Crew chief Nick Harrison will part ways with #51 Phoenix Racing after this weekends race at Kansas Speedway. Harrison will join Richard Childress Racing where he will assume the crew chief role on the #33 Chevy in the Nationwide Series. Harrison, 31, has worked for Phoenix Racing in that role since 2009 and has been with the company for seven seasons. Despite the sale of Phoenix Racing to Harry Scott last month, Harrison intended to remain with the #51 team until the end of the year. Jimmy Elledge will come out of retirement to be the interim crew chief for the final six races of the season with Phoenix Racing, including Kyle Larsons Cup debut at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Oct. 12.( FoxSports )(10-2-2013)BBR> UPDATE: Phoenix Racing named Jimmy Elledge as its interim crew chief for the remainder of the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. The move reunites Elledge with Justin Allgaier who will be in the #51 Chevrolet in two out of the last six races. ‘I am looking forward to having Jimmy on the box making the calls the rest of the year. Hes a familiar voice and weve had success working together, ‘said Allgaier. ‘Im excited about working with Justin again. He is a great talent who keeps getting better with every lap he turns’ said Elledge. Crew chief Nick Harrison has already accepted a position with another team. ‘I want to thank Nick for all his hard work at Phoenix Racing’ said team owner Harry Scott, Jr. ‘Nick has a great opportunity and I know that he will be very successful.”( Phoenix Racing ) AND Richard Childress Racing has hired veteran Nick Harrison to crew chief the teams #33 Chevy entry in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Harrisons experience as a crew chief is spread across 131 NASCAR starts with 113 in Sprint Cup, 17 in Nationwide and one in the Camping World Truck Series. He earned a Nationwide Series victory with Kurt Busch in July 2012 at Daytona International Speedway. Harrison, 31, is a native of Columbia, Tenn. and will begin his duties effective immediately, Ernie Cope has resigned from RCR.(RCR)
