Carrier named crew chief for Hornish, Penske Racing
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Saturday, December 22, 2007
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Penske Racing has hired Chris Carrier as crew chief for Sam Hornish Jr. and the No. 77 Sprint Cup Series team in 2008.
Carrier, a 30-year veteran of NASCAR, has won in all three of NASCAR's touring series. Carrier, 47, will help the former Indianapolis 500 winner and IndyCar Series champion make the transition to full-time Cup racing.
"I'm very excited about joining the team at Penske Racing," said Carrier, who's been crew chief at Morgan-McClure Motorsports for the last several years and has worked with such established drivers as Dale Earnhardt, Harry Gant, Bobby Allison, Ken Schrader, Elliot Sadler and Mike Skinner. "I know there's a lot of good, talented people at Penske Racing, and I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone. And I plan to take full advantage of their resources and knowledge while also giving as much as I can back to the team. I've been fortunate to work with a number of great drivers through the years and I think that experience will help as we work with Sam to reach his goals in NASCAR."
David Elenz has been named race engineer for the team.
"It's going to be great working with Chris and David because they have so much experience at this level of racing," Hornish said. "As I complete the transition to Cup racing, it's great to have such a veteran support staff to rely on."
- Mentioned Drivers:
- Ken Schrader
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