Bill Wilburn, who has been a Cup crew chief at Penske Racing, Yates Racing and Petty Enterprises, has been named crew chief of the Nationwide Series car driven by Braun Racing’s Brian Scott this year. Most recently, Wilburn was crew chief for Ricky Carmichael at Kevin Harvick Inc. “I’m very excited about the opportunity to [...]
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Menard Lands Labbe As Crew Chief
January 16th, 2010 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in NASCAR, Nationwide Series - News/Rumors, Sprint Cup Series - News/Rumors Richard Petty Motorsports driver Paul Menard confirmed Friday that Richard “Slugger” Labbe would be his crew chief on the Cup side for 2010 and they already have one big challenge ahead of them – Menard’s plan to run the entire Nationwide Series season, according to Bob Pockrass of Scene Daily. Labbe, who has been with [...]
Top 5 Countdown: Nationwide Series Moments
Take a look back at the top 5 Nationwide Series moments of 2009.
R3 Motorsports Restructures Leadership Roles
With a new season comes new roles for R3 Motorsports management as they ready for their 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series campaign. Robert Richardson, Sr., sole owner of R3 Motorsports, has named Steve Plattenberger as the team’s Shop Foreman to oversee the team’s day-to-day operations. John Quinn will crew chief the No. 23 Chevrolet driven by [...]
Gaughan Returns To RWR
Rusty Wallace Racing on Saturday announced that Brendan Gaughan, a top-10 finisher in the 2009 Nationwide Series standings, will again drive the organization’s No. 62 Toyota Camry in a full-season bid. “Rusty has built a great organization and everyone is working extremely hard to get our Toyota Camrys in Victory Lane this season,” Gaughan said. [...]
Biffle To Drive #27 For Baker Curb
Baker Curb Racing on Saturday announced that the team has reached an agreement with Greg Biffle to drive in the Nationwide Series this season. Red Man Moist Snuff will be the primary sponsor on Biffle’s No. 27 Ford Fusion, which will debut at Daytona on Feb. 12. “In 2005, Greg had one of the most [...]
Kidd Named Crew Chief For #20 Nationwide Series Team
Joe Gibbs Racing on Tuesday named Kevin Kidd crew chief for its No. 20 Nationwide Series entry. Kidd replaces Dave Rogers, who was named crew chief for JGR’s No. 18 Cup Series team in November. Kidd joins JGR after spending the previous four years in engineering with Richard Petty Motorsports. Most recently he has been [...]
New Rules To Limit Crew, Sealed-engine Race Cap
Beginning with the 2010 season-opening race at Daytona on Feb. 13, the Nationwide Series will institute crew member limits similar to the program the Camping World Truck Series utilized last season. Teams will be limited to 15 crew members for each event, including the driver, crew chief, spotter and seven over-the-wall team members each race [...]
