Sponsoring a race car wasn't a huge leap for FedEx. With a long heritage of performing against the clock, a commitment to effective teamwork and a huge base of racing fans among its employees, FedEx and racing are a natural fit. After deciding to sponsor Joe Gibbs Racing's third car for the 2005 NEXTEL Cup Series, FedEx needed a driver. Together with Joe Gibbs Racing, FedEx considered a number of drivers, but Jason Leffler quickly became the favorite. Leffler is not only a talented driver who can adapt quickly to different conditions, he's also a consummate team player and is well-liked by colleagues and fans alike. For crew chief, FedEx and JGR looked close to home, choosing Dave Rogers. Rogers was a race engineer for JGR driver Tony Stewart's car from 1999-2004 and was raring to head a crew of his own. Assembling that crew was Rogers' first task. He pulled some talent from within the JGR garage, including Chris Gillin, car chief, and Mike Wheeler, the team engineer. Putting together the rest of the crew was an intensive process. "To hire the A team, the guys who travel full-time, I was looking at about 10 positions, and I interviewed probably 80 people," Rogers says. "Most people in this business are good at what they do, so I really focused on the attitude and the people side of it … trying to get a group of guys together that have similar ambitions, similar hobbies, similar wants and needs … so they have something in common when they get here." Judging by the amount of work getting done, not to mention all the busting of chops that already goes on around the JGR garage, Rogers was hugely successful in assembling a great crew. From day one, they've been hard at work, handling all the prep work that comes with being on a new team, from purchasing and stocking a transporter and building tool boxes and a crash cart, to painting everything in FedEx purple and orange. And if these guys have anything to do with it, those will be winning colors.