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Jeff Hammond (NASCAR)
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Jeffrey L. Hammond (born September 9, 1956) is an American NASCAR personality and crew chief. Currently, he is a commentator for NASCAR's coverage on Fox Sports. He is also referred to as Hollywood Hammond by his Fox colleague Darrell Waltrip. He is an alumnus of East Carolina University.
For other people with the same name, see Jeff Hammond (disambiguation).
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Born | Jeffrey L. Hammond (1956-09-09) September 9, 1956 (age 67) |
Alma mater | East Carolina University |
Occupation(s) | Television sportscaster NASCAR crew chief |
Years active | 2001–present (broadcasting) 1982–2000, 2020, 2024-present (crew chief) |
Employer(s) | Fox NASCAR Freedom Racing Enterprises |
Known for | Two-time NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion crew chief |
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In addition to his work at Fox, Hammond also serves as the general manager and crew chief in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for Freedom Racing Enterprises. He formerly was a co-owner (along with business executive Tom DeLoach) of Red Horse Racing, a Truck Series racing team which operated from 2005 to 2017.