Phoenix Racing today
announced that Steve Addington will serve as competition director for the team
and crew chief of the No. 51 Chevrolet for the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
season. The move brings experienced leadership to the team that will compete fulltime
in 2014 under owner Harry Scott, Jr.
"In my opinion
Steve is the perfect guy for the job," said Scott. "He is part of the
Chevrolet family, the Hendrick family and I feel fortunate that he is now part
of our family."
"I also want to
thank Jimmy Elledge for stepping in at a critical time this season and serving
as the interim crew chief for the past six races," Scott said. "We
look forward to hopefully working with Jimmy again down the road."
"I am thrilled to
be part of the Phoenix Racing team and working with Harry," said
Addington. "Harry has a vision to make this team a championship contender
and I am excited to be part of it."
Addington has served as
a crew chief in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for ten years and has amassed 20
wins, 66 Top 5s and 105 Top 10s during that time.
He was crew chief for
Kyle Busch in 2008 when they won eight races. That year included a stretch
where they won seven out of 14 races including at varied tracks such as
Talladega, Darlington and Sonoma.
During 2010 – 2011
Addington was crew chief for Kyle's big brother Kurt Busch and won four races
and had 17 Top 5s and 33 Top 10s. During the 2010 season the Kurt Busch –
Addington tandem pulled off the Charlotte sweep winning the Sprint All-star and
the Coca-Cola 600.
Most recently Addington
was Tony Stewart's crew chief. The Stewart – Addington combination won at Dover
International Speedway this season along with five Top 5s and eight Top 10s
before Stewart was injured ending his season. In 2012, the combo racked up
three wins, 12 Top 5s and 16 Top 10s on the way to a 9th place finish in the
championship points standings.
Scott purchased Phoenix
Racing in September of this year from James Finch. Since then a number of
drivers have piloted the No. 51 including Justin Allgaier, Michael McDowell and
Kyle Larson.
Additional information about the 2014 driver of the No. 51 Phoenix
Racing Chevrolet and its sponsor will be announced at a later date.
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