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lutzagencyDale Earnhardt of NASCAR or is it? - Fee: $1,500/exp
Travels from Nebraska

Dean Fredericks has stared in TV commercials in the 90's when Dale Earnhardt was still alive.

Dean is great for Car shows, Trade shows, conventions, automotive related shows, and some race appearances.

Dean does a 10 to 15 minute talk about experiences and comical situations as the accidental celebrity look a like.  The photo sessions are the most requested. 

Dean is also the spokes model for a Company from Alliance, NE that manufactures Trucking industry components. They had him appear in their booth at the Mid-America Truck show in Louisville, KY in March 2008.



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JOHN ANDRETTI   NASCAR driver  - Fee: $10,001 - $20,000/exp
Travels From: Michigan  

John Andretti-. Versatility is a word that comes to mind when discussing NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver John Andretti. With major victories in IndyCar and IMSA, and experience in just about every other kind of race car -- drag cars, midget racers, dirt cars, spring cars, you name it -- Andretti has achieved success in every racing series he's entered. But Andretti has established that he's not just a jack-of-all-trades; he's no longer a curiosity from open-wheel racing. He's a NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver, and a good one. The nephew of Mario Andretti (his father is Mario's twin brother) and the godson of accomplished IndyCar and NASCAR driver A.J. Foyt, John has been a racer practically since birth. Starting with go-karts when he was only 9, Andretti always has had a focus on winning, as if it were hereditary. Andretti applies his attitude to win off the track as well.. He graduated with honors from Moravian College with a B.A. in business management. He co-owns two auto parts stores and hosts a children’s television show, Kids-N-Motorsports.


lutzagencyJEREMY MAYFIELD - NASCAR Driver, Winner of Three NASCAR Races   - Fee: $10,001 - $20,000/exp
Travels From: North Carolina

Jeremy  Mayfield’s desire to race propelled him to motorsports’ elite circuit—the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. A veteran of the series for more than eight years, Mayfield  enjoys a new role as driver of the No. 19 Dodge Dealers Intrepid R/T, fielded  by one of the manufacturer's top teams, Evernham Motorsports.

Growing  up in Owensboro, Kentucky, Jeremy Mayfield hoped at an early age that his passion  for racing would turn into a career. Race fans got their first glimpse of  a young Mayfield in 1982 piloting go-karts in and around his hometown. From  go-karts, Jeremy Mayfield moved on to Street Stocks, Sportsman and Late Model Stock  Cars. His run in the ARCA RE/MAX Series earned him notice among the sport’s  best. Graduating to the Winston Cup Series in 1993, Mayfield’s duties  weren’t restricted to driving. Crew chief, fabricator and sign painter  were all duties Mayfield undertook while breaking into the sport. Jeremy Mayfield is a favorite with all our clients as he talks about teamwork,  focus and success to groups around the country.


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BOBBY ALLISON - NASCAR Legend, Tied for Third All-Time with 84 NASCAR Victories, Member of Motorsports Hall of Fame - Fee: $10,001 - $20,000/exp
Travels From: North Carolina 

Bobby Allison entered his first race as a senior in high school, but was ordered to quit by his father after a few accidents. After high school in 1959, Allison took his brother Donnie and some friends along on a quest for more lucrative racing than was available in south Florida. His searching led him to the Montgomery Speedway in Montgomery, Alabama, and he was told of a race that very night in Midfield, Alabama near Birmingham. Allison entered and won that race, along with two others races that week. He had found his lucrative racing. Bobby and Donnie set up shop in Hueytown, Alabama with another friend (Red Farmer), and they began answering to the name Alabama Gang.

Bobby Allison also worked as a mechanic and an engine tester, but eventually came into his own as a driver and won the national championship in the modified special division in 1962.

NASCAR Career:

He moved to the Grand National circuit in 1965 and got his first victory at Oxford Plains Speedway on July 12, 1966.During the course of his career, Bobby Allison accumulated 84 victories, which ties him for third all-time with Darrell Waltrip, including three victories at the Daytona 500 in 1978, 1982 and 1988, where he finished one-two with his son, Davey Allison. He was also the NASCAR Winston Cup Championship in 1983. Additionally, Allison ran in the Indianapolis 500 twice, with a best finish of 25th in 1975.On June 19, 1988, Bobby Allison nearly died in a crash at Pocono Raceway, but was left with injuries that forced his retirement from NASCAR. He was elected to the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1993, tragically, the same year that his son Davey died in a helicopter accident at Talladega Superspeedway. He was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 1992.

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JEFF HAMMOND Former NASCAR Crew Chief Fox Sports NASCAR Broadcaster - Fee: Call for Quote/exp
 Travels From: North Carolina 
 
Jeff Hammond joined Fox Sports at the end of the 2000 Winston Cup season. He and partner Chris Myers host the weekly pre-race show from the famed "Hollywood Hotel" usually located near Victory Lane at each race track.  Jeff contributes to the race coverage on Fox and FX with booth announcers, Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds and Darrell Waltrip.  Jeff can also be seen every Friday night at 7pm eastern on Trackside Live on the SPEED Channel.  He and show host Steve Byrnes bring you all the happenings on and off the track.

Jeff's career in NASCAR began in 1974 working as a tire changer for Walter Ballard.  Becoming one of the best jackmen in the business, Hammond served on all three of driver Cale Yarborough's Winston Cup championship seasons.  Legendary driver Darrell Waltrip took over for Yarborough in 1981 and the Junior Johnson-owned team won yet another championship.  At the encouragement of Waltrip, Johnson promoted Jeff to the crew chief position for the start of the 1982 season.  And as the old saying goes, "The Rest Is History".

The combination of owner Johnson, driver Waltrip and crew chief Hammond set the sport of NASCAR on its ear.  Two more championships followed and 43 wins as a crew chief placed Hammond in the record books as one of NASCAR's all time great crew chiefs.  Born on September 9, 1956, Hammond resides in Charlotte, NC and has a son, Colt and a daughter, Heather.  Besides his love of racing, Jeff also has a passion for horses, rodeos, team roping, and hunting.

His hero's include his father and John Wayne.

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LARRY MCREYNOLDS  - Former NASCAR Crew Chief,   Fox Sports NASCAR Analyst  - Fee: $10,001 - $20,000/exp
Travels From: North Carolina

 One of NASCAR's most successful and recognized crew chiefs is Larry McReynolds.

Larry's NASCAR career began in 1975. He worked his way up the ladder and took his first crew chief job in 1985. His first win as a crew chief was in 1988 at Watkins Glen with Ricky Rudd as the driver.  The combination in 1991 of Larry, Robert Yates and driver Davey Allison was pure magic! Together they brought home 11 wins and 3 pole positions.  They won The Winston back-to-back in 1991 & 1992. As crew chief, Larry won his first Daytona 500 in 1992 with Davey behind the wheel of the famous #28 Texaco Ford.  When teamed with driver Ernie Irvan in 1993, the two combined for 5 pole positions.

After joining Richard Childress Racing in 1997, Larry helped NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt earn the one missing jewel of his champion's crown - the 1998 Daytona 500!  Larry McReynolds has enjoyed 23 victories, 21 pole positions, 122 Top 5 finishes and 209 Top 10 finishes!  McReynolds-led teams have finished in the Top 10 in the Winston Cup point standings six times and finished in the Top 5 three of those times.  At the end of the 2000 NASCAR season, Larry made the hard decision to leave the Richard Childress owned #31 Lowe's Chevrolet and ventured into the Fox Sports broadcast booth with Mike Joy and three time Winston Cup champion Darrell Waltrip.  And so Larry begins another chapter in his storied career............


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JACK ARUTE -  Auto Racing TV Reporter, ABC & ESPN  - Fee: $10,001 - $20,000/exp

Jack Arute has covered motorsports events for the network since he made his debut on "ABC's Wide World of Sports'" live telecast of the National Championship Sprint Car Racing in April 1984. He also has covered the U.S. Grand Prix Motocross Championships for "Wide World" and the network's same-day coverage of the Grand Prix of Monaco. Since 1984, he has been a member of ABC Sports' Indianapolis 500 broadcast team as a pit reporter. For the last 10 years, he has appeared on ABC's IndyCar, IRL, NASCAR Winston Cup and International Race of Champions (IROC) coverage.

Jack Arute served as a reporter for ABC Sports' coverage of cycling, tennis and soccer during the Pan American Games, and for Super Bowl pre-game coverage and the Tournament of Roses Parade. Most recently, he hosted the Luge World Championships from Altenburg, Germany, for "Wide World."

Arute also appears regularly on ESPN. He has appeared on ESPN's auto racing coverage since 1984. He hosts "Indy Racing2Day," devoted to coverage of the Indy Racing League.

He has also hosted its coverage of Street Luge during the Summer X-Games; Super Modified Shovel Racing and Downhill Mountain Biking on ESPN's Winter X-Games coverage; as well as Timber and Dog events on the network's "Great Outdoor Games."

Additionally, Arute is the host of ESPN Radio's weekend Post Game Show every Saturday and Sunday from 11:00a.m.-2:00 p.m. On the show he talks about all sports and interviews the week's sports headliners.

Arute is a three-time recipient of the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association Award for Television, including AARWBA's 2001 award for Best Radio and Best Television Presentation. He has been similarly cited for his TV work by the National Motorsports Press Association, and received their Broadcaster of the Year Award in 1988.

In his spare time he competes in sprint car races, as well as serving as president of his family's NASCAR racetrack, the Stafford (Connecticut) Motor Speedway. The 50-year-old broadcaster is married to Wendy; they reside on a horse farm in Suffield, Connecticut, that was built in 1764.

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KEVIN HARVICK -  NASCAR Driver  - Fee: $10,001 - $20,000/exp

One of the few NASCAR drivers to drive in both the Busch and Winston Cup Series at the same time, Kevin Harvick became the first driver in NASCAR history to be named Winston Cup Rookie-of-the-Year the same year he won the Busch Series Championship. Harvick’s popularity continues to rise as he consistently performs well despite the grueling 70 race season that he faces by participating in both series. With TSE’s proven track record of negotiating on your behalf to get the superstar athletes you want to see, we can handle Kevin Harvick speaker engagements or Kevin Harvick appearances for your company.

Kevin Harvick Speaker

Let TSE help you with your Kevin Harvick speaker negotiations, if you are interested in having this motivational personality share his unique stories and experiences with your audience. How he took the place of the late Dale Earnhardt after Earnhardt was killed in 2001 during the running of the Daytona 500 is truly an inspirational story. Harvick’s story came full circle in 2007 when he won the Daytona 500 in a thrilling finish.

Kevin Harvick Appearance

Kevin Harvick appearance power comes from his popularity on the track as well as the maturity he’s gained being an owner. With TSE’s proven track record of negotiating on your behalf to get the superstar athletes you want to see, we can handle Kevin Harvick speaker engagements or Kevin Harvick appearances for you or your company. TSE is the best in the industry at brining you the top-of-the-line, inspirational or motivational speakers you desire to see at your next event.

Kevin Harvick Endorsement

If you are looking to be associated with talented driver who has a high level of media exposure, then a Kevin Harvick endorsement may be what your company is looking for. With the exposure that he gets from racing in multiple NASCAR series Harvick is well known and respected by fans and peers alike. A Kevin Harvick endorsement is a valuable commodity in the world of professional racing.
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BILL OKELL  - Adventures & Lessons from the NASCAR Circuit - Fee: $5,000/exp
Travelling From Victoria BC, Canada

This Is What I Do: A Changed Way of Life


Bill Okell has stood on the gas pedal with the best racing talent on the west coast. As a Canadian race car driver for over 25 years, he’s felt his adrenaline surge at major events such as the prestigious Vancouver Molson Indy, where he raced seven times and placed second —a career highlight. Still involved in as many as 10 races annually, he and his team have achieved a level of success in the sport that few Canadians have ever enjoyed.



With his presentation Adventures and Lessons from the NASCAR Circuit, Okell, a gifted speaker and storyteller, draws his audiences directly into the behind-the-scenes drama of the North American auto racing culture. In This Is What I Do: A Changed Way of Life, he seasons inspirational advice with gripping anecdotes especially from his race against Indy champion Paul Tracy of Toronto.

Okell, a well known local race and sports broadcaster, always talks eloquently about lessons learned—lessons of patience, perseverance, teamwork, trust and leadership. Speaking with courage about his setbacks and disappointments both on the track and off, he explains how he used those setbacks to overcome adversity and to succeed in business and in life.

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ELI GOLD -  Broadcaster - Fee: $8,000/exp

 Eli Gold was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He started his sports broadcasting career in 1972 working as a weekend sports reporter with the Mutual Broadcasting System.

Eli has handled various play-by-play assignments over the years. Included are 9 years as a professional hockey announcer in the Eastern, North American, Southern, American and Central Hockey Leagues as well as the World Hockey Association (Birmingham Bulls) and the National Hockey League (St. Louis Blues).

Eli Gold was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He started his sports broadcasting career in 1972 working as a weekend sports reporter with the Mutual Broadcasting System.

Eli Gold has handled various play-by-play assignments over the years. Included are 9 years as a professional hockey announcer in the Eastern, North American, Southern, American and Central Hockey Leagues as well as the World Hockey Association (Birmingham Bulls) and the National Hockey League (St. Louis Blues).
Eli Gold was the first play-by-play announcer for the UAB Blazers basketball team and remained part of the broadcast crew for 6 years.

Eli Gold spent 4 years as the “voice” of the Birmingham Barons baseball team (AA Southern League) and was named the Southern League’s Broadcaster Of The Year in 1983.

Since 1976, Eli Gold has been a member of NASCAR’s Motor Racing Network (MRN) which broadcasts NASCAR racing events over a 500 station radio network. Over the years, Eli Gold has served the network as a co-anchor, turn announcer and pit reporter. In addition, since 1982, Eli Gold has hosted a weekly, nationally syndicated, radio call-in show about NASCAR racing. “NASCAR Live” is now heard on 450 of MRN’s radio affiliates each and every Tuesday night. Many companies with ties to racing continue to call upon Eli Gold to narrate their corporate videos and speak at their special functions and dinner banquets.

Effective with the 1996 NASCAR racing season, Eli Gold began serving as the anchorman for The Nashville Network’s (TNN) televised coverage of  NASCAR racing. Eli Gold has also worked in a play-by-play role with both CBS Sports and NBC Sports in their coverage of NASCAR racing.

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GEOFF BODINE - Former Nascar Driver,  Member of Motorsports Hall of Fame  - Fee: $10,000/exp
Travels From: North Carolina  

Geoff's racing career seemed to be on track right from the start as his father and grandfather, Eli Bodine Jr. and Sr. built Chemung Speedrome just a year after he was born. He began learning his racing skills at this track in the micro-midget division when he was only 5 years old.

Geoff was quite an accomplished driver before he hit the big-time in NASCAR's premier division, the Winston Cup series (now Nextel Cup series) with his first start in 1979. By this time, Geoff was well known as a Modified driver in the northeast racing against popular drivers like Richie Evans, Jimmy Spencer, Ron Bouchard, and others. Geoff had earned Modified championships at Stafford Speedway, Shangri-La, Tioga Speedway, Spencer/Williamson Speedway, and Utica-Rome Speedway. He has won many of the big races in Modifieds including the Lancaster 200 (1978, 1981), Race of Champions (1972 - Trenton, 1978 - Pocono), the Stafford 200 (1978), the Trenton Dogleg 200 (1979), the Thompson 300, the Spring Sizzler (1980 - Stafford Speedway), Oswego Classic (1981), Cardinal Classic (1975 - Martinsville Speedway), Oxford 250 (1980, 1981), as well as many other modified events.Geoff's racing background also included wins in the Late Model division, Busch Series division, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and others. He has six Busch Grand National wins to his credit.

Geoff is most well know for his NASCAR Winston Cup (now Nextel Cup) career. His first full season in Winston Cup came in 1982 when he earned the Rookie of the Year title. He earned his first Winston Cup pole that year on his 19th start (1982 - Firecracker 400) and scored his first Winston Cup victory two years later on his 69th start at Martinsville in 1984. Geoff's biggest win came at the 1986 Daytona 500. The season opener, Daytona 500, is NASCAR's most prestigious single event. Other career highlights include the 1987 International Race of Champions, the 1992 Busch Clash, the 1994 Winston Select (despite a first segment spinout), and the 1994 Busch Pole award.

Throughout his career Geoff has driven for some of the best car owners in NASCAR, including Junior Johnson, Bud Moore and Rick Hendrick as well as owning his own cars. He has 565 starts, 37 poles, 18 wins, and nearly $16 million in winnings during his Winston Cup/Nextel Cup career. He was honored as one of NASCAR's 50 greatest drivers during NASCAR's 50th anniversary celebration. Geoff has always been a great innovator and brought many ideas to Winston Cup. He introduced power steering and full-faced helmets to Winston Cup. He is also credited in the Guinness Book of World Records with "Most wins in one season" with fifty-five modified race wins.

Geoff Bodine now goes by Geoffrey and enjoys giving back to the community that supports him. He has served as a volunteer fireman and is now a board member of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.




Ned Jarrett
NED JARRETT - NASCAR Hall Of Famer - Fee Range: $5,001 - $10,000/exp
Travels From:  North Carolina

NASCAR driver, Ned Jarrett, was born October 12, 1932 in Newton, North Carolina. Ned Jarrett is a retired race car driver and two-time NASCAR champion. Jarrett was best known for his calm demeanor, and he was fondly known as "Gentleman Ned Jarrett", but he was an intense competitor when he put his two hands on the steering wheel of a NASCAR Grand National stock car. He is the father of Dale Jarrett.









Ernie Irvan

ERNIE IRVAN - 1991 Daytona 500 Winner - Fee Range: $5,001 - $10,000/exp
Travels From: North Carolina

Retired NASCAR driver, Ernie Irvan, was born on January 13, 1959 in Salinas, California. Irvan's comeback after a serious head injury at Michigan International Speedway earned him numerous awards. He is inducted in numerous halls of fame and was named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998.

buddy baker
BUDDY BAKER - NASCAR Hall Of Famer - Fee Range: $5,001 - $10,000/exp
Travels From: North Carolina

NASCAR driver, Buddy Baker, was born on January 25, 1941 in Florence, South Carolina. Baker is a retired NASCAR racecar driver. He is the son of two time winner of the NASCAR Championship and a Hall of Fame member Buck Baker. Baker began his NASCAR career in 1959. In 1970, he became the first driver to ever exceed 200 mph (320 km/h) on a closed course. The same year, with a victory at the Southern 500, he became the first NASCAR driver to win the same race.



lutzagencyANDY PAPATHANASSIOU - NASCAR Visionary

Hendrick Motorsports team personnel director Andy Papathanassiou says roughly 30 percent of Hendrick’s pit crew members are former college athletes. On Evernham Motorsports’ No. 10 team, there are two ex-college football players, one ex-college baseball player and one ex-hockey player.

Ray Evernham recruits former college athletes, and other teams use word of mouth. A Petty pit coach “discovered” the No. 25’s rear tire carrier, Matt Myers, a former fullback at Wake Forest, when he visited the Richard Petty Museum with college friends. Williams heard about the NASCAR gig from Myers after concussions ended Williams’ pro football career in 2004.

Though NASCAR has been around since the late 1940s, teams didn’t realize the bnefit of an athletic, fit pit crew until the early ‘90s. Once upon a time, teams focused their limited resources on improving their cars rather than pit stop times—until Papathanassiou, a former offensive lineman at Stanford, started looking for work around the garage in 1991.

“Because I didn’t have a lot of racing experience, the thing I identified with the most was the pit stop,” he says. “It sort of looked like a football play to me. When I asked about getting involved with practices and the team, I was told they didn’t really practice much, if at all. That’s sort of when the light bulb went off.”

Papathanassiou eventually caught on with Hendrick Motorsports, and under his guidance, Jeff Gordon’s pit crew started practicing and working out. When Gordon won the Cup championship in 1995, the garage took notice of how he consistently beat everyone off pit road. By the late ‘90s, almost every team had adopted the Papathanassiou method, and pit times dropped.

Now teams, armed with athletes, are performing pit stops in about 13 seconds compared with 18 or 19 seconds in the early ‘90s—a difference of about a third of a lap around Bristol.

Teams aren’t the only ones benefiting. Athletes now have other options to showcase their skills. Williams, the boy who only wanted to play football, now has a new dream: becoming a crew chief.

“This a sport that I can see myself retiring from,” Williams says. “Now that I’m here, I think I’m here for good.”

But thankfully Andy Papathanassiou goes by “Papa” for short and he outlined his inspirational keynote address at the Equipment & Engine Training Council’s (EETC) 10th annual conference April 7 in Charlotte, N.C., with a four-letter acronym: FDCA.

Papa, who remarkably finds time during the busy 10-month racing season to do speaking engagements, explained the meaning behind FDCA as follows:

 F = Formulate a Plan:  The plan doesn’t have to be elaborate to produce spectacular results. To illustrate his point, Papa cited an old Nike television commercial starring Jackie Joyner-Kersee. In the commercial, according to Papa, when Joyner-Kersee was asked what went through her mind while competing in the hurdles, she responded, “One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10, jump! One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10, jump! One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10, jump!”

D = Deal With Reality:  Papa said that all pit crew members are required to work out for at least an hour a day to remain in top physical condition, but they don’t always have the time to spare. Therefore, they deal with the reality of the situation by doing a 10-minute, non-stop pit stop and a five-minute compressed workout that collectively act as a bridge to when they do have the time to devote for a one-hour workout.

C = Can’t Do This Alone: This strategy may not hold truer for any sport more than car racing. Seven guys have to jump over the wall in a pit stop, and they can’t do their jobs without the seven guys behind the wall. All of them can’t do it without a coach. Believe it or not, Hendrick Motorsports consists of 500 full-time employees, including doctors, chiropractors, pilots, mechanics and administrative staff.

A = Adversity is Part of the Process:  As a divorced dad of two children, Papa said that he handles adversity by getting motivated and doing something else such as lining up speaking engagements. He said that if you’re stressed out and don’t deal with the stress, it will cloud all of the positives. To deal with stress, you need a physical release such as walking, running, biking, etc. For example, if you’re overweight, don’t eat well, or smoke and can’t kick the bad habit, do something positive on top of it. In other words, you may continue to overeat, eat poorly, or smoke, but afterward go for a walk. Eventually, you will find that the exercise makes you feel good and that you no longer have the desire to cope with the stress by overeating, eating poorly, or smoking. Do the positive, and it will take away the negative.

“You know this stuff,” Papa said. “What you’ve got to do is put in the time and the effort and the energy to implement these strategies.

“In the South, we have an expression: “Get ‘er done!”