Racing has long been a passion of Gene Haas, president of Haas Automation. He most recently competed in the Best of the Desert Off-Road Truck Series, where he and co-driver Joe Custer clinched the championship in their class. His enthusiasm about the future is obvious. "I'm excited about putting our race experience to the test in the NASCAR series," he said. "It's a chance to show the racing world what the Haas team can do." The Haas CNC Racing team has a 40,000-square-foot building in Harrisburg, North Carolina.