{"id":45590,"date":"2020-11-19T07:00:15","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T12:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/?p=45590"},"modified":"2024-03-25T11:22:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T15:22:10","slug":"behind-victory-defeat-dean-antonelli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/racing\/2020\/11\/behind-victory-defeat-dean-antonelli.html","title":{"rendered":"Behind Victory & Defeat: Dean Antonelli"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Title: Crew Chief
Team: Jack Beckman’s Infinite Hero Foundation Dodge Charger SRT\u00ae<\/sup> Hellcat Funny Car<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
\"Dean<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I grew up in a full-blown racing family, so I guess you could say racing was in my DNA from the start. Both my mom and my dad were drag racers back in the late ’60s through the mid-’70s, so I grew up around the track. In addition to racing, my dad owned speed and auto repair shops where I worked throughout my childhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I started racing in high school at a local strip in Tucson, Arizona, and had the chance to drive my brother-in-law\u2019s 186\u201d front-engine comp dragster for a while.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Dean
35th Annual AAA Texas Fall Nationals<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After high school, I knew I wanted to work for a professional race team and luckily found a job working for John Force Racing. After 22 years of hard work, I was able to work my way up to General Manager of the Brownsburg facility, which was great, but at the end of the day, I truly missed the days of tuning an actual racecar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Dean<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Enter Don Schumacher Racing. Just as I thought I would never get back to working on racecars, DSR called and presented me with an opportunity that I just had to hear about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have to admit, I was pretty nervous when Don Schumacher and Todd Okuhara invited me to have a conversation! We talked about the responsibilities of the job and the matrix of DSR. The conversation went very well and now, as far as racing goes, I have an opportunity to see how \u201cthe other half lives,\u201d so to speak. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Dean<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Being a Crew Chief is a never-ending learning process. There are a lot of variables and there\u2019s never a dull moment. I really enjoy the pressure of making the best calls for the conditions. And, of course, working with the group we have assembled. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Dean<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re all so like-minded \u2013 because we have the drive to win. Working for Don is somewhat surreal. As a kid, being a drag racing fan, some of my favorite cars were Don\u2019s \u2013 particularly the Wonder Wagon. And now, here I am, working for one of the most successful drag racing teams out there! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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