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A look at military veterans now on Sprint Cup race teams

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Memorial Day Weekend is here and with it comes many tributes to the men and women who serve in the Unites States’ armed forces.

Many veterans now find themselves employed on NASCAR teams. Below is a list of veterans who now work for Sprint Cup teams.

TeamCar NumberEmployee NameBranch of ServiceRank
BK RacingChris ClaytonArmySergeant
Robbie WallArmyE5 SGT
Mitch LashNavyE4
Richard GarciaArmyE4
Jim VanaseMarine CorpsSergeant
Paul “Pee Wee” RiceMarine CorpsCPL, Vietnam
Front Row Motorsports34, 38Kurt BartleyAir Force
34,38Robert NicoletosAir Force
34,38Mike MizzelleMarine Corps
34,38Robert “Shorty” EdwardsUS Army
Furniture Row Racing78Barney VisserArmy
78Charlie KrauchArmy
78Craig PhillipsAir Force
78John ParksMarine Corps
78Greg HulsMarine Corps
79Chuck LeMayNavy
79Barry HustonNavy
Chip Ganassi Racing42Graham MolatchNavySEAL
Go Fas Racing32Edward Joseph BaggsArmy82 Airborne, Ranger Field Artillery Sgt.
32Antonio RamirezNavyABE3
32Ron UtterAir ForceA1C
Hendrick Motorsports48Earl BarbanMarine Corps
Joe Gibbs RacingHugh BassMarine Corps
Ray BellerArmy
Melissa BroussardNavy
Ron BroussardNavy
Rick BurkeArmy
Tommy CashNavy
Charles ChildersMarine Corps
Tim DayArmy
Mike EricksonArmy
19Randy FullerAir ForceChief Master Sergeant (E-9)
Frank HodelMarine Corps
Chris HouseMarine Corps
AJ KlumMarine Corps
Kurt KrogerMarine Corps
Greg MartinArmy
Jeff PaxtonNavy
Roger PhillipsNavy
Jamie “Montana” PriceArmy
Bob SimsArmy
Craig SmithNavy
Dan SnyderAir Force
Amy TaylorAir Force
Chris TaylorMarine Corps
Jim TobiasAir Force
Leavine Family Racing95Mike Bartlett - FabricatorNational Guard
95Bob Moore -
Parts Mechanic, Show Car Transporter Driver
ArmyMechanic
Richard Childress Racing3Allen Steele -
Front Tire Carrier
Army
Stewart-Haas Racing10Tony CardamoneCoast Guard