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Chief concern: long hours and a jam-packed schedule make burnout a problem for Winston Cup crew chiefs. (NASCAR).
Speed always has cost money. Now, it appears to be costing much more. It is costing some crew chiefs their love for their jobs and, ultimately, small pieces of their sanity.
In the last few years, many Winston Cup crew chiefs have complained that burnout is taking the fun out of their work. And several have said burnout put them out of their profession. The job, they say, has just become too much to handle.
Robin Pemberton became a Winston Cup crew chief in 1985. Since then, he has seen his sport's popularity reach hard-to-imagine heights. But a year ago, Pemberton opted out. Many wondered: Why would a top-notch crew chief with one of the top teams and ...
- PIT STOP\ RANKING THE TOP 10 WINSTON CUP CREW CHIEFS.(Sports)
- Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH) September 27, 2003 700+ words
...that characterize the top 10 crew chiefs in the garage are easy to define...The Sporting News' top 10 Winston Cup crew chiefs have strong organizational skills...not to say that the other 33 crew chiefs don't embody such sacrifice...
- NASCAR: Seven crew chiefs fined for Daytona violations.
- News wire article from: Sports Network February 21, 2003 700+ words
Feb 21, 2003 (The Sports Network via COMTEX) Rockingham, NC (Sports Network) - A total of seven Winston Cup crew chiefs were fined for violations at the Daytona International Speedway last week. Peter Sospenzo was fined the largest...
- CHANGING FACE OF NASCAR; NEWCOMERS PUCH WINSTON CUP RACING WELL BEYOND...
- Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) August 7, 2002 700+ words
...for drivers and crew chiefs at the track these...past 12 years, Winston Cup racing has roared...earn and keep a Winston Cup ride. "Now...like owners, crew chiefs, sponsors are...an offshoot of Winston Cup's tremendous...
- NASCAR PENALIZES CREW CHIEFS.(SPORTS)(Brief Article)
- Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH) July 19, 2002 700+ words
...BEACH, FLA. -- NASCAR officials have fined five Winston Cup Series crew chiefs for violations discovered during inspections before...Sunday's Tropicana 400 at Chicagoland Speedway. Crew chiefs for Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Petty, Tony Stewart...
- WINSTON CUP MAKEOVERS \ CREW CHANGES FOR TOP TEAMS.(Sports)
- Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH) January 4, 2003 700+ words
...begins, more than half of Winston Cup's top 25 drivers will have different crew chiefs than they did at the...top eight teams in the Winston Cup standings decided to...1970s. Tryson has been a Winston Cup crew chief since 1997...
- CREW CHIEFS ON MOVE.(SPORTS)
- Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH) June 8, 2002 700+ words
...chief relationships with staying power in Winston Cup. Because crews work under such extreme pressure...current driver-crew chief relationship in Winston Cup, is a definite anomaly among crew chiefs. ''We've become good friends off the...
- NASCAR CITES 2 CREW CHIEFS FOR SEAT BELT INFRACTIONS.(SPORTS)
- Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot March 22, 2001 700+ words
Byline: DUSTIN LONG THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT NASCAR Winston Cup officials fined and suspended two crew chiefs Wednesday for safety harness violations. One car owner said series officials unfairly punished his team. NASCAR fined Stacy Compton...
- NASCAR FINES 7 CREW CHIEFS.(SPORTS)(Brief Article)
- Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH) July 11, 2002 700+ words
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. -- Seven crew chiefs from Winston Cup, including Chad Knaus on top rookie Jimmie Johnson's team, were fined by NASCAR. Another crew chief from the Busch Series...