NASCAR's Dealership CEO

#fyp #nascar #nascarhighlights #ashtonlewis Veterans in NASCAR's lower series are very important for the series to have an identity. In the case of the Busch Series in the 2000s, one of the most important I feel people forget about is Ashton Lewis Jr. Coming from open-wheel, his NASCAR career wasn't the greatest, in fact going winless in over 200 starts, but his family-owned team became an icon for the series. However by 2005, his team had shutdown and Lewis was gone to a new team, where he had a promising start to the season, but a terrible second half falloff caused him to tumble in points, and after another mediocre year in 2006, Lewis decided to hang it up after his sixth full season. But as soon as his driving career ended, Lewis embarked on a long journey to becoming one of the most respected people in the car dealership industry, becoming a CEO, managing tons of locations and employees, and seemingly made everyone forget about his mediocre driving career. But Ashton Lewis Jr's career was important, and I'm here to show you how and why. The Interval podcast:    • The Interval   Video Credits: First Team Auto RFR Dave W Michael McIntyre SMIFF TV dracolich66 ESR nascarvideoarchive wfrncsu012 Dillon Murway KingCuervo88 bpar73 John Luetjen kartclub2 Oddly Specific Baseball Sports gen clips The GridIron Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 1:05 - Early life 1:59 - Go-karts to open-wheel 3:43 - First Busch Series starts 4:14 - Late models and joining Hendrick 5:27 - Busch Series transition in 1998 6:42 - Part-time run in 2000 7:31 - 2001 season: Full-time 9:24 - 2002 season: Rollercoaster 11:50 - 2003 season 14:21 - 2004 season: Career-best with no money 17:15 - 2005 season: Disappointing freefall 20:44 - 2006 season 22:37 - Becoming a CEO 24:14 - Overview 26:40 - Outro