From football fields to pit road: Jaquan Bailey has a new spot on a NASCAR pit crew

[Connor_Ferguson]

Probably one of my favorite stories I've gotten to write. Iowa State football and motorsports - my two favorite things - coming together here. Hope you guys like it.

From football fields to pit road: Jaquan Bailey on new spot in NASCAR

After a career as a football player at Iowa State turned into USFL and NFL stops, Jaquan Bailey has found a home. He's on a NASCAR pit crew. This might come as a shock, especially to those that followed Bailey's football career to being waived in late August by the Philadelphia Eagles. "When I

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[Cycsk]

Fascinating. Glad to hear about our guys ending up in interesting positions after football. This is definitely one of the most interesting.

 

[JimmyChitwood]

Good on him. He's well deserving.

 

[Tri4Cy]

Wow. That's cool to see!

 

[cyputz]

Pretty awesome for Jaquan!
You can still understand CMC impact on players lives after ISU.

 

[CloniesForLife]

Cool story! Sounds like his bro is doing it too. Would be a fun experience together!

 

[Cyrocks]

Probably one of my favorite stories I've gotten to write. Iowa State football and motorsports - my two favorite things - coming together here. Hope you guys like it.

From football fields to pit road: Jaquan Bailey on new spot in NASCAR

After a career as a football player at Iowa State turned into USFL and NFL stops, Jaquan Bailey has found a home. He's on a NASCAR pit crew. This might come as a shock, especially to those that followed Bailey's football career to being waived in late August by the Philadelphia Eagles. "When I

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[NickTheGreat]

That's actually kinda cool. Great story!

 

[Clonedogg]

My first thought was, how much do people on pit crews make?

Edit: Found the answers here

Looks like a tire changer makes about 80k.

 

[CascadeClone]

"Didn't see that coming" for $1,000 please Alex.

Good for Jaquan, always good to see a fellow alum doing well!

 

[Kinch]

Maybe he could get on a bobsled team for the Olympics. That would be cool also.

 

[Cyclones8824]

My first thought was, how much do people on pit crews make?

Edit: Found the answers here

Looks like a tire changer makes about 80k.

It probably depends on if you’re in the top series or what team you’re on

 

[cygrads]

Really interesting and sounds like he's having fun. Who knows maybe he'll be a pit chief someday!

 

[madguy30]

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