Cole Pearn

Cole Pearn
Born (1982-10-13) October 13, 1982
Strathroy-Caradoc, Ontario
NASCAR Pinty's Series career
28 races run over 3 years
Best finish 14th (2003)
First race 2001 Mopar 250 (Delaware)
Last race 2003 Molson Canadian CASCAR Championship Showdown (Cayuga)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 3 0

Cole Pearn (born October 13, 1982) is a NASCAR crew chief and former stock car racing driver. He competed in CASCAR (now Canadian Tire Series) for three seasons from 2001 to 2003. He currently serves as the crew chief for Martin Truex, Jr.'s No. 78 Furniture Row Racing team in the Sprint Cup Series.

Career

Pearn, a three-time national kart racing champion in Canada, competed in late models.[1] In 2001, Pearn debuted in the CASCAR Super Series at Delaware Speedway, finishing 17th.[2] Pearn competed full-time in 2002 and 2003, driving the No. 24 Pontiac and recording a best finish of sixth twice: in 2002 at Delaware[3] and 2003 at Race City Speedway.[4]

After graduating from college, Pearn worked for Toyota, and later moved to North Carolina. He joined Richard Childress Racing in 2007, working with Kevin Harvick's No. 29 crew as an engineer.[5] In 2010, he joined Furniture Row Racing as a team engineer, though he left for JTG Daugherty Racing in 2011.[6] Pearn returned to FRR during the 2012 season, becoming the team's lead race engineer. On December 3, 2014, Pearn was promoted to crew chief of the No. 78, replacing Todd Berrier,[1] who had departed the team to join Joe Gibbs Racing,[5] and Pearn became the first regular Canadian crew chief in Cup Series history.[7] In 2015, Pearn and driver Martin Truex, Jr. won the Axalta "We Paint Winners" 400 at Pocono Raceway, and Pearn became the first Canadian crew chief to win a Cup race.[8] In 2016, Pearn was suspended for the Kobalt 400 after failing technical inspection at the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500; the team had also been penalized at the Daytona 500 the week before for roof flap problems.[9]

Personal life

Pearn's father, Ron, was a stock car driver at Checker Flag Raceway in Windsor, Ontario.[7] In 2006,[5] Pearn graduated from the University of Waterloo with a mechanical engineering degree.[1]

Pearn is an ice hockey fan and a supporter of the Toronto Maple Leafs; Pearn also plays forward in a Denver-based rec league.[7]

Motorsports career results

CASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

CASCAR Super Series

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Furniture Row Racing names Cole Pearn as new crew chief". The Denver Post. December 3, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  2. ↑ "2001 Mopar 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  3. ↑ "2002 Great Canadian 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  4. ↑ "2003 Mopar 500 Weekend". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 Groke, Nick (February 5, 2015). "Cole Pearn, new crew chief for Denver's Furniture Row Racing team, part of new wave". The Denver Post. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  6. ↑ Spencer, Lee (December 3, 2014). "Pearn takes over the reins at FRR". Motorsport.com. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 Duff, Bob (June 13, 2015). "Bob Duff: Canadian crew chief Cole Pearn races to top of NASCAR". The Windsor Star. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  8. ↑ McDonald, Norris (June 9, 2015). "Catching up with Cole Pearn – the first Canadian to win a NASCAR Sprint Cup race as crew chief". Toronto Star. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  9. ↑ Turner, Jared (March 2, 2016). "Martin Truex Jr. crew chief suspended, fined; team appealing". Foxsports.com. Retrieved March 3, 2016.

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