Cup Series crew chief from Ormond Beach, Florida. He began his racing career at the age of eight, by helping his friend race go-karts. He graduated from Seabreeze High School and attended Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University until 1996. Afterward, he worked with several teams, which competed in the Camping World Truck Series and Nationwide Series, before being employed at Hendrick Motorsports. He is currently employed at Hendrick Motorsports as the crew chief for Chase Elliott. He was the crew chief for Jeff Gordon from 2011 until Gordon’s retirement in 2015.

In 1997, he left the team after becoming the crew chief of Andy Houston’s Late Model Stock Car and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (now NASCAR Camping World Truck Series) team, which was owned by Addington Racing. Gustafson won several races in the Late Model Stock Car Series, while they only participated in a few Truck Series events. One year later he became team engineer for Diamond Ridge Motorsports in the Busch Series (now NASCAR Xfinity Series). While at the team, he recorded several pole positions and wins. In 1999, he left the team to help his friend Foster in the Busch Series, which they only qualified for one race, which they finished 34th in. Afterward, Gustafson was employed at Hendrick Motorsports to become the 5 car’s shock specialist. While there, the team earned three top-five finishes and six top-tens. One year later, with Terry Labonte the driver, the team recorded one top-five and three top-tens, as Gustafson remained the shock specialist.

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Who is Alan Gustafson Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Marcelo Ranked on the list of most popular Engineer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Alan Gustafson celebrates birthday on August 5 of every year.

Who has Alan Gustafson been crew chief for?

He was the crew chief for Jeff Gordon from 2011 until Gordon’s retirement in

2015. Alan is currently employed at Hendrick Motorsports as the crew chief for Chase Elliott. Gustafson won the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series championship with Chase Elliott.

How many championships has Alan Gustafson won?

As Elliott signed a five-year contract extension with the team, there won’t be a driver change within the team. Rather, the other option is to make a change atop the pit box. Gustafson has helmed Elliott to a title and has 33 Cup wins to his credit.

Who is Chase Elliott's crew chief today?

During the NASCAR Cup Series race in Richmond, an event that seemed to have slipped under the radar of many in Richmond was the curious exchange between Chase Elliott and his crew chief, Alan Gustafson.

How many crew chiefs did Jeff Gordon have?

24 team’s crew chief from Gordon’s Cup Series debut in the final race of the 1992 season through 1999, winning three championships along the way. In all, Evernham and Gordon found Victory Lane a series-leading 47 times together in the 1990s, including two Daytona 500s and two Brickyard 400s.

How much does a Nascar Cup Series crew chief make?

Crew Chief: A crew chief get paid between $200,000 to $1 million a year based on his team performance. He is the first person who is in contact with driver to tell when to take pit stop.