2004 BGSCA Crew

 

 

Mark Hyjek:  OWNER/Team Manager

            Mark, from Franklin, TN, began working with Bill in year 2001. He hired Bill to win the road course championship at The Nashville Superspeedway in the Baby Grand division, for which they succeeded. Mark is responsible for monitoring driver performance, sponsor search management & sponsor relations, team budgeting, conducting team meetings, and supervision of all departments.

    

Dwight Laxton: Crew Chief

            Dwight, from West Plains, Missouri, began working with Bill in 2001. Dwight helped him in many areas of the racing profession, along with being being a car owner for several of Bill's races and the owner of the 2002 National BGSCA baby grand, driven by Carl Edwards.

 

Billy & Barry Mahoney:           Car Specialists                       

            Billy & Barry, from Brentwood, TN, began racing with Bill in 2000 in the BGSCA Series and working with Bill in 2001 in the Super Truck Division, Nashville Speedway.   They worked in racing, not only on their own race cars, but also worked on the crew of Darwin Oordt’s late model team.

 

 

Chris Aluise:   Spotter

            Chris, from Murfreesboro, TN, began working with Bill in year 2000 in the Pure Stock Division, Nashville Speedway USA.  He (along with his brother, Phillip) was the owner of the Pure Stock car, driven 6 times by Bill Christie, with 3 wins, 1 second, 1 third, and 1 fifth. Chris continued on in 2001 as spotter and jack man.

 

Don Bronson:  Welder

            Don began working with Bill during his first year of racing, 1998. He is a professional welder, working a Schmeide Machine and Tools, Tullahoma, TN.

 

Tommy Frangis: Maintenance Specialist

            Tommy, of Brentwood,  TN, began working with Bill in 2001.

 

Art Nunez:       Car Chief & Fabricator Consultant

            Art, from Nashville, TN, began working with Bill in late 2001 as car chief at Riverview Speedway in the Super Truck Division. Art has 6 years experience as crew chief at Nashville Speedway with various late model teams: Baker, Barnes, Roberts, & Renshaw. Prior to that he drag raced motorcycles approximately 13 years.

 

Jimmy “Tiny” Binkley:  Tire Consultant

            Tiny, from Nashville, TN, began working with Bill in late 2001 at Riverview Speedway. Tiny has approximately 17 years  experience working with Binkley Racing at Nashville Speedway USA. He has worked with Jeremy Mayfield, Jeff Green, and Mark Day.

 

Lisa Huffman:  Public Relations, Marketing Specialist, Secretary, and “TEAM MOM”

            Lisa, Team Mom, is also Bill’s mother. She started in 1998 creating portfolios and resumes in order to help Bill build a racing career. She is responsible for all team correspondence, preparation of press releases, assisting with all marketing activities, and over-seeing the team’s internet activities and web-site. She is also responsible for feeding the “crew”.  If there’s anything that needs to be done, she will see to it that it’s taken care of.