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THE TFT STAFF...YOUR PARTNERS IN SUCCESS

President
Mike Calinoff

Vice President - Operations / TFT Founder
Tom Baker

Vice President - Marketing
Tim Winski- Activ8

Director of Communications
Keith Shampine

Driver Consultants
David Stremme - Rusty Wallace Inc.
Mike Calinoff - Spotter (Dario Franchitti, David Stremme, Donnie Lia)

Driver Training
Tom Baker, Keith Shampine

Webmasters
Dave Nale, Ken Holewczynski, Ben Shelton, McBryde Design

General Counsel
Contracts & Negotiations
Andy O'Hara
Dan Passe, Esq.

Administration
Chris Spencer


As documented, Mike Calinoff has the distinction of winning more races than any other Spotter in NASCAR. Over the past 16 years he has visited Victory Lane 114 times in the NASCAR Nextel Cup, Busch, Craftsman Truck, Whelen Modified, ARCA and Winston West Series. Included are 51 wins in two years on the modified short tracks of New York and New England.

From 2000 through 2005, Mike served as the Spotter for 2003 NASCAR Nextel Cup Champion Matt Kenseth. Today, he is the Spotter and Business Manager for NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver, David Stremme.

Mike has worked and won with drivers such as Stremme, Kenseth, Ricky Craven, Chase Montgomery, Jimmy Spencer, Bobby Gerhart and Eric Norris; as well as Modified standouts Reggie Ruggiero and Rick Fuller.

Calinoff is regularly credited with understanding and facilitating all of the important elements associated with NASCAR Driver Development.

www.mikecalinoff.com


Tom Baker has over 15 years in racing as a Broadcaster, Announcer, Crew Member, Journalist , Marketing/PR Specialist, Spotter and Track Manager. He is one of the foremost mentors for young people in the areas of Development and Leadership.

With an approach that focuses on maximizing a driver's potential, Tom has played a key role in the development of many of TFT's current stars and other young people through the MindStar Academy for Personal Development. Tom is the Founder of Team Full Throttle, currently serving as its Vice President of Administration.

Tom is considered to have one of the best eyes for talent in all of racing - utilizing a stringent criteria to hand-pick future champions.

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