Steve Boyer Named Crew Chief of No. 40 Coors Light Dodge
CONCORD, N.C. (December 21, 2004) --- Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix
Sabates announced today that race engineer Steve Boyer will take over
crew chief duties on the No. 40 Coors Light Dodge for the 2005 season.
"It is a top priority for both Felix and myself to get the Coors
Light 40 team back into championship form," team owner Chip Ganassi
said. "Over the last six races of the 2004 season we asked Steve
to assume a leadership role with team manager Tony Glover and the 40 team
and he proved he could get the job done. Steve has the confidence of
Team management, Sterling and the 40 crew and we look forward to seeing
the 40 car up front in 2005."
"I greatly appreciate the opportunity from Chip and Felix to
become the crew chief of the No. 40 Coors Light Dodge for the 2005
season," Boyer said. "After working with Sterling and the
No. 40 team for the last three seasons, I believe that I can help this
team return to the forefront of NASCAR NEXTEL Cup competition. We hope
to continue the quality races that we had over the last six races of 2004
into the beginning of 2005, and get Sterling back to the form he has
shown in years' past."
Boyer has been a member of the Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates
team since 2001. He started as Jason Leffler's race engineer and
won his first pole at Kansas in 2001. Boyer began working with Sterling
Marlin in 2002. Befrore joining Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates,
Boyer worked for 10 years for Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company in tire
design. Boyer has a BS in Engineering from the University of Nebraska
and a Masters from Case Western Reserve in Cleveland Ohio.
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