Shane Wilson (racing)
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Birth name | Shane Theodore Wilson |
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Born | South Royalton, Vermont, U.S. | November 3, 1968
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Country | United States |
Sport | NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series |
Team | 25. Rackley WAR |
Shane Theodore Wilson (born November 3, 1968) is an American
Racing career
Wilson began his career in Vermont, building race cars before earning a driver's license. In 1988, he won a local touring division championship along with Brian Kenyon.[1] In 1989, Wilson joined Alsup Racing of the American Canadian Tour as a mechanic for Mike Bachelor. Four years later, Wilson joined the NASCAR All-Pro Series and subsequently worked with Hendrick Motorsports in the Craftsman Truck Series.[1]
In 2000, Wilson joined
2006–2017: Richard Childress Racing
2006–2008
In December 2005, Wilson joined
2009–2011: Clint Bowyer
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2012
Bowyer left RCR for Michael Waltrip Racing in 2012, and after the team decided to close down the No. 33 car and go from four full-time Cup cars to three that year, Wilson reunited with Harvick and became the crew chief of his No. 29 Cup Series car. Harvick had requested the removal of his 2011 crew chief, Gil Martin, in favor of Wilson for 2012 after two consecutive third-place finishes in the standings. After he and Harvick struggled for most of the season, Wilson was reassigned and Martin returned as Harvick's crew chief in August after the Bristol Night Race. Wilson would then become the interim crew chief for Paul Menard's No. 27 car after Menard's crew chief, Slugger Labbe, was suspended.[4] For the final three races of the season, Wilson replaced Drew Blickensderfer as Jeff Burton's crew chief on the No. 31 car. As a result, Wilson crew chiefed for all three of RCR's Cup cars at one point or another during the 2012 season.[5]
2013–2017: Brendan Gaughan
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2018: JGL Racing and Fury Race Cars
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Wilson served as crew chief for Kaz Grala after leaving Richard Childress Racing. Wilson and Grala finished 2018 with 2 top 5's and 5 top 10's.
2019–2021: RSS Racing and DGR
After a very successful year as
2022–present: McAnally-Hilgemann, Bassett Racing, ThorSport Racing, and Rackley WAR
It was announced on January 11, 2022 that Wilson would go back to the Truck Series to be the crew chief for the No. 19 McAnally-Hilgemann Racing truck driven by Derek Kraus in 2022. Kraus' previous crew chief, Mark Hillman, moved to MHR's new second truck, the No. 91 of Colby Howard.[10] For the race at Nashville, Wilson was suspended due to an improperly installed ballast on the No. 19 truck.[11]
On July 2, 2022, it was announced that Wilson would be replaced by Charles Denike, who was previously the crew chief of the GMS Racing No. 23 truck driven by Grant Enfinger. On June 29, 2022, it was announced that Denike would be replaced at GMS by Jeff Hensley, who started the season as the new crew chief for Matt Crafton and the No. 88 ThorSport Racing truck. After losing his job with McAnally, Wilson would join Bassett Racing as the crew chief of their part-time No. 77 car in the Xfinity Series, driven by brothers Ronnie Bassett Jr. and Dillon Bassett. In August, Wilson left the team for ThorSport Racing to replace Hensley as Matt Crafton's crew chief.[12] He spent 11 races as Crafton's crew chief before departing from the team. On January 9, 2024, it was announced he would be the crew chief for Ty Dillon at Rackley WAR Racing.[13]
References
- ^ a b c d "Shane Wilson". Richard Childress Racing. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
- ^ "Vermont crew chief Shane Wilson fined, suspended". WCAX-TV. September 22, 2010. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20130703004804/http://www.helpersracing.com/ourcompany/CheeriosRacing/team33/shanewilson.aspx Shane Wilson biography at Cheerios Racing
- Sporting News. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
- ^ Bromberg, Nick (October 29, 2012). "Luke Lambert to crew chief for Jeff Burton in 2013". Yahoo! Sports. Yahoo!. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
- ^ "DGR-Crosley names Shane Wilson as crew chief for Tanner Gray". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 15, 2020.
- ^ "New crew chief for Tanner Gray". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 30, 2021.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (May 3, 2021). "Shane Wilson Returning to RSS Racing as Crew Chief on No. 39". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ "Ryan Sieg Racing Parts Ways with Shane Wilson". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- Bill McAnally Racing. January 11, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ "(Twitter post)". Twitter. Bob Pockrass. June 24, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
Kraus crew chief Shane Wilson suspended for tonight for improperly mounted ballast
- Heavy.com. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
- ^ "Shane Wilson named crew chief for Ty Dillon". Jayski's Silly Season Site NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 9, 2024
External links
- Shane Wilson crew chief statistics at Racing-Reference