SPAD3 RACING HIRES VETERAN CREW CHIEF

Special Protective Advance Defense Department Detachment (SPAD3) Racing, NASCAR Cup’s newest team, has announced that longtime crew chief Mike Henshaw will be atop the pit box for the 2022 season.

Crew Chief Mike Henshaw

“Well, this is definitely going to be a new experience for me—a brand new team, based in Northern Virginia, a robot driver”, said Henshaw at his introductory press conference.  “But the last time I checked, we’re still out here to win races, and that will be what I’m here to do.”

Henshaw said that he accepted the position based on the amount of backing the team has received.

“Quick story—I was interviewed for the position at the team owner’s office in Washington DC, and I was stunned at how many people are involved in making this thing work”, Henshaw said.  “Of course none of them were able to tell me their names, but you don’t just happen to have dozens of guys and women in suits in your office unless you have some big plans.”

Henshaw said he anticipates SPAD3 Racing being competitive right from the outset.

“Look—I’ve been around (NASCAR) Cup racing long enough to know how tough it is”, Henshaw explained, “but I really feel like with the support we’re getting, combined with all the bells and whistles we’re expecting MOXOC (the team’s cybernetic driver) to have, we can really contend this year.”

Henshaw cautioned that the team’s race shop is not expected to be open to the public, due to what he said was “a gag order” implemented by the team’s backers.