Alex Yontz

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Alex Yontz
BornAlexander Kenneth Yontz
(1986-07-13) July 13, 1986 (age 37)
Walnut Cove, North Carolina, U.S.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
4 races run over 1 year
2005 position64th
Best finish64th (2005)
First race 2005 UAW/GM Ohio 250 (Mansfield)
Last race 2005 Toyota Tundra 200 (Nashville)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
Statistics current as of February 25, 2023.

Alexander Kenneth Yontz (born July 13, 1986) is an American professional stock car racing crew chief and former driver who works for Kaulig Racing as the crew chief of their No. 16 Chevrolet Camaro in the NASCAR Xfinity Series driven by A. J. Allmendinger. He previously crew chiefed Kaulig's No. 11 car in the Xfinity Series, driven by Justin Haley and Daniel Hemric, and their No. 10 car driven by multiple drivers.

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Racing career

Driving career

Crew chiefing career

Yontz began crew chiefing in the Xfinity Series midway through 2019 after the unexpected death of Nick Harrison, the crew chief of Kaulig Racing's No. 11 car driven by Justin Haley. He continued in that role in 2020 and 2021. When Haley moved up to Kaulig's new No. 31 car in the Cup Series in 2022, Yontz did not move up with him and he continued to crew chief the No. 11 car in the Xfinity Series, now driven by Daniel Hemric.

On September 9, 2022, it was announced that Yontz would be switching cars, moving from the No. 11 of Hemric to the No. 10 of Landon Cassill starting with the race at Kansas the next day. Both the No. 10 and No. 11 cars had struggled during the season compared to Kaulig's No. 16 car driven by A. J. Allmendinger and were close to the bottom of the playoff grid and in danger of falling out. (Even after the crew chief swap, Cassill's No. 10 car ended up missing the playoffs.) Jason Trinchere, who was the crew chief of Cassill's No. 10 car, switched cars with Yontz and became the crew chief for Hemric's No. 11 car. [1] Yontz continued as crew chief of the No. 10 car in 2023 when it was driven by multiple drivers.

On December 19, 2023, Kaulig announced that Yontz would move from their No. 10 car to their No. 16 car in 2024 where he would crew chief A. J. Allmendinger, who returned to the Xfinity Series full-time after 1 year of running full-time in the Cup Series for the team. [2]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425NCTCPtsRef
2005 Alex Yontz Racing 61 Chevy DAY CAL ATL MAR GTY MFD
29
CLT DOV TEX MCH MLW
36
KAN KEN MEM
33
IRP NSH
28
BRI RCH NHA LVS MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 64th198 [3]

ARCA Re/Max Series

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

ARCA Re/Max Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223ARSCPtsRef
2007 Richard Childress Racing 31 Chevy DAY USA NSH SLM KAN WIN KEN
38
TOL IOW POC MCH BLN KEN
4
POC NSH ISF MIL GTW DSF CHI
36
SLM TAL TOL 85th300 [4]
2009 Venturini Motorsports 15 Chevy DAY SLM CAR
9
TAL KEN
10
TOL POC MCH MFD IOW KEN BLN POC ISF CHI TOL DSF NJE SLM KAN CAR 71st380 [5]

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References

  1. "(Twitter post)". Twitter . Bob Pockrass. September 9, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2022. Crew chief swap at Kaulig — Jason Trinchere now crew chief for Daniel Hemric and Alex Yontz now crew chief for Landon Cassill.
  2. Srigley, Joseph (December 19, 2023). "Kaulig Racing Solidifies 2024 Xfinity Series Crew Chief Lineup". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
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