Click on the site to see all races run at that track. Clint bowyer and gil martin swing for the fences at new. Clint bowyer through the years, key career moments. Kevin harvick grabs 3rd straight nascar cup win kevin harvick is at his best whens he mad, so much so that former crew chief gil martin used to try. Once you have mastered gokart racing, enter amateur races and learn about mechanics. Drivers are primarily cup drivers, part timers are listed if they dont participate in another series fulltime. Rcr assigns gil martin as xfinity series competition director. Gil martin has parted way with richard childress racing. Jan 01, 2018 under the tutelage of crew chief gil martin, bowyer continued impressing in 2006 and finished the season 17th in the cup standings. Jun 02, 2014 see the list of drivers competing in the 14th race of the sprint cup series season related. Nascar driver, crew chief take to the air luke air force.
Martin, with five iroc championships, has more than any other. Kevin harvick raced to his third straight nascar cup series victory. The season started at daytona international speedway on february 20 and ended at homesteadmiami speedway on november 19. The 2012 nascar sprint cup series was the 64th season of nascar professional stock car racing in the united states and the 41st modernera cup season. The 2008 nascar sprint cup series was the 60th season of professional stock car racing in the united states and the 37th modernera cup season.
And if that driver is clint bowyer, its his first career nascar cup. Driver clint bowyer, a 2006 rookie driver in the nextel cup racing series, and his crew chief, gil martin, took time out from their busy racing schedule nov. Crew chief gil martins decision after practice proved to be the catalyst for. Sep 19, 20 gil martin, crew chief for kevin harvick and the no. Apr, 2017 gil martin has parted way with richard childress racing. Harvick, crew chief gil martin and team owner richard childress all said the drivers plans to leave shouldnt affect the teams ontrack outlook. October 20, 2015 richard childress racing has assigned industry veteran and longtime rcr crew chief gil martin as its competition director for the nascar xfinity series. In six full seasons in cup, mears has 12 topfives, including a victory at. Gil martin is asking the nascar community to rally and help out a friend in need. Starting 11th in the field of twentythree, hearne was forced to fall out of the race just past halfway due to brake issues and finished 17th. Each monday well post an image of a drivers hair on facebook. Apr 28, 20 harvick, crew chief gil martin and team owner richard childress all said the driver s plans to leave shouldnt affect the teams ontrack outlook. Finish start car mfg team owner crew chief status laps led winnings.
Out of all major sports, nascar is one of the most connected to the fans especially on twitter. Wilson and harvick have struggled this season as harvick is winless and sits eighth in the. Coming off consecutive topten performances at both daytona international speedway and auto club speedway, martin has guided the no. Gil martin will return to the helm of harvicks richard childress racing team, replacing shane wilson. The victory was also immensely satisfying to bowyers crew chief at richard childress racing, gil martin, who had coaxed his driver and his team through the 26race regular season always with an eye on the big picture, he says. The national association for stock car auto racing was in town for a weekend race at the phoenix. He competed in three nextel cup series events in his career hearnes debut came in 1965, when he competed at moyock. Nascar sprint cup drivers movers for 2012 fox sports. He finished second in the sprint cup series standings five times, and has been described by espn as the best driver to never win a championship. The 2007 season was bowyers best cup season to date, as the kansas native finished third in the championship standings 346 points behind winner jimmie. Get the latest race results driver austin dillon on. Kevin harvick grabs 3rd straight nascar cup win las.
During his tenure as a cup crew chief, martin led a variety of drivers including kevin harvick, robby gordon and clint bowyer. Nascar crew chief gil martin has lifechanging experience. Martin, who had been working as the xfinity series manager for rcr, had been with the organization since 2001. Crew chief gil martin engineered three thirdplace points finishes over the last four seasons for kevin harvick, and he has been a mainstay at the company since 2000. He is currently employed at richard childress racing as the competition director of the nascar xfinity series shop, formerly the owner of filmar racing and the crew chief for the no. He has the second most wins all time in what is now the xfinity series with 49. View gil martins nascar cup series results by track. The season ended with the ford ecoboost 400 at homesteadmiami. Matthew dillner, special to but a handful of harvick doesnt sound so bad after youve looked into the eyes of hungry. In the xfinity series, he finished the year in third place. The 20 nascar sprint cup series was the 65th season of nascar professional stock car racing in the united states and the 42nd modernera cup season.
Click on the site to see all races run at that track view career statistics for gil martin. See the list of drivers competing in the 14th race of the sprint cup series season related. Clint bowyer through the years official site of nascar. Gil martin crew chief nascar cup series results las vegas motor speedway click on the race to see the complete results for that race. During his tenure as a cup crew chief, martin led a variety of drivers including kevin harvick, robby gordon and clint bowyer to 16 wins. Crew chief gil martin took his son ford on a mission trip to mexico so he.
The 2016 nascar xfinity series was the 35th season of the xfinity series, a stock car racing series sanctioned by the nascar in the united states. Moving from hendrick motorsports to become rcrs fourth cup driver, mears takes over the car driven into the chase. A conversation with sprint cup driver austin dillon. In six full seasons in cup, mears has 12 topfives, including a victory at lowes motor speedway in. Richard childress racing has assigned industry veteran and longtime rcr crew chief gil martin as its competition director for the nascar xfinity series, effective immediately. If you can, volunteer to work with a local drivers crew. Try to make it as complete as possible and update it as often possible, usually daily. Gil martin sets up gofundme for longtime friend, former.
Gil martin named rcr xfinity series competition director. Hhp images new crew chief gil martin will give kevin harvick a fighting. People drivers drivers by state compare drivers driver rankings owners crew chiefs. He is the first crew chief to win in all three divisions of cup, nationwide, and truck series. He is the first crew chief to win in all three divisions of cup, nationwide, and. Stewarthaas racing had all four drivers in the top 10 for the first time. Gil martin, rcr part ways jayskis nascar silly season site. Gil martin returns as harvicks crew chief beyond the. Year, driver, races, win, t5, t10, pole, laps, led, earnings, rank, avst, avfn, raf, miles, llf. The season ended with the ford ecoboost 400 at homesteadmiami speedway. Ranking the 11 most intelligent crew chiefs in nascar today 0 of 11 theres an old saying in nascar that one of the main differences between a good driver and a great driver is hisher crew chief. Gil martin, chad knaus, mike ford nascar teleconference. Its a guide to what is heardfound for each team and what has been announcedreported.
Harvicks team richard childress racing said shane wilson would replace gil martin on harvicks no. Our database contains statistics, information and history of nascar car numbers. Best driver, best and worst races, biggest underachiever and more new, 17 comments a look back at the 20 nascar season with awards handed out in a variety of categories. Under the tutelage of crew chief gil martin, bowyer continued impressing in 2006 and finished the season 17th in the cup standings. The nascar whelen euro series announced today a recordbreaking entry list for the first event of the 2018 season, taking place this weekend in valencia, spain, at the circuit ricardo tormo. Ranking the 11 most intelligent crew chiefs in nascar. Mark anthony martin born january 9, 1959 is a retired american stock car racing driver.
Nascar sprint cup series driver kevin harvick 29 stands in the garage with his crew chief gil martin prior to practice for the kobalt tool 500 at phoenix. Moving from hendrick motorsports to become rcrs fourth cup driver, mears takes over the car driven into the chase last year by clint bowyer, who moves to rcrs new. Gil martin, the xfinity series manager for richard childress racing, was released by the team on tuesday. The longtime crew chief turned xfinity series manager had been with the welcome, n. Gil martin, kevin harvick crew chief, earns moog problem. Apr 28, 20 richard childress racing driver kevin harvick and crew chief gil martin are both convinced that they wouldnt have won last nights toyota owners 400 at richmond international raceway without. Moving from hendrick motorsports to become rcrs fourth cup driver, mears takes over the car driven into the chase last year by clint bowyer, who moves to rcrs new no. Kevin harvick races to 3rd straight nascar cup victory usa today. See more ideas about nascar, nascar racing and race cars. The 2015 nascar cup series was the 67th season of professional stock car racing in the united states and the 44th modernera cup season. Gil martin, crew chief for kevin harvick and the no. Richard childress racing driver kevin harvick and crew chief gil martin are both convinced that they wouldnt have won last nights toyota owners 400 at richmond international raceway without. The 2015 nascar sprint cup series was the 67th season of professional stock car racing in the united states and the 44th modernera cup season.
He is the 2014 sprint cup series champion and is a twotime. During his time at rcr he worked with a number of different drivers, including kevin harvick, robby gordon and clint bowyer, in the monster energy nascar cup series. The results not only earned him another full year of xfinity series competition in 2006, but also the full time role in the no. Ranking the 11 most intelligent crew chiefs in nascar today. Gil martin takes an exciting ride down a slide in monterrey, mexico. Nwes announces recordsetting entry list nascar home tracks.
Frustrated with finishing third in the nascar sprint cup standings for the second consecutive year, kevin harvick will get a new crew chief for the 2012 season. Nov 30, 2006 driver clint bowyer, a 2006 rookie driver in the nextel cup racing series, and his crew chief, gil martin, took time out from their busy racing schedule nov. Air force 1947, johnny mantz, doug yates engines, boris said iii, kathy wilson, morris vanvleet, damon lusk, tom powers, tab boyd. To become a nascar driver, get as much racing experience as possible by racing gokarts at your local track and entering gokart competitions, like the soap box derby. Harvick is the former owner of kevin harvick incorporated, a race team that ran in the xfinity series and the gander outdoors truck series between 2004 and 2011. Clint bowyer and gil martin swing for the fences at new hampshire by jordan bianchi apr 2, 2020 when a driver wins a race, there tends to be a party. Gil martin, who guided kevin harvick to thirdplace finishes in the sprint cup standings in 2010 and 2011 but was replaced after last season, will return as harvicks crew chief this weekend at. First we are joined gil martin, crew chief for the no.
Crew chief gil martins nascar cup series results at las. Crew chief gil martin second from right and bowyer would reunite after their time together in. Gil has been in this role before with rcr and we are confident he will do as solid a job as he did before, said dr. This is an unofficial page compiled by from many different sources. Gil martin to lead rcr xfinity program speed sport. Gil martin leaves richard childress racing speed sport. Here is a list of all nascarrelated twitter accounts that you can follow. After harvick got shuffled back in traffic by an inopportune debris caution on lap 87, crew chief gil martin opted to keep him out on old tires under caution for a wreck involving justin allgaier. Gil martin returns as harvicks crew chief beyond the flag. Gil hearne june 18, 1939 is a former nascar driver from wrightstown, nj. Gil martin 20 spin its said that driving while distracted is dangerous, and if that holds true in the midst of a major nascar transition, 20 could be hazardous for kevin harvick.