Jeff Dickerson out as spotter for Kyle Busch, Eddie D’Hondt replaces him on interim basis
INDIANAPOLIS – Kyle Busch has changed spotters, with Jeff Dickerson no longer serving as his eyes in the sky. Eddie D’Hondt is spotting for the Joe Gibbs Racing driver this weekend on an interim basis.
Dickerson had been Busch’s spotter since early in his first Cup season in 2005 at Hendrick Motorsports and they had won 18 Cup races together. Dickerson eventually became Busch’s agent and business manager but that job was transferred to another member of the Motorsports Management International staff prior to the 2010 season.
“Jeff was going to leave at the end of the year and go do something else anyway, so we figured we might as well get it going now and build something with a spotter for next year and hopefully before the Chase starts,” Busch said after finishing second in the Camping World Truck Series race Friday night at O’Reilly Raceway Park.
D’Hondt will spot for Busch in all three NASCAR national series this weekend, Busch said.
“It was fine,” Busch said. “He did a good job. He gave me all the information I needed. … We’ve got a couple of guys that want to do it. We’ll see how a couple of guys go.
“It will be all right.”
