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Veteran crew chief, Tony Eury Jr. will be reunited with Steve Hmiel (competition director) at Swan Racing for the No. 30 Toyota to be driven by David Stremme.
Just last week Swan Racing, owned by Brandon Davis, announced it was taking over the assets of Inception Racing and that it intended to run entire races.
"We have a long-term vision for Swan Racing and the addition of Tony Jr. is another step in that process. Tony brings a world of experience to Swan Racing and will be part of our long-term success," said Davis.
"I am really impressed with the team Swan Racing is building and I am proud to be part of it," said Eury. "I am looking forward to working with David Stremme behind the wheel and with competition director Steve Hmiel."
Eury, who previously worked at Junior Motorsports with Danica Patrick in the Nationwide Series, worked at Dale Earnhardt, Inc with Hmiel. DEI merged with Chip Ganassi Racing to form Earnhardt Ganassi Racing.
Eury can claim part of 19 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victories with Michael Waltrip and Dale Earnhardt Jr. including twice winning the Budweiser Shootout in 2003 and 2008. In 2006, Earnhardt qualified for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup and finished 5th in points with Eury making the calls on race day
"Tony Jr. has pretty much done it all from tire changer to crew chief. His experience and knowledge will be pivotal to the success of Swan Racing," said competition director Steve Hmiel.
Stremme's eyebrow was virtually raised by the heavy weight in NASCAR fire power being raised when he said, "The team has transformed itself virtually overnight. It's hard to believe just how different this team is in such a short period of time. This is how you build success from the ground up; you hire quality people, put their experience to work and execute on race day.”
Just last week Swan Racing, owned by Brandon Davis, announced it was taking over the assets of Inception Racing and that it intended to run entire races.
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| Tony Eury Jr. with his former driver, Danica Patrick. (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR) |
"We have a long-term vision for Swan Racing and the addition of Tony Jr. is another step in that process. Tony brings a world of experience to Swan Racing and will be part of our long-term success," said Davis.
"I am really impressed with the team Swan Racing is building and I am proud to be part of it," said Eury. "I am looking forward to working with David Stremme behind the wheel and with competition director Steve Hmiel."
Eury, who previously worked at Junior Motorsports with Danica Patrick in the Nationwide Series, worked at Dale Earnhardt, Inc with Hmiel. DEI merged with Chip Ganassi Racing to form Earnhardt Ganassi Racing.
Eury can claim part of 19 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victories with Michael Waltrip and Dale Earnhardt Jr. including twice winning the Budweiser Shootout in 2003 and 2008. In 2006, Earnhardt qualified for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup and finished 5th in points with Eury making the calls on race day
"Tony Jr. has pretty much done it all from tire changer to crew chief. His experience and knowledge will be pivotal to the success of Swan Racing," said competition director Steve Hmiel.
Stremme's eyebrow was virtually raised by the heavy weight in NASCAR fire power being raised when he said, "The team has transformed itself virtually overnight. It's hard to believe just how different this team is in such a short period of time. This is how you build success from the ground up; you hire quality people, put their experience to work and execute on race day.”