Meet Brit Andersen, spotter of the No. 38 Cup car and No. 19 truck. In this two-part series, join us as we go behind the scenes for some of his teams' most important races.
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00:00There is nothing like Talladega, from the crazy wrecks to the close finishes, it always seems to deliver.
00:06The super speedways, right, it's just always just constantly cars around you. It's fun, it's different.
00:11There is not another track that evokes the FIA FECTA like this one.
00:15So to be a competitor within it, or a crew chief, or a spotter, you have to know the chaos is here, accept it, have a plan, stick to the plan. You can't predict the results.
00:24Being a spotter is definitely tough. It's definitely a lot more, or as much about managing relationships with, you know, the crew chief, the driver, other spotters.
00:33Just because, you know, the spotters are the one that's relaying us information, good or bad.
00:38Sometimes it's right, sometimes it's wrong, but I think they have to manage a lot more relationships, like, outside of just with their driver.
00:45I think that's definitely a really important part of the job.
00:47So I spotted Todd one time in 22 I filled in at Talladega. I've known him forever, and never worked with him until that race in 22.
00:55And it's been awesome, I think we've grown so much together over the two years, and, you know, keep building upon the relationship on and off the track, which is fun.
01:04I don't really know how me and Britton met. I think just through mutual friends, really, just, you know, I was friends with Chris Schneckes growing up, and, you know, just kind of through that group of racing late models.
01:16I'm pretty sure Britt was just, like, Christian's, like, handler and buddy when he was, like, super young.
01:21I think the biggest learning curve is probably just, you know, knowing how to get the best out of each other, and we've definitely been getting better and better at that.