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Tim Fedewa

Timothy Fedewa (pronounced "fee-doo-wuh"; born May 9, 1967) is an American professional racing driver and spotter. He works for Team Penske as the spotter for Ryan Blaney's No. 12 Ford Mustang in the NASCAR Cup Series.

Tim Fedewa
Fedewa (right) signing autographs for members of the U.S. military in 2005 with Ashton Lewis Jr. (left) and David Stremme (middle)
Born (1967-05-09) May 9, 1967 (age 57)
Holt, Michigan, U.S.
Awards1989 ARTGO Rookie of the Year
1991 ASA Rookie of the Year (1991)
NASCAR Cup Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish64th (1994)
First race1994 SplitFire Spark Plug 500 (Dover)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
333 races run over 14 years
Best finish7th (1995, 1998)
First race1992 Mark III Vans 200 (Darlington)
Last race2005 (ITT Industries & Goulds Pumps Salute to the Troops 250 (Pikes Peak)
First win1995 Meridian Advantage 200 (Nazareth)
Last win2000 Busch 200 (New Hampshire)
Wins Top tens Poles
4 66 4
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
9 races run over 3 years
Best finish32nd (2005)
First race2002 Florida Dodge Dealers 250 (Daytona)
Last race2006 Smith's Las Vegas 350 (Las Vegas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
Statistics current as of December 5, 2023.

As a driver, he previously competed in the NASCAR Busch Series (now Xfinity), NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, American Speed Association and ARTGO. As a spotter, Fedewa previously worked for Stewart-Haas Racing as a spotter in the Cup Series for their No. 4 car driven by Kevin Harvick and in the Xfinity Series for their No. 98 car driven by Riley Herbst.

Racing career

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Driving career

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After winning Rookie of the Year award in the ARTGO Challenge Series Fedewa went on to join the American Speed Association. Fedewa scored one top five finish. A third place at Winchester (Indiana) Speedway, And five top 10s on his way to the ASA's Pat Schauer rookie of the award in 1991. During Fedewa's time in the ASA his car owners Ray and Diane Dewitt also owned the RaDIUS team that fielded cars for former ASA standout Ted Musgrave in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. Fedewa drove the No. 55 D-R Racing Enterprises Ford. Fedewa's NASCAR career began when he started racing full-time in the NASCAR Busch Series for the 1993 season. He would finish second for Rookie of the Year honors, and in the five years that followed, he won three races and finished in the top-ten in points four times; his highest finishes were 7th in both 1995 and 1998. He began piloting the No. 36 Chevrolet Monte Carlo in 1999 and would continue to for two-and-a-half years, until he and the team parted ways during the 2001 season.

Fedewa made one Cup start in 1994 for Ray DeWitt at Dover; he finished 23rd. He made a brief return to the series in 2000 in a relief appearance at the Coca-Cola 600, substituting for injured Petty Enterprises driver John Andretti.

 
Fedewa's No. 12 (background) on the track at the MBNA 200 Busch Series race at Dover in 2004

After acting as spotter to Bill Elliott and then later to Kerry Earnhardt, he was ironically hired by FitzBradshaw Racing in 2003 to replace Earnhardt in the No. 12 Dodge. In racing for the team, Fedewa reached as high as 9th in the 2004 points standings before dropping to 16th by the end of the season. Fedewa's 2nd-place finish stands as the best finish of any Fitz Bradshaw driver ever.

In 2005, Fedewa failed to finish in the top-ten in twenty-one Busch Series starts, and was subsequently released by FitzBradshaw Racing on July 25, 2005. A week later, he was signed by Glynn Motorsports, a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team, to drive the No. 65 Dodge. He raced in seven events for the team; his highest finish was 10th at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Fedewa's last NASCAR start as a driver came in the Truck Series in 2006 when he drove the No. 40 for Key Motorsports at Las Vegas, finishing 29th.

Spotting career

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After he was unable to find a ride as a driver in NASCAR in 2007, Fedewa became a spotter, joining the new Red Bull Racing Team as the spotter for their No. 84 Toyota Camry driven by rookie A. J. Allmendinger. Fedewa remained the spotter of the car in 2009 when it was renumbered to the No. 82 driven by rookie Scott Speed.[1]

Fedewa would eventually move to Richard Petty Motorsports to serve as the spotter for their No. 9 car driven by Marcos Ambrose.[2]

In 2014, Fedewa left RPM and went to Stewart-Haas Racing when Kevin Harvick joined the team from Richard Childress Racing to drive their No. 4 car (previously the No. 39 driven by Ryan Newman). They won the 2014 Cup Series championship in their first year together.[2]

In 2016, in addition to Harvick's No. 4 SHR car in the Cup Series, Fedewa spotted for the No. 88 JR Motorsports car in the Xfinity Series in select races, Spencer Gallagher's No. 23 in the Truck Series for GMS Racing, Noah Gragson's No. 7 car for Jefferson Pitts Racing in the K&N Pro Series East and West, and Chad Finley's No. 51 car in the ARCA Racing Series.[2]

Fedewa also started spotting for SHR in the Xfinity Series when they started fielding two full-time cars, with the addition of the No. 98 (formerly of Biagi-DenBeste Racing) driven by Chase Briscoe.[3] When Briscoe moved up to the Cup Series full-time for SHR in 2021, Fedewa remained the spotter of the No. 98 Xfinity Series car with new driver Riley Herbst. Fedewa would remain Harvick's spotter in the Cup Series all the way through his retirement from driving full-time in NASCAR in 2023 for a total of 10 years together.

In 2024, Fedewa did not continue with SHR and the No. 4 car with new driver Josh Berry and instead moved to Team Penske to spot for defending Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney's No. 12 car, replacing Josh Williams after he left the team.[4]

Personal life

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Tim's uncle Gary, father Butch, multiple cousins, grandmother Hilda, and grandfather Willie were also racing drivers. The Fedewa family eventually moved from Michigan to North Carolina so Butch and his wife/Tim's mother Sharon could support their son's NASCAR career.[5]

Fedewa is married to model Kellee Meadows and they have one child, Willow Josephine Fedewa, born on January 8, 2009.[citation needed]

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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

Winston Cup Series

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NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 NWCC Pts Ref
1994 RaDiUs Motorsports 55 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV
23 		MAR
DNQ 		NWS
DNQ 		CLT CAR PHO ATL
DNQ 		64th 94 [6]
1999 LJ Racing 91 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX BRI MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAY NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR
DNQ 		CLT TAL CAR PHO HOM ATL N/A 0 [7]

Busch Series

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NASCAR Busch Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 NBSC Pts Ref
1992 RaDiUs Motorsports 55 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL MAR DAR
36 		BRI HCY LAN DUB NZH MCH
27 		NHA BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT
19 		MAR CAR HCY 63rd 301 [8]
24 CLT
35 		DOV ROU MYB GLN VOL NHA TAL IRP ROU
1993 55 DAY
24 		CAR
32 		RCH
16 		DAR
41 		BRI
16 		HCY ROU
18 		MAR
12 		NZH
7 		CLT DOV
20 		MYB
25 		GLN
11 		MLW
7 		TAL
12 		IRP
5 		MCH
38 		NHA
6 		BRI
13 		DAR
15 		RCH
17 		DOV
15 		ROU
12 		CLT
25 		MAR
12 		CAR
17 		HCY
DNQ 		ATL
24 		18th 2275 [9]
1994 DAY
31 		CAR
16 		RCH
9 		ATL
30 		MAR
7 		DAR
9 		HCY
25 		BRI
23 		ROU
18 		NHA
11 		NZH
7 		CLT
13 		DOV
6 		MYB
13 		GLN
24 		MLW
28 		SBO
30 		TAL
20 		HCY
10 		IRP
21 		MCH
7 		BRI
19 		DAR
20 		RCH
21 		DOV
17 		CLT
13 		MAR
4 		CAR
38 		10th 3125 [10]
1995 DAY
28 		CAR
34 		RCH
17 		ATL
4 		NSV
12 		DAR
23 		BRI
11 		HCY
15 		NHA
15 		NZH
1* 		CLT
19 		DOV
22 		MYB
11 		GLN
20 		MLW
15 		TAL
28 		SBO
12 		IRP
11 		MCH
25 		BRI
3 		DAR
25 		RCH
26 		DOV
19 		CLT
13 		CAR
12 		HOM
2 		7th 3022 [11]
1996 Taylor Motorsports 40 Ford DAY
DNQ 		CAR
25 		RCH
27 		ATL
22 		NSV
25 		DAR
28 		BRI
26 		HCY
12 		NZH
8 		CLT
17 		DOV
39 		SBO
16 		MYB
20 		GLN
18 		MLW
26 		NHA
38 		TAL
15 		IRP
4 		MCH
40 		BRI
21 		DAR
42 		RCH
41 		DOV
21 		CLT
17 		CAR
19 		HOM
23 		20th 2320 [12]
1997 BACE Motorsports 33 Chevy DAY
34 		CAR
10 		RCH
18 		ATL
7 		LVS
15 		DAR
14 		HCY
3 		TEX
38 		BRI
7 		NSV
3 		TAL
5 		NHA
39 		NZH
11 		CLT
35 		DOV
15 		SBO
19 		GLN
32 		MLW
10 		MYB
12 		GTY
6 		IRP
4 		MCH
25 		BRI
27 		DAR
15 		RCH
9 		DOV
14 		CLT
27 		CAL
33 		CAR
19 		HOM
10 		9th 3398 [13]
1998 DAY
20 		CAR
18 		LVS
19 		NSV
8 		DAR
34 		BRI
34 		TEX
13 		HCY
3 		TAL
27 		NHA
11 		NZH
1* 		CLT
18 		DOV
17 		RCH
15 		PPR
35 		GLN
7 		MLW
8 		MYB
6 		CAL
17 		SBO
1 		IRP
38 		MCH
32 		BRI
5 		DAR
26 		RCH
21 		DOV
15 		CLT
30 		GTY
18 		CAR
9 		ATL
27 		HOM
10 		7th 3515 [14]
1999 Cicci-Welliver Racing 36 Pontiac DAY
35 		CAR
10 		LVS
34 		ATL
DNQ 		DAR
8 		TEX
21 		NSV
37 		BRI
9 		TAL
28 		CAL
6 		NHA
23 		RCH
33 		NZH
3 		CLT
38 		DOV
21 		SBO
5 		GLN
27 		MLW
31 		MYB
27 		PPR
2 		GTY
43 		IRP
7 		MCH
DNQ 		BRI
25 		DAR
28 		RCH
14 		DOV
41 		CLT
26 		CAR
17 		MEM
9 		PHO
35 		HOM
15 		14th 2989 [15]
2000 Chevy DAY
24 		CAR
39 		LVS
20 		ATL
40 		DAR
11 		BRI
28 		TEX
41 		NSV
11 		TAL
31 		CAL
DNQ 		RCH
20 		NHA
1* 		CLT
27 		DOV
19 		SBO
12 		MYB
38 		GLN
6 		MLW
4 		NZH
19 		PPR
10 		GTY
21 		IRP
41 		MCH
16 		BRI
13 		DAR
37 		RCH
36 		DOV
11 		CLT
23 		CAR MEM
5 		PHO
29 		HOM
10 		18th 3009 [16]
2001 66 DAY
24 		CAR
30 		LVS
28 		ATL
31 		DAR
18 		BRI
2 		TEX
26 		NSH
18 		TAL
18 		CAL
11 		RCH
21 		NHA
25 		NZH
5 		CLT
27 		DOV
31 		25th 2403 [17]
Buckshot Racing 00 Chevy KEN
36 		MLW
31 		GLN CHI GTY
40 		PPR
10 		IRP
7 		MCH
9 		BRI
41 		DAR RCH DOV KAN
WP Motorsports 12 Chevy CLT
27 		HOM
DNQ
HighLine Performance Group 11 Chevy MEM
6
Team Bristol Motorsports 54 Chevy PHO
26 		CAR
2002 Biagi Brothers Racing 07 Pontiac DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL
3 		CAL RCH NHA 51st 654 [18]
NEMCO Motorsports 87 Chevy NZH
39 		CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH
Marsh Racing 31 Chevy BRI
14 		DAR RCH
31 		DOV
36
Team Bristol Motorsports 54 Chevy KAN
25
Herzog-Jackson Motorsports 92 Chevy CLT
12 		MEM
20 		ATL
26 		CAR PHO HOM
2003 FitzBradshaw Racing 12 Chevy DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX TAL NSH CAL RCH GTY NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA
12 		PPR
13 		IRP
13 		MCH
25 		BRI
24 		DAR
19 		RCH
18 		DOV
17 		KAN
18 		CLT
25 		MEM
20 		ATL
24 		PHO
24 		CAR
24 		HOM
42 		36th 1491 [19]
2004 DAY
16 		CAR
18 		LVS
7 		DAR
16 		BRI
12 		TEX
15 		NSH
12 		TAL
37 		CAL
31 		GTY
9 		RCH
17 		NZH
15 		CLT
42 		DOV
9 		NSH
11 		KEN
34 		MLW
17 		DAY
10 		CHI
17 		NHA
2 		PPR
25 		IRP
34 		MCH
23 		BRI
16 		CAL
27 		RCH
35 		DOV
13 		KAN
38 		CLT
31 		MEM
23 		ATL
33 		PHO
18 		DAR
14 		HOM
21 		16th 3480 [20]
2005 Dodge DAY
24 		CAL
21 		MXC
21 		LVS
15 		ATL
38 		NSH
26 		BRI
25 		TEX
16 		PHO
41 		TAL
37 		DAR
19 		RCH
41 		CLT
29 		DOV
34 		NSH
21 		KEN
40 		MLW
27 		DAY
24 		CHI
32 		NHA
13 		PPR
18 		GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 32nd 1737 [21]

Craftsman Truck Series

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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 NCTC Pts Ref
2002 Roush Racing 99 Ford DAY
27 		DAR MAR GTY PPR DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN NHA MCH IRP NSH RCH TEX SBO LVS CAL PHO HOM 86th 82 [22]
2005 Glynn Motorsports 65 Dodge DAY CAL ATL MAR GTY MFD CLT DOV TEX MCH MLW KAN KEN MEM IRP
20 		NSH
19 		BRI
26 		RCH NHA LVS
10 		MAR
23 		ATL
20 		TEX
DNQ 		PHO
13 		HOM
DNQ 		32nd 749 [23]
2006 Key Motorsports 40 Chevy DAY CAL ATL MAR GTY CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW KAN KEN MEM IRP NSH BRI NHA LVS
29 		TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 81st 76 [24]

ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series

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

ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 ABSC Pts Ref
1990 Rich Thiel Racing Pontiac DAY ATL KIL TAL FRS POC KIL TOL HAG POC TAL MCH ISF TOL
13 		DSF WIN DEL ATL 94th - [25]
1991 RaDiUs Motorsports 55 Ford DAY ATL KIL TAL TOL FRS POC MCH KIL FRS DEL POC TAL HPT MCH ISF TOL DSF TWS ATL
8 		118th - [26]
1992 DAY FIF TWS TAL TOL KIL POC
3 		MCH
8 		FRS KIL NSH DEL POC
4 		HPT FRS ISF TOL DSF TWS SLM ATL
2 		47th - [27]
1993 DAY
34 		FIF TWS TAL KIL CMS FRS TOL POC MCH FRS POC KIL ISF DSF TOL SLM WIN ATL
18 		75th - [28]
1994 DAY
3 		TAL FIF LVL KIL TOL FRS MCH DMS POC POC KIL FRS INF I70 ISF DSF TOL SLM WIN ATL
31 		85th 550 [29]
1998 Team Rensi Motorsports 83 Chevy DAY ATL SLM CLT MEM MCH POC SBS TOL PPR POC KIL FRS ISF ATL DSF SLM TEX WIN CLT TAL
25 		ATL N/A 0 [30]

References

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  1. ^ Spence, Rebecca (October 15, 2009). "Spectator Vs. Spotter: Charlotte Edition With Tim Fedewa & Team Red Bull". Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Meet Tim Fedewa, Kevin Harvick's spotter". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 17, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "Ep. 139 | Tim Fedewa". Apple Podcast. Racing Writer's Podcast. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  4. ^ Srigley, Joseph (December 4, 2023). "Tim Fedewa to Spot for Ryan Blaney, Team Penske No. 12 in 2024". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  5. ^ "BUSCH: Racing Brings Tim Fedewa and Father Together". Motorsport.com. June 5, 2000. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  6. ^ "Tim Fedewa − 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  7. ^ "Tim Fedewa − 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  8. ^ "Tim Fedewa − 1992 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  9. ^ "Tim Fedewa − 1993 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
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  11. ^ "Tim Fedewa − 1995 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  12. ^ "Tim Fedewa − 1996 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  13. ^ "Tim Fedewa − 1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  14. ^ "Tim Fedewa − 1998 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  15. ^ "Tim Fedewa − 1999 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  16. ^ "Tim Fedewa − 2000 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
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  18. ^ "Tim Fedewa − 2002 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  19. ^ "Tim Fedewa − 2003 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
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  21. ^ "Tim Fedewa − 2005 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  22. ^ "Tim Fedewa − 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  23. ^ "Tim Fedewa − 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  24. ^ "Tim Fedewa − 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  25. ^ "Tim Fedewa − 1990 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  26. ^ "Tim Fedewa − 1991 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  27. ^ "Tim Fedewa − 1992 ARCA SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  28. ^ "Tim Fedewa − 1993 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  29. ^ "Tim Fedewa − 1994 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  30. ^ "Tim Fedewa − 1998 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
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