Hearing that both Mark Rette and Jeff Hensely have left their positions with Red Horse Racing. [Rette was the crew chief for Justin Lofton’s rookie season and Hensley Timothy Peter’s crew chief.] Also hearing that Red Horse Racing plans to run with drivers Timothy Peters and Miguel Paludo in 2011.(11-30-2010)
UPDATE: As further preparation for the 2011 season, Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) has named Jeff Hensley crew chief for the No. 33 team and four-time Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday. Hensley joins KHI from his position at Red Horse Racing. Hensley, 48, brings with him over 30 years of racing experience. A native of Ridgeway, Virginia he began his racing career at the age of 18 competing on various short tracks throughout Virginia and North Carolina. In 1985 Hensley became crew chief for his family-owned team Hensley Motorsports. With driver Chuck Bown, Hensley captured the 1990 NASCAR Nationwide Series championship.(Kevin Harvick Inc. PR)(12-6-2010)
UPDATE 2: Sirius NASCAR Radio’s Sirius Speedway has learned that former Red Horse Racing crew chief Mark Rette has found a new home with Turner Motorsports. Rette will serve a crew chief for a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chevrolet to be driven at different times next season by Reed Sorenson, Jason Leffler and Brad Sweet, among others. Rette formerly sat atop the pit box for Justin Lofton at Red Horse Racing in 2010.(Sirius-Speedway PR)(12-10-2010)
