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Every year, NASCAR bestows the prestigious Myers
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Magazine. The couple has an adult daughter Alexi, who is married to Seth Miller. The couple has a son named Greyson and a daughter named Tatum. Chocolate and Caron have homes in Lexington, NC and Ocean Isle Beach, NC. Chocolate Myers remains with
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Chocolate Myers worked as the fueler for
Richard Childress Racing's No. 3 and later No. 29 team from 1976 until 2002. He was part of the "Flying Aces" crew that was named the NASCAR pit crew of the year from 1985 until 1988. During the 20 years as an over-the-wall crew member, Chocolate and team
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1003:Michael Self
993:Ken Schrader
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923:Randy LaJoie
858:Joe Graf Jr.
853:Ryan Gifford
823:Ricky Craven
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783:Dave Blaney
773:Earl Bamber
707:Jeff Purvis
702:Ryan Newman
697:Paul Menard
667:Jeff Burton
575:Andy Street
560:Crew chiefs
552:(part-time)
542:Austin Hill
477:Crew chiefs
469:(part-time)
459:Austin Hill
402:Mike Dillon
159:Bobby Myers
147:War in Iraq
121:Daytona 500
49:Danny Myers
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1033:Matt Tifft
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988:Jim Sauter
963:Steve Park
793:Jeb Burton
778:Ed Berrier
727:Jay Sauter
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682:Jeff Green
629:Ricky Rudd
550:Kyle Busch
534:Jesse Love
463:Will Brown
451:Kyle Busch
322:13 January
256:References
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