"The Gang!!!"

Crew Chief

Dave "The Legend" Hoffman

Dave "The Legend" Hoffman
Bethel, PA

Dave has been involved with the sport of auto racing for over 30 years, both on and off the track. His list of accomplishments is quite extensive.

•Acknowledged as one of the most recognized crew chief/car chief chassis/tire specialists in the Northeast Circle Dirt Track Circuit.

•Crew chief/car chief for the Winningest Race Team in the Northeast for (2) consecutive years.

•Over 300 feature wins at 25 different race tracks in the USA and Canada.

•Shared the winners circle with circle/dirt-track drivers such as Doug Hoffman, Billy Pauch Sr., Frank Cozze, Craig Von Dorhen, and Keith Hoffman.

•Races were won at the following local tracks: East Windsor Speedway, Flemington Speedway, Big Diamond Raceway, Grandview Speedway, Penn National Speedway, and Orange County Speedway.

•Celebrated wins at several tracks outside of the Northeast region as well: Big H Speedway, Houston, TX; Devils Bowl Speedway, Garland, TX; Volusia County Speedway, Barbersville,FL; Auto Drummond and Auto Granby, Canada

•14 Track Championships at 7 different race tracks: Flemington Speedway, East Windsor Speedway, Penn National Speedway, Bridgeport Speedway, Big Diamond Raceway, Nazareth Raceway and Dorney Park Speedway.

Now in his second year as crew chief for the PPB Team, we're confident for a winning season.

Dave is a full time employee for Pioneer Pole Buildings managing the Maintenance Shop.

Ray "Pappy" Houtz
Forrestville, PA

The rookie on the crew. Used to race late model cars at Anthricite Speedway during the 70’s. Ray will be a fine addition to the PPB Team. He is looking forward to being part of the team for the commraderie with Dave and the others.

Ray enjoys woodworking and spending time with his girlfriend Sue and his seven daughters

Welcome aboard, Pappy!

Ray is a warehouse worker for PPB

Steve Depsky
Minersville, PA

Nicknamed "Mr. Belvedere" by Dave Hoffman while serving as crew chief for Matt Greene and the 600Mod.

While driving the 600 himself one evening in 2007 at Grandview Raceway, Steve was involved in a rather violent crash in the feature Race. It was that night that Doug Jansson adopted his personal slogan.

Steve enjoys hunting and camping with his wife Carrie and their three children.

Works for the RKG division of Pioneer Pole Buildings as a carpenter.

Brad "Sauer" Krause
Deer Lake, PA

Personal slogan:
That was easy!

Brad is the car chief for the #8.(The Legend’s right-hand man.)

Brad likes playing hockey and racing his own #51 enduro car.

His favorite part of being on the team??? WINNING!!!

Co-Author (along with The Legend) of the weekly sayings on the back of the race car.

Works for Pioneer in the Maintenance Shop as a mechanic.

Danny "The Groundhog" Warner
Minersville, PA

Personal slogan:
The PPB Race Team wins when the GROUNDHOG sees his shadow!

Family : Girlfriend - Elaine (2) daughters, (3) grandchildren

Hobbies-Bowling, Shooting Pool
Danny is the cleaning expert on the race team!

Favorite part of being on the race team??? “The fun we enjoy together as a team.”

Works in the maintenance department at Seton Manor Nursing Home in Orwigsburg,Pa. Enjoys helping the elderly.

Doug "D.J. from PA" Jansson
Schuylkill Haven, PA

Personal slogan:
I’m living the dream

Doug has been an avid racing fan for many years. This will be Doug’s 2nd year as an active crew member. Doug also serves as team cook, feeding the crew at every race with a variety of dishes.

Doug refers to racing not as a hobby, but a passion. He literally is a text book of racing knowledge and trivia.

His favorite part of being on the team? The friendships and humor. His best friend is Dave Hoffman.

Married with one daughter, Doug enjoys ALL sports, cooking, and walking.

Doug is a full time employee of Pioneer Pole Buildings as an Inside Sales Coordinator.

Bob "The President" Greene
Wayne Township

Personal slogan:
Healthy, Happy, and Terrific!

Bob and Pioneer Pole Buildings have been involved with the racing scene for roughly 8 years through either direct involvement or by sponsoring other drivers, including Billy's dad. Bob is the owner and leader of the team.

Bob is a devoted family man whose favorite activity is spending time with his wife, Diane, and their 3 children, Allison, Matt, and Bryan.

Even his family is involved with the team. Matt being a driver and Allison being the honorary owner of this years car.

Bob is President of Pioneer Pole Buildings. He is also involved in many charity organizations.

Matt Goehring
Orwigsburg, PA

Personal slogan:
That's great!

Matt takes care of public relations, sponsor appearances, souvenir sales, and Mall shows. This is also Matt's second year to be involved with the race team.

Matt is married with three children.

Matt is the Manager of Alpine Building Supply.

Laurie Fink
Orwigsburg, PA

Laurie serves as the marketing and public relations person for the team, coordinating shows and appearances and then letting the rest of the team know where they have to be and when.

Laurie is a full time employee of Pioneer Pole Buildings in the Marketing/Public Relations Department