Trent Owens

Trent Owens (born January 4, 1975) is an American stock car racing driver and crew chief. A former competitor in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, he currently works for JTG Daugherty Racing as crew chief for the No. 37 team in the NASCAR Cup Series.

Trent Owens
Owens in 2014
Born (1975-01-04) January 4, 1975
Darlington, South Carolina
NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series career
12 races run over 2 years
Best finish34th (2002)
First race2001 Jelly Belly 200 (Pikes Peak)
Last race2002 O'Reilly 400K (Texas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Owens and Aric Almirola discuss strategy at Las Vegas in 2014

Driving career

Owens made his debut in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series 2001, running the No. 49 Ford at Pikes Peak. He started 32nd, but managed a good day, finishing 19th. He then topped that run with an 18th at Texas before finishing 34th at Kansas. He then switched rides, competing in three events for Ware Racing Enterprises. His best run was a 19th, coming in the season finale at California.

Owens then got a limited schedule in 2002, racing the No. 15 Billy Ballew Motorsports Ford in six races. He was solid in that truck, scoring top-20s in all but one of his starts. His best finish of the year was a 14th at Pikes Peak (where he had his best career start of 12th), but he also had a pair of 15ths at Darlington and Dover. Despite the good results, Owens was released after Texas due to funding issues.

Crew chief career
Owens at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2014

In 2003, his driving career behind him, Owens worked with a young Clint Bowyer as he made his ARCA debut at Nashville Superspeedway, helping him pull off an eye-opening 2nd-place finish with Richard Childress in attendance.

Starting in 2006, Owens worked for Braun Racing, later Turner Motorsports and then Turner Scott Motorsports as a crew chief in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, scoring wins with Mark Martin, Dave Blaney, Reed Sorenson, James Buescher, and Nelson Piquet, Jr., and assisting Kyle Larson in winning the 2013 series Rookie of the Year title.[1]

On December 2, 2013, it was announced that Owens would be moving up to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, having been hired by Richard Petty Motorsports to crew chief the team's No. 43 entry for driver Aric Almirola.[2]

Owens at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2017

Owens was released from his contract at Richard Petty Motorsports at the end of the 2016 Sprint Cup Series season. He was then hired to oversee the JTG Daugherty Racing No. 37 team of Chris Buescher, on January 2, 2017.[3]

Prior to the 2020 Auto Club 400 at Fontana, the No. 37 team was docked 10 owner and driver points and Owens was suspended for the race after the car was discovered to have an illegal modification during pre-race inspection.[4]

Personal life

Owens is married and has two children. He is the nephew of Richard Petty. His father Randy Owens was a member of Petty's crew killed in a pit accident during the 1975 Winston 500, and was the brother to Petty's late wife Lynda.

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
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 NCTSC Pts Ref
2001 Covenant Racing Team 49 Ford DAY HOM MMR MAR GTY DAR PPR
19		 DOV TEX
18		 MEM MLW KAN
34		 KEN NHA IRP NSH CIC NZH RCH SBO TEX 49th 525 [5]
Ware Racing Enterprises 81 Chevy LVS
27		 PHO
34		 CAL
19
2002 Billy Ballew Motorsports 15 Ford DAY
DNQ		 DAR
15		 MAR
17		 GTY
20		 PPR
14		 DOV
15		 TEX
26		 MEM MLW KAN KEN NHA MCH IRP NSH RCH TEX SBO LVS CAL PHO HOM 34th 657 [6]

ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series

(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 ABMSC Pts Ref
2000 Dodson Motorsports 37 DAY SLM AND CLT KIL FRS MCH POC TOL KEN BLN POC WIN ISF KEN DSF SLM CLT TAL ATL
DNQ		 NA - [7]
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References
  1. Spencer, Lee (December 2, 2013). "ources: Trent Owens takes over as Almirola's Sprint Cup crew chief". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  2. Estrada, Chris (December 2, 2013). "Trent Owens in as Almirola's crew chief at Petty". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  3. http://spauldingstephen.wixsite.com/racingking/single-post/2017/01/02/JTG-Daugherty-Racing-Hires-Trent-Owens-To-Be-Crew-Chief-Of-The-No-37
  4. "JTG Daugherty teams penalized prior to Auto Club 400". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. March 1, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  5. "Trent Owens - 2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  6. "Trent Owens - 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  7. "Trent Owens - 2000 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
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