Trent Owens

Trent Owens (born January 4, 1975) is an American stock car racing driver and crew chief. A former competitor in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, he currently works for JTG Daugherty Racing as crew chief for the No. 37 team in the NASCAR Cup Series.

Driving career
Owens made his debut in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series 2001, running the No. 49 Ford at Pikes Peak. He started 32nd, but managed a good day, finishing 19th. He then topped that run with an 18th at Texas before finishing 34th at Kansas. He then switched rides, competing in three events for Ware Racing Enterprises. His best run was a 19th, coming in the season finale at California.

Owens then got a limited schedule in 2002, racing the No. 15 Billy Ballew Motorsports Ford in six races. He was solid in that truck, scoring top-20s in all but one of his starts. His best finish of the year was a 14th at Pikes Peak (where he had his best career start of 12th), but he also had a pair of 15ths at Darlington and Dover. Despite the good results, Owens was released after Texas due to funding issues.

Crew chief career
In 2003, his driving career behind him, Owens worked with a young Clint Bowyer as he made his ARCA debut at Nashville Superspeedway, helping him pull off an eye-opening 2nd-place finish with Richard Childress in attendance.

Starting in 2006, Owens worked for Braun Racing, later Turner Motorsports and then Turner Scott Motorsports as a crew chief in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, scoring wins with Mark Martin, Dave Blaney, Reed Sorenson, James Buescher, and Nelson Piquet, Jr., and assisting Kyle Larson in winning the 2013 series Rookie of the Year title.

On December 2, 2013, it was announced that Owens would be moving up to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, having been hired by Richard Petty Motorsports to crew chief the team's No. 43 entry for driver Aric Almirola.

Owens was released from his contract at Richard Petty Motorsports at the end of the 2016 Sprint Cup Series season. He was then hired to oversee the JTG Daugherty Racing No. 37 team of Chris Buescher, on January 2, 2017.

Prior to the 2020 Auto Club 400 at Fontana, the No. 37 team was docked 10 owner and driver points and Owens was suspended for the race after the car was discovered to have an illegal modification during pre-race inspection.

Personal life
Owens is married and has two children. He is the nephew of Richard Petty. His father Randy Owens was a member of Petty's crew when he was killed in a pit accident during the 1975 Winston 500 and was the brother to Petty's late wife Lynda.

NASCAR
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ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series
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