By Dena Wood
The Times
Building Race Cars in 'The Center of the Universe'
Chuck Carruthers' secrets to success are hard work, honesty and not taking himself too seriously
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Chuck Carruthers poses with one of the projects he's currently working on in his Prescott shop. Carruthers says one of the best parts of his job is that he's always learning and doing something different.
PRESCOTT – "I'm one of the luckiest guys in the world. I don't know how I ended up where I did, but I sure am glad," said NASCAR race car builder and crew chief, Chuck Carruthers.
After 40 years in the industry, Carruthers is more than satisfied with life in Prescott, also known as "The Center of the Universe" on his business attire, website, and even the company car.
Carruthers began building cars on the side, while attending Cal Poly Pomona College as a mechanical engineering major in the early 1970s.
"When I was in college, a friend and I thought we could build race cars and we weren...
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