Joe Garone Joe Garone
A native of Denver, Colorado, Joe Garone turned his first wrench in his father's garage when he was only three-years old.

Garone grew up in a racing family where both his parents raced around the local Colorado circuits. His dad raced for years in the Modified Series, and his mom took home several Powder Puff Championships over the years. He, too, raced around the local Colorado circuits for several years while running his father's garage, before going full-time into professional motorsports in 1989.

In 1989, Garone took over as the crew chief for driver Rick Carelli in NASCAR's Southwest and Winston West Tours and the Craftsman Truck Series. After six years with Carelli and hundreds of victories, Garone joined Bill Elliott Racing in 1995 as a suspension specialist and moved up to crew chief for the 1998 season. During his four years with Elliott, the team had 35 top 10 finishes; in 1997, it won the Union 76 World Pit Crew Competition with a time of 20.870 seconds, beating out Hendrick Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing.

In 1999, he helped form a new team with PPI Motorsports, where he worked as a program manager and crew chief for the team's two-car Winston Cup effort, which included the No. 32 Tide Ford and the No. 96 McDonald's Ford.

From 2001 through 2003, Garone worked directly for NASCAR. He initially was responsible for building, staffing and running NASCAR's Research and Development Center in Hickory, North Carolina and then moved on to become NASCAR's director of officiating.

After spending a year as the director of competition for Michael Waltrip in 2004, Garone moved to Denver, Colorado where he accepted the position as crew chief for Furniture Row Racing. For two years Garone has been juggling the dual role as both crew chief and manager. In 2007, he was promoted to general manager for Furniture Row Racing and will focus his efforts on overseeing team operations in the various departments, acting as the liaison between Furniture Row Racing and its partners, and continue to support the growth and development of the entire program.

He currently resides in Denver, Colorado with his wife and their three children.


Joe Garone Jay Guy
Moving from Kannapolis, NC, Jay Guy joined the team last year as the newly appointed crew chief.

Guy elaborates on what inspired him to make the move to Denver. "This team intrigues me. It's not a start up, however we're still clawing our way into the Cup series. Although the team is not in the top 35 in points currently, I feel the program has a lot of assets, and all of the tools required for success. Now we need to implement them. In addition, I love to snow ski and now I'm an hour from some of the best skiing in the world. There is something to be said about the quality of life here."

Guy's prior stint was with the #47 Clorox/American Red Cross Ford Fusion Busch team in 2006 after starting the year with his '05 driver Jon Wood in the NASCAR Busch Series.

Guy spent the '04 season with Fitz-Bradshaw Racing as the crew chief for drivers Casey Atwood, Dave Blaney and David Stremme. He also had a short stint with Xpress Motorsports and No. 19 team with driver Regan Smith. Guy joined ST Motorsports in January '05.

Late in the '03 season, Guy stepped up with his No. 10 Winston Cup team to serve as crew chief for driver Johnny Benson.

Guy has also worked with Jamie McMurray, David Green, Hermie Sadler and Ted Musgrave in the Busch Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

Guy's inspiration and racing role model is owner and driver Dave Marcis. He is currently 34 and single. Guy enjoys skiing, golf, and football in his down time.