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Crew Chief Changes at HMS..
Topic Started: Nov 23 2010, 05:36 PM (716 Views)
Jenny
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CONCORD, N.C. (Nov. 23, 2010) – Hendrick Motorsports has made personnel adjustments in preparation for the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, with drivers Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. being teamed with new crew chiefs.

Below are the driver-crew chief pairings for each Hendrick Motorsports car, effective immediately:

No. 5 Chevrolet

Driver: Mark Martin

Crew Chief: Lance McGrew

No. 24 Chevrolet

Driver: Jeff Gordon

Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson

No. 48 Chevrolet

Driver: Jimmie Johnson

Crew Chief: Chad Knaus

No. 88 Chevrolet

Driver: Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Crew Chief: Steve Letarte

The cars of Martin and four-time Sprint Cup champion Gordon will be fielded out of the same facility, now known as the 5/24 shop. Earnhardt Jr.'s Chevrolets will be prepared out of the renamed 48/88 shop alongside those of five-time and defending Cup champion Jimmie Johnson.

"This will improve us as an organization, across the board," said Rick Hendrick, owner of Hendrick Motorsports. "We had a championship season (in 2010), but we weren't where we wanted and needed to be with all four teams. We've made the right adjustments, and I'm excited to go racing with this lineup."
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Lefart?! Really? Oh for the love of all that's holy...
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Fuckin serious.....fuck 2011
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Alan Gustafson is going to be heartbroken.
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I'm gonna laugh when reck goes ballistic when Letarte gets Jr like 4 wins next season and into the Chase. :lol:
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HELL FUCKING YEAH! This is Christmas early. I even said before that Gustafson would be a damn good crew cheif for Gordon and HELL YEAH it happened. Thank god the janitor is outta the 24 crew! :yahoo:
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Ram Jam
Nov 23 2010, 05:47 PM
I'm gonna laugh when reck goes ballistic when Letarte gets Jr like 4 wins next season and into the Chase. :lol:
You dont even know how happy that whole sentence would make me lol
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Ugh just read Jimmie got teamed with Jr. Hes so gonna bring that 48 team down :uhoh:
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The real reason Teresa let him go to HMS is finally exposed.
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Alan is wasting his time with that old has been :shifty:
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Frvrth247
Nov 23 2010, 05:49 PM
HELL FUCKING YEAH! This is Christmas early. I even said before that Gustafson would be a damn good crew cheif for Gordon and HELL YEAH it happened. Thank god the janitor is outta the 24 crew! :yahoo:
Pretty much this.

Except I'm unsure about 24/48 shop not being together. They're pretty much the big dogs around there.

Guess Rick is giving Chad and Jimmie their own playground.

Overall I'm ecstactic about it.

FUCK Steve.

Edited by Gordon Owns, Nov 23 2010, 07:16 PM.
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Ram Jam
Nov 23 2010, 05:47 PM
I'm gonna laugh when reck goes ballistic when Letarte gets Jr like 4 wins next season and into the Chase. :lol:
He can have 10. I dont care.

Steve simply couldn't get the job done with Gordon.

This move should have been made years ago.
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Nov 23 2010, 06:04 PM
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Nov 23 2010, 05:47 PM
I'm gonna laugh when reck goes ballistic when Letarte gets Jr like 4 wins next season and into the Chase. :lol:
You dont even know how happy that whole sentence would make me lol
Hell 4 wins is a championship to Jr fans! haha

That's sad really.. *sigh*
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I don't like that we got Letarte, but being in the same shop as the 48 and having access to Knaus' notes 24-7 can't hurt
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No love for old Steve huh? lol he's fucking terrible.
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Jenny
Nov 23 2010, 07:33 PM
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Nov 23 2010, 06:04 PM
Ram Jam
Nov 23 2010, 05:47 PM
I'm gonna laugh when reck goes ballistic when Letarte gets Jr like 4 wins next season and into the Chase. :lol:
You dont even know how happy that whole sentence would make me lol
Hell 4 wins is a championship to Jr fans! haha

That's sad really.. *sigh*
Ill take 1!
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callin it now jeffy goes 1998 on the field next season
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Awsome news. Im looking forward to 2011 :up:
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I wonder how ol Steve feels beeing Gordon's first crew cheif, not to get him into victory lane not once but, two times in Gordon's career, and to be the first full time crew cheif Jeff has had, not to win him a championship! :point:
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Jeff is keeping his old crew though right?

If they give them to Jimmie I will be fucking pissed off.

Besides Kyle's crew I think Gordon's crew is probably the second best on pit road. Probably even better then Matt's.

Then again, Matt wasn't relevant enough for them to focus on his pit crew this year so who knows.

Also, will Mcgrew be the odd man out in 2012? Kasey is bringing his old cc, 4 teams, 5 crew chiefs. I wonder who will get the ax.

I vote Steve.

Edited by Gordon Owns, Nov 24 2010, 03:59 PM.
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Idk there is talk that the 88 team is getting Jeff's old crew.
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Bullshit.
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YES!
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Nov 24 2010, 04:22 PM
YES!
Ok, fine.

Gain 10+ positions on pit road then lose them on the track by turn 2. :lol:

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Least we will crack the top 15 at some point lol
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