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New crew chief for Stewart in 2016?

Sources say Mike Bugarewicz will be named in the crew chief role on the #14 Stewart-Haas Racing team for Tony Stewart’s final Sprint Cup season. “Buga”, who worked as the race engineer on the #4 Budweiser Chevy the last two seasons, replaces Chad Johnston. Bugarewicz was recruited by crew chief Rodney Childers and joined the team in December 2013 – prior to Harvick’s 2014 championship run. Bugarewicz earned his Masters and Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering at Penn State University and took a job with Roush Fenway Racing at the end of the 2005 season. Johnston has already found a new home at Chip Ganassi Racing (Motorsport)(11-23-2015)