Laptop tucked under his right arm, Eric Cowdin strides to the Team Penske pit stand for the initial practice session. Centering his belt buckle and re-checking his black trousers for any errant smudge, all is in order for his debut as Ryan Briscoe's race engineer. That was back in October 2008 at Surfers Paradise, Australia, though it could be any IndyCar Series event weekend during the '09 season as the native of Halsey, Neb., took his place on the No. 6 car's information hub. Br...