With Tommy’s Mother being one of the most successful real estate brokers in Mobile, Tommy grew up in the real estate business. After the University of South Alabama Tommy quickly put together an impressive real estate resume. In 1984 he was one of the youngest people ever awarded the CCIM designation by the National association of Realtors. He was named one of the top 40 Realtors under 40 in the State of Alabama and was awarded Lifetime Member Status in the Million Dollar Sales Club. At 32 he became the youngest President of the Mobile Area Association of Realtors and in 1995 was named the MAAR Realtor of the year. With a wall full of plaques and awards form the real estate profession Tommy started to devote more time to his true passion in life, racing.

Tommy started his driving career later than most and has collected an impressive list of destruction, 7 nose pieces, 21 door panels, 5 rear bumpers, 6 engines, 19 quarter panels, 16 fenders, and 1 race car that was so badly damaged that it was cut in to 3 foot sections so it would fit in a dumpster.  In 2004 Tommy added personal body parts to the broken car parts when he broke his back, chest and finger at Pensacola’s 5 Flags Speedway. Somehow, amidst all this carnage Tommy has been able to take his Pontiac to victory lane 22 times and just missed setting a new track record at Mobile International Speedway by 9 one hundredths of a second.  Tommy’s proudest accomplishment in racing came not behind the wheel but as the crew chief for his son, Thomas (AKA the Moose). The Moose won the Alabama State Championship in 2003, Sunny South Raceway Track Championship, Rookie of the Year Honors at both Mobile International Speedway and Pensacola’s Five Flags Speedway and he finished second in points at both race tracks in 2007.   

Having become familiar with how to destroy racecars on a local level, Tommy took his talents to NASCAR.  As a spotter he’s worked at every level of the sport, ARCA ReMax Series, Craftsman Trucks, Busch and Nextel Cup.  He’s worked with and wrecked guys in almost every series, Jason Jarrett, Ricky Craven, Frank Kimmell, Dan Pardus and Mobile’s Rick Crawford.  About the only guy he didn’t wreck was Hollywood stuntman Stanton Barrett. Currently, Tommy is part of Rick Crawford's Public Relations team in NASCAR's Camping World Truck Series. 

Taking a hint that his active racing career might not be as long as he would like, Tommy turned to broadcasting. Over his broadcasting career he has been the track announcer for Mobile International Speedway, hosted Optima Batteries ARCA Racing This Week on The Outdoor Channel, color commentator for the ARCA ReMax Series TV Broadcast with MRNs Joe Moore and hosted a cooking segment on Southern Experience. Tommy has been part of 2 1-hour documentaries on the Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament. Currently, Tommy is the racing analyst for WNSP and Wednesday night he host Fausak Tires Inside Alabama Racing on WNSP 105.5, the local ESPN affiliate. In 2007 Tommy added to his broadcast resume with the broadcast from Talladega Superspeedway. In 2008, Tommy went Hollywood as the Movie coordinator for the filming of Warner Brothers Final Destination 4 in Mobile.