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Red Bull Racing Team formally announces Jimmy Elledge as crew chief of the No. 84 Red Bull Toyota piloted by AJ Allmendinger, effective this weekend at Chicagoland Speedway. Elledge’s most recent NASCAR Sprint Cup Series crew chief duties were with former open-wheel star Juan Pablo Montoya, so he’s quite familiar with translating open-wheel lingo. He’ll know that when AJ screams “oversteer” he actually means “loose” or when AJ says “stint” he really means “run.” “Jimmy is a successful and very well-known crew chief in the NASCAR garage,” said Jay Frye, the team’s vice president and general manager. “He’ll be able to provide the experience and leadership for AJ and the No. 84 team to be competitive on a weekly basis.” Elledge’s resume includes stints with drivers Casey Mears, Reed Sorenson, Kenny Wallace, Bobby Hamilton and Dale Jarrett. Elledge, in his first race as crew chief with Montoya, was named WYPALL Wipers “Crew Chief of the Race” in April at Talladega Superspeedway. He has one Cup win, leading Hamilton to victory lane at Talladega in 2001.
AJ Allmendinger on the addition of Jimmy Elledge: “Of all the crew chiefs in the Cup garage, Jimmy is one of the only ones I’ve spoken to and had a chance to get to know. When I drove a few Nationwide races at Ganassi last year, Jimmy was always helpful. He’s a guy with a lot of crew chief experience and has a good knowledge of these race cars, so I’m looking forward to turning this season around together.”
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IMO, a good hire for RBRT and AJ. Suprised JE was out of work as long as he was.
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So much for the rumors some had here of him going back to Joonyer's place.
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StuckonKyle - 09 July 2008 08:19 AM
So much for the rumors some had here of him going back to Joonyer's place.
When did Jimmy ever work for JR Motorsports? I know he's been with RCR, Petree, and Ganassi.
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Posted: 09 July 2008 08:27 AM
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About time they looked at the cc on that car instead of the driver.
I really hope those two click.
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Posted: 09 July 2008 09:08 AM
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83fanatic - 09 July 2008 08:15 AM
IMO, a good hire for RBRT and AJ. Suprised JE was out of work as long as he was.
Yeah, but his wife is very good at looking after people's careers.
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Posted: 09 July 2008 10:31 AM
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Great move by TRB. I hope this works out well.
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FerrariEnzo - 09 July 2008 08:25 AM
StuckonKyle - 09 July 2008 08:19 AM
So much for the rumors some had here of him going back to Joonyer's place.
When did Jimmy ever work for JR Motorsports? I know he's been with RCR, Petree, and Ganassi.
Why do some of you get so pissy over symantics?
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StuckonKyle - 09 July 2008 10:31 AM
FerrariEnzo - 09 July 2008 08:25 AM
StuckonKyle - 09 July 2008 08:19 AM
So much for the rumors some had here of him going back to Joonyer's place.
When did Jimmy ever work for JR Motorsports? I know he's been with RCR, Petree, and Ganassi.
Why do some of you get so pissy over symantics?
because message boards are for entertainment???rf
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one of these 2 cars will win by Daytona July '09...rf
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Posted: 09 July 2008 03:08 PM
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A little surprised because AJ has been doing good with Ricky Viers.
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