Ten years ago, Boone Stutz was a gridiron warrior, suiting up in a helmet and pads to play in front of thousands of fans at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas for the Texas A&M Aggies football program.

He returns to Texas in a different uniform for Saturday’s Duck Commander 500 – a firesuit and a racing helmet. Stutz serves as the gas man for Danica Patrick’s No. 10 GoDaddy Chevrolet team and is also a strength and conditioning coach for Stewart-Haas Racing.

Stutz played two seasons (2004-05) at Texas A&M for Dennis Franchione as a tight end and long snapper. A team captain as a senior in 2005, he finished his career with 13 receptions for 168 yards (12.9 avg.) and two touchdowns. He also logged 230 successful long snaps on punts and place kicks, and 12 special teams tackles.

Stutz successfully transitioned to the NFL, spending time with the Atlanta Falcons and Seattle Seahawks (2006-07). He was the Falcons long snapper in 2006 when kicker Morton Anderson broke the league scoring record.

A racing fan from Arlington, Texas, Stutz was managing an oil field company in Carrizo Springs, Texas when he attended pit crew combines in North Carolina last year. The combines led the 6-foot-6 275-pound athlete to secure a job with Stewart-Haas Racing.

Stutz, 32, attended his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway in 2001, an event won by Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Access an infographic on Stutz’s football and NASCAR careers here.

Watch the Duck Commander 500 and Boone Stutz’s No. 10 GoDaddy team in action at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday, April 11th at 7:30 pm ET on FOX.