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2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Teams and Drivers: Part 2 of 2.(Fan Guide)
Mark Martin
AGE: 49 CUP DEBUT: North Wilkesboro, 1981 STARTS: 698 POLES: 41 WINS: 35 BEST SEASON FINISH: Second (2002, 1998, 1994, 1990) TEAM: Dale Earnhardt Inc. OWNER: Teresa Earnhardt CAR: No. 8 Chevrolet Impala SS CREW CHIEF: Tony Gibson ENGINE SUPPLIER: Earnhardt-Childress Engines OUTLOOK: The best driver never to win a Cup gets this ex-Junior ride for 24 races plus two exhibitions. Untested Aric Almirola gets it for 12.
Jeremy Mayfield
AGE: 38 CUP DEBUT: Charlotte, 1993 STARTS: 420 POLES: 9 WINS: 5 BEST SEASON FINISH: Seventh (1998) TEAM: Haas/CNC Racing OWNER: Joe Custer CAR: No. 66 Chevrolet Impala SS CREW CHIEF: Dave Skog ENGINE SUPPLIER: Hendrick Motorsports OUTLOOK: After a thoroughly dismal '07, this once-promising Kentucky native must get his floundering career back on track quickly.
Jamie McMurray
AGE: 31 CUP DEBUT: Talladega, 2002 STARTS: 186 POLES: 3 WINS: 2 BEST SEASON FINISH: 11th (2004) TEAM: Roush Fenway Racing OWNERS: Jack Roush, John Henry CAR: No. 26 Ford Fusion CREW CHIEF: Larry Carter ENGINE SUPPLIER: Yates/Roush Engines OUTLOOK: It was a frustrating 166 starts between his first (2002) and second (2007) Cup wins. His third shouldn't take that long.
Casey Mears
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- Newspaper article from: Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) September 22, 2007 700+ words
...failed for the second straight week to make his Cup debut. Eury to leave early Crew chief Tony Eury Jr. will leave Dale Earnhardt Jr...the season. Gibson served as Earnhardt's crew chief this summer when NASCAR suspended Eury. "Half...
- DIRECTV and NASCAR Unveil Award Program to Honor Leading Crew Chiefs in the...
- Press release article from: Business Wire March 31, 2006 700+ words
...program will name a "NASCAR DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race" after each NEXTEL Cup race and crown a "NASCAR DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Year," who will be honored...each week." The "NASCAR DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race" will be awarded to...
- Barriers no match for Blaney's crew chief.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Fowler, Scott March 7, 2003 700+ words
...Scott Fowler MOORESVILLE, N.C. _ As crew chief for a NASCAR Winston Cup team, Robert...goal seven years ago to become a Cup crew chief by age 30. He nearly made it. At 32, he is a rookie crew chief for the No.77 Ford of Dave Blaney...
- Which is more important: the driver or the crew chief?(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Posnanski, Joe September 29, 2001 700+ words
...still it has always seemed to me that the crew chief is the most important part of a racing...important, a great driver or a great crew chief? Publicly, nobody likes to talk about...longtime racing guy says, "I never met a crew chief who didn't believe in his heart that...
- Hmiel debuts as Dale Jr.'s new crew chief at Coca-Cola 600.
- Newspaper article from: The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Fla.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) May 27, 2005 700+ words
...week, naming Steve Hmiel as the interim crew chief for the No. 8 car. Hmiel, previously...conclusion to Pete Rondeau's stint as crew chief. At the end of the 2004 season, Rondeau...moved from his job as Michael Waltrip's crew chief to take the same position with Earnhardt...
- Hendrick vague about crew chief's future with Earnhardt 's henrdrick coy about...
- Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot May 27, 2009 700+ words
...firmly backing Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s crew chief, car owner Rick Hendrick was noncommittal...possibility Earnhardt could have a new crew chief this weekend in Dover, Del. "Could...that Earnhardt's cousin and longtime crew chief is the right man for the job. Until...
- Kyle Busch to get new crew chief
- Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News DUSTIN LONG October 28, 2009 700+ words
...this weekend when Kyle Busch gets a new crew chief. Joe Gibbs Racing announced Tuesday...replace Steve Addington as Busch's crew chief beginning next week at Texas. The change...lap in 10 of the last 14 races. The crew chief change takes place after this weekend...
- Davis Racing names Finley crew chief.
- Newspaper article from: High Point Enterprise (High Point, NC) January 5, 2007 700+ words
...Derrick Finley holds the title of crew chief once again at Bill Davis Racing. Team...engineer, began his stint at BDR as crew chief for its No. 22 team with two races remaining...first half of last season, he served as crew chief for the No. 55 cars that BDR prepared...
Source: HighBeam Research, 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Teams and Drivers: Part 2 of 2.(Fan Guide)