NASCAR Talk

Change has been brewing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series crew chief ranks since the season ended at Homestead (and some even before that). It seems as though there is a new announcement almost every day about another crew chief changing teams. The off season is always a crazy time for teams to reorganize and try to become better before testing at Daytona begins next month.

Several changes have already been announced, with more to come, I’m sure. If you want to see who is going to be sitting on top of the pit box for the 2008 Sprint Cup Season for those teams who have already announced their crew chief changes, keep reading after the jump.

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The following list was adapted from Jayski.com

#00 team - Frank Kerr out; Ryan Pemberton in for first 5 races, then to the #44 team with Reutimann after Jarrett retires
#01 - Ryan Pemberton out; Doug Richert in
#4 - Chris Carrier leaves to the #77; no word on plans for the #4 team
#7 - Peter Sospenzo out; Frank Kerr in
#8 - Tony Eury Jr. out; Tony Gibson stays at the #8
#10 - Mike Shiplett in; Rodney Childers out
#12 - Mike Nelson moves to Penske Management; Roy McCauley in
#15 - Doug Randolph moves over from the #43; 2007 crew chief Dave Charpentier moves to DEI team director
#17 - Robbie Reiser moves to Roush Racing GM post; Chip Bolin is new crew chief
#19 - Scott McDougall is out; Rodney Childers moves over
#21 - Michael McSwain out; Gene Nead is in
#22 - Looks like Tommy Baldwin Jr. will stay as Blaney’s crew chief
#27 [was #36] Richard ‘Slugger’ Labbe takes over for Joe Lax
#28 [was #88] Cully Barraclough moves up from Yates Busch team; Butch Hylton out
#43 - Jeff Meendering in; Doug Randolph goes to #15
#44 - Jason Burdett out; Bill Pappis in for first 5 races, then to #00 after Jarrett retires, Pemberton moves over from #00
#55 - Paul Andrews in; Buddy Sisco out
#66 - Dave Skog in; Harold Holly out
#77 - Chris Carrier comes over from the #4
#88 [was #25] Darian Grubb back to team engineer; Tony Eury Jr. moves over from #8 with Earnhardt Jr.