Tommy Baldwin Jr.
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Tommy Baldwin Jr. (born in Bellport, New York) is the competition Director for Bill Davis Racing in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. He is also the crew chief for Michael Waltrip in the Nextel Cup series. His father, the late Tom Baldwin Sr., is a former champion NASCAR modified driver. Baldwin himself briefly pursued a racing career before becoming a mechanic. He attempted the Virginia is for Lovers 200 in the Craftsman Truck Series in 1998, but failed to qualify.
He started as a crew chief in 1997 for owner Junie Donlavey. In 1998 he moved to Bill Davis as the crew chief for Ward Burton. Burton and Baldwin won four races together, including the 2002 Daytona 500, until his departure late that season. In 2003, Baldwin became the crew chief of the #7 Sirius Satellite Radio Dodge Intrepid for Ultra Motorsports driven by Jimmy Spencer.
After Sirius' departure from the team, Baldwin joined Evernham Motorsports as the crew chief for Kasey Kahne. Kahne won NASCAR Rookie of the Year honors in 2004 with Baldwin, and won his first race with him at Richmond International Raceway the following season. Between 2003 and 2004, Baldwin fielded a Busch Series team with Eddie D'Hondt driven by a variety of drivers, including Wally Dallenbach, Jr., Damon Lusk, Tracy Hines, and Paul Wolfe. He sold the team to Evernham following 2004.
After 2005, he joined Robert Yates Racing to work with Elliott Sadler midway through the season, he left to return with BDR.
