Jefferson Hodges

Jefferson Hodges, a native of Williamsburg, Va., has joined Rev Racing as Director of Competion, Late Model Stock, overseeing the organization’s six NASCAR Whelen All-American Series late model teams.
Hodges has been involved in racing for 25 years. He attended his first race when he was two years old. He grew up working on racecars at Langley Speedway, Hampton Va. Hodges first paying job in motorsports came at Townsend Racing Products in Richmond, Va. Hodges credits Rick Townsend with providing him with the baseline of knowledge that has enabled his success in racing. In 1998 Hodges worked with Junie Donlevy and Dick Trickle. In 2001 he won a Late Model Stock race as crew chief with Morty Buckles at Costal Plains Speedway. Buckles was one of the original members of the NASCAR Drive for Diversity progam and delivered the program it’s first win. In 2003 Hodges won the Whelen All-American Series National Championship with driver Mark McFarland. In 2004 Hodges moved to Charlotte, N.C. to run Dale Earnhadt Jr.’s late model program.
Since then Hodges as climbed the professional ranks as a crew chief in ARCA, Nationwide and Trucks.
His combined on-track success includes National Championships in Late Model Stocks and 2 regional championships in Late Model Stocks, three track championships, poles and wins as a car chief in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
Hodges now resides in Huntersville, N.C., with his wife Cindi and son Presley. When he is not racing he spends his spare time riding mountain bikes, golfing and salt water fishing.
Phil Horton

Phil Horton is currently the pit crew coach for the Drive for Diversity Crew Member Development program presented by Sprint, as well as the strength and conditioning coach for Rev Racing. Horton got his start in NASCAR as a personal trainer for former driver Ernie Irvin. Horton’s clientele soon broadened to include pit crew athletes, as well as eight other NASCAR drivers and 12 race teams over the span of seven years.
Over the years, Horton has developed his own coaching philosophy for the pit crew athletes who service the race cars and has enjoyed tremendous success as a pit crew coach and athletic trainer in the industry.
Horton, an accomplished high school athlete, graduated from North Carolina A&T State University in 1983 with a degree in Health and Physical Education/Sports Medicine and continued academic studies in the graduate program at Michigan State University. During his time at Michigan State, he was also employed as a Grad Assistant Football Athletic Trainer. In 1985, Horton was hired at Florida A&M University as its first certified Head Athletic Trainer.
In 1990, Horton continued his career as the Head Football Athletic Trainer at Memphis State University, today known as University of Memphis. With a growing desire to pursue a career in professional athletics, he left Memphis to become the Assistant Athletic Trainer and Strength Coach with the NBA Milwaukee Bucks from 1991 to 1996.
Shortly after leaving the Bucks, Horton returned to North Carolina and his private athletic training practice and began his work in NASCAR.[/one_third_last]