Ray Evernham (born August 26, 1957 in Hazlet, New
Jersey) is currently a NASCAR team owner for Gillett
Evernham Motorsports with drivers Kasey Kahne,
Patrick Carpentier and Elliott Sadler as well as
development driver Kevin Swindell. In 1999, Evernham
won the NASCAR Winston Cup Illustrated “Person of
the Year”.
Evernham was a crew chief for NASCAR driver Jeff
Gordon from late 1992 to 1999. Gordon and Evernham
won 47 Cup races, 3 Cup championships (1995, 1997,
and 1998) and were the dominant team in NASCAR Cup
competition at the time. Then, Evernham left
Hendrick Motorsports and Gordon/Evernham Motorsports
in 1999 to form his own team Evernham Motorsports.
The team would also be the cornerstone for Dodge's
return to NEXTEL Cup racing in 2001.
