Fantasy NASCAR Racing

A former NASCAR Xfinity Series and ARCA Series driver, Sospenzo began working as a crew chief in 1994 with Rich Bickle.  From 1994 to 1997, he worked with Phil Parsons, Joe Ruttman, Lake Speed, Loy Allen Jr., Mike Wallace, and Gary Bradberry.  He later joined Penske-Kranefuss Racing, taking over as Jeremy Mayfield's crew chief during the 1999 season after Paul Andrews was fired.  In 2000, Sospenzo and Mayfield won two races.  He joined Hendrick Motorsports' #25, driven by Joe Nemechek late in the 2002 season.  The following year, the two won at Richmond International Speedway; Nemechek rebounded from a pit miscommunication that dropped him to 25th by taking the lead late in the race and was declared the winner when the event was shortened by rain.  With the Hendrick organization, Sospenzo later worked with Brian Vickers and Terry Labonte.  He reunited with Nemechek at Ginn Racing in 2007, but was released when the team merged with Dale Earnhardt, Inc. in July.  After Ginn, Sospenzo joined Michael Waltrip Racing and Michael McDowell's #00 car.   In 2014, he became Dave Blaney's crew chief at Randy Humphrey Racing.  A stint at Team Xtreme Racing in 2015 saw his final race as a Cup crew chief—the 2015 Daytona 500 with Reed Sorenson—until 2018.  In 2018, Sospenzo joined Premium Motorsports, which hired a variety of drivers to wheel Racing.  A stint at Team Xtreme Racing in 2015 saw his final race as a Cup crew chief—the 2015 Daytona 500 with Reed