Leading candidate for Kenseth CC

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By David Caraviello, NASCAR.COM
November 15, 2007
http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/headlines/cup/11/15/cbolin.mkenseth.crew.chief/index.html

MIAMI -- Chip Bolin, the team engineer who led Matt Kenseth to his lone victory of this season on an interim basis, is the leading candidate to step up to crew chief on the No. 17 squad when Robbie Reiser moves into management next season, NASCAR.COM has learned.

Roush Fenway Racing announced Thursday that Reiser, Kenseth's crew chief since the driver's rookie season, will become general manager of the team's Nextel Cup operations (complete story). Reiser will succeed Max Jones, who will become co-owner and general manager of the Yates Racing end of the seven-car Roush-Yates alliance in 2008 (complete story).
 
Now the question is: Can anyone else handle Matt? :D Riser has always been on his pit box.:D
 
tkj24 said:
Now the question is: Can anyone else handle Matt? :D Riser has always been on his pit box.:D
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Does anyone WANT to? ;) :D :rolleyes:
OK... I'm kidding.... stop the lynching already... you know who! heh heh :angel2:
 
I can't imagine that there'd be all that much trouble to find a replacement.

Whoever it is will most likely be under considerable pressure to get the #17 team more competitive with HMS next year.
 
Bolin to succeed Reiser as Kenseth crew chief

By David Newton
ESPN.com


Updated: November 16, 2007, 1:16 PM ET
http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/news/story?seriesId=2&id=3114098
HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Roush Fenway Racing didn't have to look far to find a new crew chief for Matt Kenseth.

Chip Bolin, the team engineer since 1999, will replace Robbie Reiser after Sunday's Nextel Cup race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Reiser, the only crew chief Kenseth has known since he came to Cup in '99, is replacing Max Jones as the general manager at Roush. Jones is moving to Robert Yates Racing, which has developed an alliance with Roush.

"I'm not really worried about it at all," Kenseth said of the change to Bolin, who was his interim crew chief when Reiser was suspended earlier in the year. "[Bolin has] been there the whole time that me and Robbie have been there. He was the original engineer when we started that five-race deal in [1999] with Roush and he's more than ready and more than capable."

Kenseth said Reiser's promotion will be good for Roush Fenway Racing and his team.

"This is something company-wide that everybody has wanted for a long time," the 2003 champion said. "They know Robbie has great organizational skills and the things he can bring to the table from a global standpoint at Roush Fenway Racing to make everything better.



"So I think everybody in the organization has been looking forward to this day for a while, except maybe me and the 17 guys because we've worked together for so long."



David Newton covers NASCAR for ESPN.com.
 
kelloggs5TLfan said:
Hey, I can dish it out and take it too. :D ;)
Words, before BP makes something out of that. lol
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I'm sorry...I was busy doing my resume to be Matt's CC. I need to put in some references...Can I count on any of you...There could be pit passes if I get the job... :D


Hey, promise anything and deliver nothing. I'm learning from the politicos.
 
My question is this, and I must admit to losing interest this year, but last I hear Yates dint have the interest anymore? Has this changed and he'll be fielding a team next year? Evidently it has if he's hiring someone away from Rousch.
 
barelypure said:
I'm sorry...I was busy doing my resume to be Matt's CC. I need to put in some references...Can I count on any of you...There could be pit passes if I get the job... :D


Hey, promise anything and deliver nothing. I'm learning from the politicos.
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I want Matt to win, not be sabatodged by the enemy. ;) :D
 
barelypure said:
I'm sorry...I was busy doing my resume to be Matt's CC. I need to put in some references...Can I count on any of you...There could be pit passes if I get the job... :D


Hey, promise anything and deliver nothing. I'm learning from the politicos.
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So do you think you can stand on the box and take care of Matt?:growl:
 
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