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Image Title: The Team Owner is the one calling the big shots and who makes the big calls throughout the season

The Team Owner (Head Coach)

Yup! The Head Coach. This is the person who makes the big calls throughout the season. He is making sure that everyone is doing their jobs and that everything is in order. As you get to bigger teams, there are team managers and other managers involved, but for this basic example, The Team Owner is the one calling the big shots.

Sometimes called the “money man” but not always, this is the person signing on drivers and talking with the series and tracks to setup testing and looking for ways to improve the team as a whole. Owners come from different backgrounds. Some are successful engineers who were able to
start their own team, while others are people who have been successful in other areas and have chosen to start a race team.

The Team Owner is looking at financial situations to make sure that the mechanics and engineers have what they need to make the racecars go fast. The difficulty of this position is finding a balance between making a profit and also having the racecars go quick, as racing is very expensive.

This is also the person who puts the pressure on the other team members to perform to their maximum capabilities. Though sometimes far-fetched and other times motivating, it is always important to have a very good team owner; one who motivates and keeps things going.