Meet Our Team
Chase Lautenbach
Chase is the co-founder of Street Car Takeover in 2013. Chase cut his teeth running the streets in Nebraska with his buddies, including Cleetus McFarland. Justin and Chase met after doing a smaller event when he was a founder member of 1320 Video. Chase is a huge fan of supercars and regularly races during the SCT events. He handles a lot of the behind the scenes business operations and sponsorships. In his spare time he enjoys time with his family and buying and selling cars. If you have a car for sale or are looking for something special, Chase is your man. You never know what he's going to show up with at the track, anything from a GTR to a Stick!
Justin Keith
Justin is the co-founder of Street Car Takeover in 2013. He has been around vehicles and racing since he got started at a local Chevrolet dealership fresh out of high school. Justin is also the owner of the world's fastest 5th Gen Camaro "Nemo" that he regularly races at SCT events. Justin handles most of the racer operations during SCT events and is at home in the staging lanes. Justin has his hands full after starting Killer Performance KC a few years back. His shop specializes in making street cars performance street cars and trucks. He also has a detailing business, powder coating business and who he can find time he's running around the streets near Kansas City.
Chris Baker
Chris has been in the automotive performance and aftermarket since 1994. He has a marketing and advertising background and has worked for JEGS and Motorstate Distributing. In 2013 he started an ad agency, Cubic Inch Studios, that specializes in automotive related companies. He is also co-founder of CK Truck Magazine which he started in 2020 and GM Scene Magazine.
In 2015 he co-founded the Tri-Five Nationals, in 2017 & 2018 produced the F-Body Nationals and currently produces the C10 Nationals and Bowtie Nationals.
Chris joined the team in 2023 to head up the Car Show portion of the events and has taken a bigger role in overall event operations in 2024.