Episode 232: Monon Rahman
from Victory Lane Hosted by Davey Segal
Joe Gibbs Racing Xfinity Series engineer Monon Rahman (7:00) joins Davey Segal to discuss his unique and rapid rise atop the pit box in NASCAR. He explains how the movie "Cars" was a catalyst to launch his passion for motorsports, how his Bangladeshi parents chasing their dreams helped him chase his own and why working on multiple racing programs at the University of Kentucky helped prepare him for the next chapters of his racing career. Rahman also explains how a Facebook post with a UK professor and 2-time Truck Series champion Ben Rhodes wound up connecting him Venturini Motorsports, also dives into his internship at the NASCAR R&D center, time working with Rick Ware Racing, eventually going back to Venturini and winning his first race at the ARCA level as a crew chief. He also details what led to his move to Joe Gibbs Racing, how and why Billy Venturini helped him move on and climb the ladder, the adjustment period of moving from ARCA to Xfinity, working under Tyler Allen and the No. 20 Xfinity Series team and how having multiple different drivers behind the wheel impacts his job as an engineer. Plus, he reveals his ambitious goal for 2030 and what the No. 20 team has its sights set on for the remainder of 2024. Davey also discusses Christopher Bell's weekend sweep at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (his personal playground), previews Nashville Superspeedway and Papa Segal pays homage to a NASCAR Hall of Famer.
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