Danny Lawrence of the
Prilosec OTC Race Team
Assistant-Chief Engine Builder
Trackside Engine Department Manager
Hometown:
Residence:
Clemmons, NC
Clemmons, NC
Career Highlights
24th year at Richard Childress Racing (RCR).
Involved with the development of every engine at RCR.
Responsible for overseeing all RCR engines, Nationwide and Cup Series, on race weekends.
Led RCR Engines to 21 victories in 2007 in NASCAR's top three divisions — four Cup Series, 13 Busch and four Craftsman Truck.
Assisted in building the engines that powered Scott Wimmer, Jeff Burton and Richard Childress to the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series owners' championship.
Assisted in building the engines that powered Ron Hornaday, Jr. to the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship for Kevin Harvick Inc.
Assisted in building the engines that powered Kevin Harvick to the 2006 NASCAR Busch Series Championship.
Won 2005 Clevite Engine Builder Showdown with Greg Gunnell.
Former Clevite Engine Builder Showdown world record holder (20 minutes, 26 seconds).
Assisted in building the engines that powered RCR Busch teams to the 2003 NASCAR Busch Series owner's championship with drivers Kevin Harvick and Johnny Sauter.
Won 2002 Clevite Engine Builder Showdown with Gunnell.
Assisted in building the engines that powered Harvick to the 2001 NASCAR Busch Series title.
Crew member of the No. 3 GM Goodwrench team in 2000 that finished second in the NASCAR Cup Series point standings with Dale Earnhardt.
Assisted in building Earnhardt's winning engine for the 1998 Daytona 500 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway.
Named Chief Engine Builder for the No. 3 GM Goodwrench team in 1997.
Assisted in building the winning RCR engines that powered Mike Skinner to the inaugural NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship in 1995.
Member of the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series championship No. 3 GM Goodwrench teams in 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993 and 1994.
Member of the No. 3 GM Goodwrench teams that won the Bud Shootout in 1986, 1988, 1991, 1993 and 1995.
Assisted in building engines that helped RCR win 12 Twin 125s for the Daytona 500 — 10 consecutive with Earnhardt from 1990-99 and also in 1986, then with Robby Gordon in 2003.
Selected to the Copenhagen All Pro Team six times.
Hired at RCR on Jan. 7, 1985, as an engine builder.
Other Bios
Vice President of Research and Development
Assistant-Chief Engine Builder
Vice President of Competition
2008 No. 31 Prilosec OTC Chevy Crew


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