Ray Evernham
Ray Evernham
Ray Evernhamis an American consultant for Hendrick Companies, formerly an auto racing crew chief for Bill Davis Racing and Hendrick Motorsports, owner of his own team Evernham Motorsports from 2001–2010, and analyst for ESPN's NASCAR coverage. A three time Winston Cup Series Champion with driver Jeff Gordon, in 1999, Evernham won the NASCAR Winston Cup Illustrated “Person of the Year”...
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The job of the crew chief has certainly changed since I held that position, ... Today, the job of the crew chief is almost too big for one person. When you consider the growing responsibilities of managing the big picture for the team, overseeing all of the details for each race weekend, guiding all of the people and still having time to focus on the competition, it's a challenge.
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We saw guys who had pretty good cars and they would lose a second or two on pit road and never be able to make it up. We decided to go after the more athletic side of it.
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We've just missed it aerodynamically with the new body on this car,
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We've qualified for the Chase for the championship for the second year in a row, but we have high expectations for this team, both for the remainder of the 2005 season and for next year,
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We knew we had to be exactly right on the money to do this. We had a car again that was fast enough, and we had a problem in the pits.
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Last year we just couldn't really figure out what the car wanted. We felt like there was a lot more potential. ... My guys ... were right.
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Scott has shown he can be a winner in NASCAR's Busch and Craftsman Truck series and we look forward to getting him to the winner's circle next season in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series in the No. 10 Valvoline Dodge Charger.
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When they told me, I don't know, I was blown away. I was fortunate to have a great team with Rick Hendrick and Jeff Gordon and all the Rainbow Warriors.
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Pit stops have become such a big, big part of our sport. I'm proud to see they're starting to get some of the recognition I think they deserve.
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NASCAR has done a great job branding, a great job marketing, helping everyone with business. But, right now, it's time to focus on what competition's going to be five years from now.
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Right now, the car has not completed a successful test. We need to get that done first. They need to settle down the rules, and they need to find a direction and then we'll build them.