2005 Racing Issue - UAW-Chrysler.com

Side by Side
On the Fast Track
WHEN IT COMES TO SPORTS FANS, there’s always
a spirited debate about who’s the most dedicated. You
can make a case for football fanatics, basketball buffs or
ice hockey junkies. But in our book, no one can match
NASCAR fans for fierce loyalty to their heroes behind
the wheel, in good times and bad.
Take Patricia Johnson, a UAW member at
DaimlerChrysler’s Indianapolis Foundry. She’s a perfect
example of what we’re talking about. She went to her first
Winston Cup race in 2002, and she’s been hooked ever
DaimlerChrysler Senior Vice
since. “I never thought I’d be into NASCAR, but that was
President John Franciosi (left) and
only because I hadn’t given it a try,” explains Patricia.
UAW Vice President Nate Gooden
We’re dedicating this 2005 Special Racing Issue of
Tomorrow to Patricia Johnson (see page 9) and the millions of kindred NASCAR nuts who have
made the Nextel Cup Series the hottest ticket in motorsports — and perhaps the most successful of
all professional sports. The UAW-DaimlerChrysler National Training Center is proud to publish this
issue, distributed through the NTC’s NASCAR Exhibit at selected races during the season.
Our association with NASCAR is a great showcase for our union-management alliance, which
has helped to fuel Chrysler Group’s recent success in the automotive
marketplace. Our support begins early in the year with title sponsorship
of the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
(see page 6) and continues all season through our partnership with
Evernham Motorsports.
Like many NASCAR fans, we were thrilled to watch our guys,
Kasey Kahne and Jeremy Mayfield, power toward the front of the
Nextel Cup pack in the UAW-DaimlerChrysler NTC–sponsored
No. 9 and No. 19 Dodges in 2004 (see page 12). And we expect
them to make another strong showing in 2005 piloting newgeneration
Dodge Chargers.
Patricia Johnson, page 9
Kasey and Jeremy are helping to write a new chapter in the Charger’s fabled history on the
racetrack. The legacy also continues off the track, with the arrival of the 2006 Dodge Charger
sedan, a muscle car for the family.
Throughout the season, our association with NASCAR gives us an opportunity to share our
pride in all Chrysler Group products and in the workers who build them. We hope you enjoy
the NTC’s NASCAR Exhibit and experience the knowledge and infectious enthusiasm of our P3
(People, Pride and Product) Team members (see page 24). These sales ambassadors from the plant
floor are helping the UAW and DaimlerChrysler establish a winning tradition in dealer showrooms
as well as on the racetrack.
UAW-DAIMLERCHRYSLER
NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER
2211 East Jefferson Avenue
Detroit, MI 48207
313.567.3300
Fax: 313.567.4971
E-mail: rrussell@ucntc.org
www.uaw-daimlerchryslerntc.org
JOINT ACTIVITIES BOARD
NATE GOODEN
VICE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR
DAIMLERCHRYSLER DEPARTMENT
UAW, CO-CHAIRMAN
JOHN S. FRANCIOSI
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, EMPLOYEE
RELATIONS DAIMLERCHRYSLER
CO-CHAIRMAN
DAVE MCALLISTER
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO
VICE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR
DAIMLERCHRYSLER DEPARTMENT UAW
KEN MCCARTER
VICE PRESIDENT, UNION RELATIONS AND
SECURITY OPERATIONS DAIMLERCHRYSLER
JAMES DAVIS
CO-DIRECTOR UAW-DAIMLERCHRYSLER
NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER
FRANK L. SLAUGHTER
CO-DIRECTOR UAW-DAIMLERCHRYSLER
NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER
RON RUSSELL
COMMUNICATIONS ADMINISTRATOR
BOB ERICKSON
COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST
TANISHA PEREZ
STAFF WRITER
MICHAEL BULLER
EDITOR
KAREN ENGLISH
SENIOR EDITOR
MEGHAN LITTLE
SENIOR MANAGING EDITOR
TIMOTHY MAHER
COPY EDITOR
JAMEE FARINELLA
ART DIRECTOR
LIZ O’DONNELL
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Nate Gooden
John Franciosi
This magazine is printed by a union
printer on union-made recycled paper.
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