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
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

Driving career

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

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

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.

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.)

Winston Cup Series

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

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

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

(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

  1. ↑ Spence, Rebecca (October 15, 2009). "Spectator Vs. Spotter: Charlotte Edition With Tim Fedewa & Team Red Bull". Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "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.
  16. ↑ "Tim Fedewa − 2000 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Tim Fedewa − 2001 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  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.
  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.
  30. ↑ "Tim Fedewa − 1998 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
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