NASCAR
announced today that Scott Miller has joined the organization as Senior Vice
President of Competition, responsible for managing all competition efforts
related to technology, inspection, rule development and officiating across
NASCAR’s wide portfolio of racing.
Miller
will report directly to Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Development
Officer Steve O’Donnell, and work closely with Senior Vice President of
Innovation and Racing Development Gene Stefanyshyn. All three are based at
NASCAR’s Research & Development Center in Concord, N.C.
Miller
most recently served as Executive Vice President of Competition at Michael
Waltrip Racing. There he was responsible for managing all areas of competition.
During his four-year tenure, MWR teams qualified for the Chase for the Sprint
Cup in 2012, 2013, and 2015.
“We’re
pleased to have Scott, an executive with a wide range of racing experience,
join our team,” O’Donnell said. “He will be an immediate asset to NASCAR, our
teams and each of our national series. Scott has worked in a collaborative
spirit throughout his career, and represents the forward-looking approach we
celebrate within our competition team.”
A
respected leader within the garage area, Miller has more than two decades of
NASCAR experience. Prior to his stint at MWR, he served in competition
leadership roles at Richard Childress Racing. There he also helped lead teams
into The Chase as both a crew chief and while serving as the Vice President of
Competition. As a crew chief, Miller enjoyed his most successful season in 2008
when he called veteran Jeff Burton to two wins, seven top-five and 18 top-10
finishes en route to a sixth-place championship points finish. In all, the
Bardstown, Ky., native has six NASCAR Sprint Cup Series wins as a crew chief.
“I’m
looking forward to using the experience I’ve gained working within teams in an
entirely new way at NASCAR,” Miller said. “Our sport has evolved quickly over
the last several seasons through advanced technology and its creative
application in the garage area. We will strive to continue this forward
momentum while assuring a level playing field and competitive racing. It’s a
challenging opportunity and a logical next step for me. I can’t wait to get
started.”
Prior
to his focus on the mechanical side of motorsports, Miller got his start as a
motorcycle racer, eventually advancing to the national level in AMA Motocross.
He made the transition to race cars in 1981 and was competing in NASCAR shortly
after. In 1983, he was an owner/driver in the NASCAR Winston West Series. He
spent five seasons in IndyCar where he worked as a chief mechanic before
joining Tri-Star Motorsports in 1995, competing weekly on the NASCAR Sprint Cup
Series circuit.
Uhm, so the new SVP of Competition is coming off a job with, shall we say, a problematic application of the rules?
ReplyDeleteGood observation Matthew. Good think MWR isn't racing anymore or we could say he would be bias too.
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DeleteSo can Scott Miller bring some ideas that actually increase lead changes and thus make the competition better? Because racing needs it.
ReplyDeleteObviously, NASCAR has thrown the integrity of the sport, out the window! After the the way the end of this season went, the last minute rule changes, that even NASCAR couldn't keep up with (Talladega) it was blatant. Now, to replace Robin, they take someone from a team that has done the most to compromise NASCAR's integrity in the last few years, to direct competition...
ReplyDeleteWe can look forward to jet fuel, sandbaggers, etc... What a mess this once great sport, has become.
"Obviously, NASCAR has thrown the integrity of the sport"
DeleteTo throw something out the window implies you have it to begin with. Scott will fit right in.