Penske Racing has announced Todd Gordon has been named as the crew chief for the defending NASCAR Nationwide Series championship-winning No. 22 Discount Tire/Ruby Tuesday Dodge team for 2011.
Gordon will be replacing Paul Wolfe who was moved up to Brad Keselowski’s Sprint Cup team.
Previously a race engineer for Diamond-Waltrip Racing in the Nationwide Series, Gordon will take over the team that earned Penske Racing’s first NASCAR championship last season with Keselowski claiming six wins, five poles and a series single-season record 26 top-five finishes.
Gordon will be paired with Keselowski as the young driver will attempt to defend his championship while also running full-time in the Cup series.
Before working at Diamond-Waltrip Gordon was the crew chief at Baker Curb Racing in the Nationwide Series and he also helped build the CJM Racing Nationwide Series program from the ground up, serving as both team manager and crew chief.
“The chance to join Penske Racing and lead the championship-winning team with Brad next season is the opportunity of a lifetime,” said Gordon. “The No. 22 Dodge team had a special year in 2010 and I’m looking forward to coming on board and hopefully building on that level of success as we move forward.”
“We are excited to welcome Todd to Penske Racing,” said Michael Nelson, Vice President of Operations for Penske Racing. “With his strong engineering background and experience as a crew chief in the Nationwide Series, he will be a great addition to the No. 22 Discount Tire/Ruby Tuesday Dodge team.”
Gordon will be replacing Paul Wolfe who was moved up to Brad Keselowski’s Sprint Cup team.
Previously a race engineer for Diamond-Waltrip Racing in the Nationwide Series, Gordon will take over the team that earned Penske Racing’s first NASCAR championship last season with Keselowski claiming six wins, five poles and a series single-season record 26 top-five finishes.
Gordon will be paired with Keselowski as the young driver will attempt to defend his championship while also running full-time in the Cup series.
Before working at Diamond-Waltrip Gordon was the crew chief at Baker Curb Racing in the Nationwide Series and he also helped build the CJM Racing Nationwide Series program from the ground up, serving as both team manager and crew chief.
“The chance to join Penske Racing and lead the championship-winning team with Brad next season is the opportunity of a lifetime,” said Gordon. “The No. 22 Dodge team had a special year in 2010 and I’m looking forward to coming on board and hopefully building on that level of success as we move forward.”
“We are excited to welcome Todd to Penske Racing,” said Michael Nelson, Vice President of Operations for Penske Racing. “With his strong engineering background and experience as a crew chief in the Nationwide Series, he will be a great addition to the No. 22 Discount Tire/Ruby Tuesday Dodge team.”