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was a Cup series crew chief and is a commentator for NASCAR's coverage on Fox Sports, as well as a partial owner of Red Horse Racing. While attending high school at North Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte, North Carolina, he was named a 1973-74 High School Prep Football All-American as a cornerback. He played college football at East Carolina University for Pat Dye until he suffered a career-ending injury in 1975. Hammond's NASCAR career began in 1974 as a tire changer for Walter Ballard, but soon moved to the jack man position.  He served on the crew for three championship seasons between Cale Yarborough and Darrell Waltrip.  In 1982, Hammond was promoted to the crew chief position at Junior Johnson Motorsports for Darrell Waltrip and Waltrip won his second consecutive championship.  Hammond and Waltrip became the top driver-crew chief combination in NASCAR, winning 40 races during the eighties.  During their time together; Waltrip nicknamed Hammond "Hollywood".  Hammond followed Waltrip to Hendrick Motorsports, where they won the 1989 Daytona 500.  In 1991, Waltrip and Hammond formed Darrell Waltrip Motorsports, where the combination clicked again, but in mid-1992, Hammond left after a win at Pocono Raceway when car owner Felix Sabates named him to work with Kenny Wallace for the 1993 season.  Hammond teamed up again with