Crew Chiefs / Mechanics

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

The BEST crew chief in DLM makes less than $500wk. FACT

Best is a subjective label.

[GRT62]

250 a week for a top notch crew chief, I would be interested in hiring one myself send resume' to JSSRacing62@gmail.com

[heinen81]

When you factor in having to buy your own health insurance, on top of funding your own retirement plan... I can imagine very few land up coming out ahead after that. Almost have to have a wife with good insurance and wages lol

[Barbecueboy]

The BEST crew chief in DLM makes less than $500wk. FACT

Entry level stockers working at Walmart make the same as you describe above......fact!

[W2Racing09]

Entry level stockers working at Walmart make the same as you describe above......fact!

Entry level stockers at Walmart are not making even close to $26k. However, there is no chance at all that I would work my tail off on a top level DLM 24/7 for $500/wk. With the kind of life style you need to live to do it I would probably need twice that to consider it.

Thanks,
Jeff.

[GRT62]

I posted that I have an opening and have yet to receive a resume'

[Barbecueboy]

Entry level stockers at Walmart are not making even close to $26k. However, there is no chance at all that I would work my tail off on a top level DLM 24/7 for $500/wk. With the kind of life style you need to live to do it I would probably need twice that to consider it.

Thanks,
Jeff.

You don't think night stockers at Walmart or about any grocery store aren't making 10+ bucks per hour?..........I think you would be surprised.

[slmcrewchief99]

BBQ, I put in my 2 cents and I guess no one agrees with me. I will agree with you about the people that work lower level jobs and the pay. They get a heck of a lot more than people give them credit for. I am sure you will agree that there is no way in he1l a top 10 National Level Crew Chief makes less than 40 grand a year. That's $770.00 a week. Crap that won't make my motorhome payment and fill the fuel tank for a weekend of racing. lol
All those guys make good money. Just because I do it for free don't mean I don't know and talk to some of the national guys. We have a tire guy that helps us and only comes to the track. He gets paid what GRT62 is looking for in a full time crewchief. lmao. But no, he1l I don't know what I am talking about.

[Barbecueboy]

The top crew chiefs do ok, but even they aren't raking it in.........a friend of mine was a crew chief for a national touring driver and he had a package that included base pay, percentage of winnings and was provided a small home to live in.

I don't know the stipulation on the home( whether owner or driver owned it) , just know that it was part of the package..........as has seen said before, nobody does it for the mega bucks.

[W2Racing09]

You don't think night stockers at Walmart or about any grocery store aren't making 10+ bucks per hour?..........I think you would be surprised.

About 4 years ago while I was in College in ND I happened to be a stock person at WalMart in North Dakota and I was making $9.25. But none the less $10/hr only comes out to $400 if you are somehow blessed by the pope and are allowed to actually work 40 hrs a week (the limit at my store was 33 hours per week). Lets just say I don't miss that job!

Thanks,
Jeff.

[Mams]

We must be at the bottom helping a local racer every Friday night. Total compensation is a couple beers when we get back to the race shop. And we can't wait until the next Friday night!

[plunks7]

We must be at the bottom helping a local racer every Friday night. Total compensation is a couple beers when we get back to the race shop. And we can't wait until the next Friday night!

I love this answer!!!! But there talking on the road I believe.

[GRT62]

BBQ, I put in my 2 cents and I guess no one agrees with me. I will agree with you about the people that work lower level jobs and the pay. They get a heck of a lot more than people give them credit for. I am sure you will agree that there is no way in he1l a top 10 National Level Crew Chief makes less than 40 grand a year. That's $770.00 a week. Crap that won't make my motorhome payment and fill the fuel tank for a weekend of racing. lol All those guys make good money. Just because I do it for free don't mean I don't know and talk to some of the national guys. We have a tire guy that helps us and only comes to the track. He gets paid what GRT62 is looking for in a full time crewchief. lmao. But no, he1l I don't know what I am talking about.. ...............................,..,.,,.,.,,....... .................,,,,,............................ .......................Not really looking for a full time crew chief, but he!! if I can get someone of tommy hicks caliper for 250 a week why not. I spend that getting to the track before I even unload.

[tsand]

Got a guy locally who takes care of 4 race teams cars. One day a week he will come to your shop wash car fix any damage check and tighten, bolts rescale the car and set it up he charges 150 a day so he's pulling down a least 600 a week cash and he don't have to travel.

[Pennsboro23]

I'm guessing Hargrove from DaveyJ to Wilmoth Jr.

That's who I was thinking of.