Shane Wilson (racing)

Shane Wilson (born November 3, 1968) is an American NASCAR crew chief. He currently is the crew chief for the No. 15 Ford F-150 driven by Tanner Gray for DGR-Crosley in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series. He had previously worked as a crew chief with Team Penske, Richard Childress Racing, JGL Racing, Fury Race Cars, and RSS Racing.

Shane Wilson
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1968-11-03) November 3, 1968
South Royalton, Vermont
ResidenceCatawba, North Carolina
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportNASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series
Team15. DGR-Crosley

Career

Wilson began his career in Vermont, building race cars before earning a driver's license. In 1988, he won a local touring division championship along with Brian Kenyon.[1] In 1989, Wilson joined Alsup Racing of the American Canadian Tour as a mechanic for Mike Bachelor. Four years later, Wilson joined the NASCAR All-Pro Series and subsequently worked with Hendrick Motorsports in the Craftsman Truck Series.[1]

In 2000, Wilson joined Orleans Racing as the crew chief and general manager for Brendan Gaughan, and won two K&N Pro Series West titles, while finishing fourth in the 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series standings. In 2004, Wilson and Gaughan joined Penske Racing, with Gaughan driving the No. 77 in the Nextel Cup Series until 2005, in which he was replaced by Travis Kvapil.

2006–2016: Richard Childress Racing

In December 2005, Wilson joined Richard Childress Racing as the crew chief for the No. 21 of Kevin Harvick in the Busch Series. Wilson proceeded to lead Harvick to the Busch Series championship in 2006 by a record margin of 824 points. Wilson worked with Harvick until 2008, in which he joined RCR's development program. In 2009, Wilson became the crew chief in the Sprint Cup Series for Clint Bowyer and the no. 33 team, with Wilson winning his first Sprint Cup race with Bowyer in the 2010 Sylvania 300.[1] However, after the race, Bowyer's car failed a post-race inspection, and Wilson was suspended for the next six races of the season.[2] The following season, Wilson guided Bowyer to RCR's 100th victory in the 2011 Good Sam Club 500.[1]

In 2012, Wilson reunited with Harvick as the interim crew chief after Harvick requested for Gil Martin's removal after two consecutive third-place finishes, but after failing to win a race, Wilson was reassigned to Paul Menard's team prior to the Irwin Tools Night Race.[3] For the final three races of the season, Wilson replaced Drew Blickensderfer as Jeff Burton's crew chief after Menard's crew chief Slugger Labbe returned from a suspension. As a result, after the 2012 AAA Texas 500, Wilson will have served as crew chief for all three RCR teams.[4]

2017–present: JGL Racing, Fury Race Cars, RSS Racing, DGR-Crosley

After a very successful year as Ryan Sieg's crew chief in the Xfinity Series in 2019, Wilson left for DGR-Crosley, where he was announced as the crew chief for rookie Tanner Gray's No. 15 team in the Truck Series for 2020.[5]

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References
  1. "Shane Wilson". Richard Childress Racing. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
  2. "Vermont crew chief Shane Wilson fined, suspended". WCAX-TV. 2010-09-22. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
  3. Pockrass, Bob (2012-08-31). "Crew chief Shane Wilson relieved to part with Kevin Harvick after struggling with fiery driver". Sporting News. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
  4. Bromberg, Nick (2012-10-29). "Luke Lambert to crew chief for Jeff Burton in 2013". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
  5. "DGR-Crosley names Shane Wilson as crew chief for Tanner Gray". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 15, 2020.
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