David Ragan, Roush Fenway’s young gun, will get a seasoned pro, Donnie Wingo for his crew chief next year. Jimmie Fennig, the previous crew chief to the No.6 car, has been moved to lead the research, development and testing team.
Wingo had re-joined Roush Fenway this year reuniting with Jamie McMurray, most recently winning the Sprint Cup race in Talladega. Prior to that he worked with Juan Pablo Montoya at Earnhardt Ganassi, guiding the Columbian-born driver to victory lane at Infineon Raceway in June 2007.
“Roush Fenway is looking to build the strongest possible teams and sometimes we do that by restructuring personnel,” said owner Jack Roush. “Jimmy Fennig’s experience and judgement are impeccable so we made the decision to re-assign him to head up our testing operations to try and make that department stronger. The requirement for us to reduce from five to four Sprint Cup teams allowed us to move Donnie Wingo to the No 6 to fill that void. I think Donnie brings a wealth of experience to our organization having won races for multiple teams including our organization and we are anxious to see if he can challenge David Ragan and help him to realize the potential he showed in 2008. I’m proud of my time with Jimmy, he’s taught me a lot over the years, but now I’m looking forward to next year and working with Donnie Wingo and his engineer Derek (Stamets),” said Ragan, driver of the No. 6 UPS Ford. Photos: Philippe Champoux - Auto123.com & NASCAR
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