Between retirements and guys moving to other teams to be crew chiefs, the HMS/JRM farm team roster is a little depleted right now.Blake Harris to the 48 is a brilliant move. Great guy, and a great racing mind IMO. So interesting that the Ex Con has to go outside of his organization to fill this spot. JGR has more great crew chiefs than cars.
And of course Tony Eury jr. completes the duo.What the hell will they do when Kelley bucks up the $58 Million for a pair of charters?
I think Shane Huffman is available.
Did we ever find out what this gentleman did to that deck lid?
I enjoy a good crew chief, and sometimes think the good ones don’t get enough credit. I thought this thread would be more popular I could have kept posting about crew chiefs all day.Definitely some of my all time favorites there, especially the first three. I never got to meet Jimmy Fenning, but Ray and Kirk were both VERY nice to me.
He'd be on my short list to hire for darn sure.Adam Stevens is a damn genius.
Crew chiefs used to get a LOT more air time, they were as big of stars as some of the drivers. I miss that.I like it when TV actually plays up crew chiefs. Paul Wolfe is one of my favorites personally.
Jake Elder, called Suitcase Jake. I believe he was crew chief for Dale Earnhardt right before he won his first Cup with Dough Richert. He wasnt around teams for long, as he propensity to move on quick.The following question will probably reveal your age group. If you know the answer without googling it you are probably are older than 40 (please no posted actual spolier answers for the question until tommorow or Wednesday).
Who was Suitcase Jake?
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You did not follow the rules!Jake Elder, called Suitcase Jake. I believe he was crew chief for Dale Earnhardt right before he won his first Cup with Dough Richert. He wasnt around teams for long, as he propensity to move on quick.
I didn’t google, I swear on my son’s life. I just remember hearing about him during race broadcasts when I was a kid as well as his name came up on a recent-ish episode of the Dale Jr Download. I wasn’t lying about being interested in crew chiefs lol at one time these fellas were pretty popular tooYou did not follow the rules!
Auto correct. That should be Doug and *he had aJake Elder, called Suitcase Jake. I believe he was crew chief for Dale Earnhardt right before he won his first Cup with Dough Richert. He wasnt around teams for long, as he propensity to move on quick.
No worries and a great answer. But the idea was for no spoliers or not to answer until tommorow just to give those in doubt more time to consider the question.I didn’t google, I swear on my son’s life. I just remember hearing about him during race broadcasts when I was a kid as well as his name came up on a recent-ish episode of the Dale Jr Download. I wasn’t lying about being interested in crew chiefs lol at one time these fellas were pretty popular too
lol. Heres a lesson for you JorgeI didn’t google, I swear on my son’s life. I just remember hearing about him during race broadcasts when I was a kid as well as his name came up on a recent-ish episode of the Dale Jr Download. I wasn’t lying about being interested in crew chiefs lol at one time these fellas were pretty popular too
I bet you weren't saying this in 2019/20 lol.love me some Cliff Daniels. Best leader in the garage,
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Cliff's attitude over the radio with Jimmie was completely different than it was with Kyle. He was almost restricted and it just didn't work out in the way Chad and William did. Cliff and Larson both were generally unproven, and really were a good fit. Half of Cliff's job with Larson is managing his attitude, and keeping him focused and out of his own head.I bet you weren't saying this in 2019/20 lol.
Best leader in the garage is a stretch, it's not even really something you can measure. His hoorah style probably wouldn't mesh with a lot of guys to be honest.
My mistake, I was skimming your post as I was eating lunch at work yesterday. Apologies for ruining your post, I just read all the way through.No worries and a great answer. But the idea was for no spoliers or not to answer until tommorow just to give those in doubt more time to consider the question.
But again no worries it is all good and the whole idea is just to have a little fun.
No problem or apology needed and I enjoy reading your thoughts. I have made similar mistakes.My mistake, I was skimming your post as I was eating lunch at work yesterday. Apologies for ruining your post, I just read all the way through.
A crew chief-driver relationship is just like a marriage, and what works for some won't work for others, and even the ones that work often eventually go stale. In either case, when you stop listening to each other, things go down hill quickly. Chad Knaus was one of the best of all time, but many drivers would have wilted under him, or just fought him at every turn. I think Evernham was much the same way.Cliff's attitude over the radio with Jimmie was completely different than it was with Kyle. He was almost restricted and it just didn't work out in the way Chad and William did. Cliff and Larson both were generally unproven, and really were a good fit. Half of Cliff's job with Larson is managing his attitude, and keeping him focused and out of his own head.
The Coke 600 was a textbook example of this. Borderline won that race, and Larson spent the first 200 laps bitching and moaning about how much he sucks as a driver, and pitying himself for ruining the race for the team. Cliff more or less reframed the first 300 miles, told him to get his head out of his ass, and had the race won until Briscoe Briscoe'd it.
Maybe Cliff isn't the CC for anyone...but I think he's a damn good fit for any driver who lacks composure...which is a good chunk of the field.
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