| Alex Yontz | |||||||
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| Born | Alexander Kenneth Yontz (1986-07-13)July 13, 1986 (age 39) Walnut Cove, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| Achievements | 2006ValleyStar Credit Union 300 winner | ||||||
| NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 4 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| 2005 position | 64th | ||||||
| Best finish | 64th (2005) | ||||||
| First race | 2005UAW/GM Ohio 250 (Mansfield) | ||||||
| Last race | 2005Toyota Tundra 200 (Nashville) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of February 25, 2023. | |||||||
Alexander Kenneth Yontz (born July 13, 1986) is an American professionalstock car racing crew chief and former driver who works forKaulig Racing as the crew chief of their No. 16Chevrolet SS in theNASCAR Xfinity Series driven byChristian Eckes and previously driven byA. J. Allmendinger. He also previously crew chiefed Kaulig's No. 11 car in the Xfinity Series, driven byJustin Haley andDaniel Hemric, and their No. 10 car driven by multiple drivers.
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Yontz began crew chiefing in the Xfinity Series midway through 2019 after the unexpected death ofNick Harrison, the crew chief ofKaulig Racing's No. 11 car driven byJustin Haley. He continued in that role in 2020 and 2021. When Haley moved up to Kaulig's new No. 31 car in the Cup Series in 2022, Yontz did not move up with him and he continued to crew chief the No. 11 car in the Xfinity Series, now driven byDaniel Hemric.
On September 9, 2022, it was announced that Yontz would be switching cars, moving from the No. 11 of Hemric to the No. 10 ofLandon Cassill starting withthe race at Kansas the next day. Both the No. 10 and No. 11 cars had struggled during the season compared to Kaulig's No. 16 car driven byA. J. Allmendinger and were close to the bottom of the playoff grid and in danger of falling out. (Even after the crew chief swap, Cassill's No. 10 car ended up missing the playoffs.) Jason Trinchere, who was the crew chief of Cassill's No. 10 car, switched cars with Yontz and became the crew chief for Hemric's No. 11 car.[1] Yontz continued as crew chief of the No. 10 car in2023 when it was driven by multiple drivers.
On December 19, 2023, Kaulig announced that Yontz would move from their No. 10 car to their No. 16 car in2024 where he would crew chiefA. J. Allmendinger, who returned to the Xfinity Series full-time after 1 year of running full-time in the Cup Series for the team.[2] On December 19, 2024, the team confirmed that Yontz would return to the No. 16 car in 2025 with new driverChristian Eckes as Allmendinger moved back up to the Cup Series full-time for Kaulig.[3]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | NCTC | Pts | Ref |
| 2005 | Alex Yontz Racing | 61 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | ATL | MAR | GTY | MFD 29 | CLT | DOV | TEX | MCH | MLW 36 | KAN | KEN | MEM 33 | IRP | NSH 28 | BRI | RCH | NHA | LVS | MAR | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 64th | 198 | [4] |
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Re/Max Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | ARSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2007 | Richard Childress Racing | 31 | Chevy | DAY | USA | NSH | SLM | KAN | WIN | KEN 38 | TOL | IOW | POC | MCH | BLN | KEN 4 | POC | NSH | ISF | MIL | GTW | DSF | CHI 36 | SLM | TAL | TOL | 85th | 300 | [5] |
| 2009 | Venturini Motorsports | 15 | Chevy | DAY | SLM | CAR 9 | TAL | KEN 10 | TOL | POC | MCH | MFD | IOW | KEN | BLN | POC | ISF | CHI | TOL | DSF | NJE | SLM | KAN | CAR | 71st | 380 | [6] | ||
Crew chief swap at Kaulig — Jason Trinchere now crew chief for Daniel Hemric and Alex Yontz now crew chief for Landon Cassill.
The men making the calls on the box in 2025