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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.

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.

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.
  10. ^ "Tim Fedewa − 1994 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  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.
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  20. ^ "Tim Fedewa − 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  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.
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