Doug Bawel has a unique position in racing. He is not only part owner in a Cup race team, but he is also the President of the company sponsoring the team, Jasper Engines & Transmissions. Bawel introduced Jasper to Cup Series racing in 1989. Jasper Engines & Transmissions produces the transmissions and differentials for the No. 77 entry at its manufacturing facilities in Jasper, Ind. The Jasper Motorsports engine operation has also joined forces with Penske Engines in a combined venture known as Penske-Jasper Engines to supply engines to the No. 12 (Ryan Newman), No. 2 (Rusty Wallace) and No. 77 (Brendan Gaughan) cars.