As NASCAR's Vice President of Competition and Racing Development, Robin Pemberton is the sport's point man for research and development and is responsible for integrating the latest technology. In a career that has now spanned 35 years, Pemberton learned the ropes working for some of the most legendary drivers and teams in NASCAR history from Richard Petty and Bobby Allison to Jack Roush, Roger Penske and Rusty Wallace. But what most people don't realize is that the 57-year old Pemberton's start in the sport is as every bit as remarkable as his ascension. It all began when Pemberton was a 12-year-old busboy at his parents' restaurant outside Saratoga Springs, New York and made fast friends with a famous diner who was in town to race big-time stock cars at the local short track. More...