TeamBlueOval Admin
Number of posts : 1919 Location : VA Registration date : 2009-01-14
| Subject: Blick is back! Tue Feb 23, 2010 4:35 pm | |
| ...not with Matt, but on the 60 pit box for Carl Edwards! - Quote :
Blickensderfer takes over as Edwards' crew chief: Roush Fenway Racing has announced that Drew Blickensderfer will take over as crew chief on the #60 Nationwide team with driver Carl Edwards effective immediately. Mike Kelley, who had served in that position, will assume the role of competition director for Roush Fenway's Nationwide Series effort, and Mike Beam will move into the role of speedway specialist in the research and development department for all of Roush Fenway Racing. The move will reunite Blickensderfer - who worked last season as the crew chief of the No. 17 Sprint Cup team - and Edwards in the Nationwide Series. The duo teamed for 19 races in 2008, running to seven wins, two poles and a second-place series' points finish, while closing the season with nine consecutive top-five runs. Kelley, who was the car chief for the #97 team's Sprint Cup Championship run in 2004, has worked as a crew chief in Roush Fenway's Nationwide program since 2006, leading drivers Todd Kluever, David Ragan and Edwards. He will be responsible for car builds in Roush Fenway's Nationwide program. Beam, a 30-year NASCAR veteran, has served at Roush Fenway as a crew chief in the Camping World Truck Series, and most recently as director of competition for Roush Fenway's Nationwide program. He will work closely with Jimmy Fennig in Concord, working in research and development, with a focus on the superspeedway program.(Roush Fenway PR)(2-23-2010) ~Jayski Awesome! They worked great together, in the 6 months or so they got, a few years ago! | |
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Yatesracing
Number of posts : 953 Registration date : 2009-01-15
| Subject: Re: Blick is back! Tue Feb 23, 2010 5:33 pm | |
| WOW How many more surprises can we expect? One thing for sure Carl needs something. Andrew, who was Carl's CC in the Cup series for 2008? | |
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TeamBlueOval Admin
Number of posts : 1919 Location : VA Registration date : 2009-01-14
| Subject: Re: Blick is back! Tue Feb 23, 2010 5:36 pm | |
| Bob Osbourne has been Carl's crew chief in the Sprint Cup Series since he moved up, with the exception of 2006. In 2006, Bob went to McMurray's team and Wally Brown was Carl's crew chief. If you recall, 2006 was an absolute disaster and Carl missed the Chase for, so far, the only time in his career. Pretty sure Bob will be staying on the 99 box for the foreseeable future.
Drew and Carl work well together, I think we'll see them win a lot of races and the Nationwide championship this year... | |
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Yatesracing
Number of posts : 953 Registration date : 2009-01-15
| Subject: Re: Blick is back! Tue Feb 23, 2010 6:01 pm | |
| Hope your right about the 60 car but the Toys are much stronger than what we have running in the NW series. | |
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TeamBlueOval Admin
Number of posts : 1919 Location : VA Registration date : 2009-01-14
| Subject: Re: Blick is back! Tue Feb 23, 2010 6:07 pm | |
| - Yatesracing wrote:
- Hope your right about the 60 car but the Toys are much stronger than what we have running in the NW series.
When Carl and Drew got together mid-season in 2008, they were REALLY fast. They won their first race out at Milwaukee, even. So, I think Drew will have the cars fast enough to keep up with the Gibbs cars (so long as the Roush cars are still CAPABLE of going that fast... lol). | |
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RacingDude
Number of posts : 935 Location : IL Registration date : 2009-01-18
| Subject: Re: Blick is back! Thu Feb 25, 2010 1:41 am | |
| I sure hope Carl and Drew get the same results as the last time they were together! | |
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