Gene Haas is also the founder of two racing teams, Nascar’s Haas CNC Racing and Formula One’s Haas F1 Team. Haas Automation is the largest manufacturer of CNC machine tools in the country.

He started Haas-CNC Racing as a way to promote the company he owns, Haas Automation, which manufactures CNC (computer numerical control) machines, which use computers to operate tools, such as ...