Big Fan Racing has announced the hiring of Ricky Pearson, son of NASCAR Legend David Pearson, as crew chief on the #89 Big Fan Racing Busch Team. Pearson, a past BGN crew chief for Buckshot Jones and Lyndon Amick is working with driver Mardy Lindley in his preparations for his BGN debut at the Kroger 200 at IRP on August 4th. He will be trackside as the crew chief for that race. The team is auctioning off the rear deck lid sponsorship for the debut race at IRP on EBAY. The auction can be found in the category Tickets/Experiences/Sporting events/NASCAR. The team continues to grow and receive publicity. An upcoming story in ESPN the magazine tells the story of how the team began with nothing but an idea and 20 weeks later were in position to race.(Big Fan Racing PR)(6-29-2001)
