Switching Crew Chiefs: Key To Success?
In addition, race car driver, crew chief is the next most visible and most critical part of the NASCAR team. They control the pit crew and basically run the show like a director runs the production set. They devise race strategy, make key pit call during the race and make mechanical changes to the cars. It is essential that the crew chiefs and drivers to win utrke.Sponzori couples pay large sums of money to finance the race team and they want to see the team win. If a team does not win, change must be made. In addition to the race car crew chief is one of the most important and most noticeable component of the team. Therefore, changes in the team often begins with the crew chief.
If a team is not winning crew chief becomes easy hull koza.Razlog stems mostly from sponsors gledišta.Sponzor is funding a team of designated driver. Let's look more closely. Sprint Cup Series driver Mark Martin is sponsored this year Go Daddy.com.Sponzor is associated with a driver for the agreed amount of time or a certain number of races in what both sides agreed. Martin for investors and the promotion of GoDaddy.com in 2011 and fans recognize. To change the driver in the middle of the season is less likely because the fans have learned to recognize the driver with a particular product for the season. Then, of course, there are contractual issues that are often complicated with drivers, as opposed to the crew chiefs. This factor makes it easier to change the crew chief.
The common denominator for successful driver / crew chief relationship remains a mystery. Very few drivers and crew chiefs have been able to find the right chemistry to work long-term relationship. This has resulted in many changes being made. For any relationship to thrive both parties must be able to communicate, have the same goals and work towards achieving these goals. When communication breaks down, and priorities change, couples part ways.
Looking back over the 2011 Sprint Cup Series season was a lot of driver / crew chief change. Martin Truex, Greg Biffle, Juan Pablo Montoya, Jeff Burton and AJ Allmendinger all changed crew chiefs recently. As the regular season dwindles down and chase it around the corner is one question the motives for this change so late in the season. After all some of those teams chances of making the Chase is but a dream. Maybe they are trying out a new crew chiefs this late in the fourth season will be back to try Hail Mary pass late in the fourth quarter when all other options have been exhausted. More importantly, however, they are laying the foundations for next season in hopes of more success in the future. These changes give the team a chance to try out new race strategies and build new relationships that will hopefully be useful in the upcoming 2012 Sprint Cup season.
Steve Letarte's current crew chief for the No. 88 car Dale Jr. He was cited this year by saying that the drivers and crew chiefs have a good relationship on and off the track. According Letarte can not be all about work, it must be about getting to know each other outside of work together. Maybe some teams out there should heed his advice and do just that. It May not be so simple, but nothing worth a try if it means getting a place in the chase and securing future sponsors. After all that's what NASCAR is all about.