Mike Green to Elite (4 Viewers)

[BamBam2140]

Mike Green announced as crew chief for Elite Motorsports Top Fuel team in 2026

Elite Motorsports has announced multi-championship crew chief Mike Green will lead their Top Fuel program beginning in the 2026 Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series season. Green will no longer be tuning this season for Scag Racing and driver Justin Ashley after being released by the team.

www.nhra.com

 

[Butch]

Glad he's with Elite/Stewart he will do good there.

 

[stitcherbob]

Silly season started early with a boom!

 

[ironpony]

So he is out with a few races left ?? seems like a cut off your nose to spite your face move for Ashley.

 

[DixonFan]

Sounds like Mike wasn’t thrilled with how things were going at Ashley’s operation. But man, this move makes no sense. You don’t blow up a championship run with two races left! Bringing in a new crew chief this late in the game? No shot. The learning curve’s way too steep for anyone to come in and make it work that fast.

 

[twostep]

So next year Tony Stewart will be driving for Elite Motorsports in 2026 and competing against his wife who will be driving for Tony Stewart Racing? Yep - I'd say Silly Season started a bit early this year.

Indeed, must have been some bad juju in the Ashley camp for Green to depart (or released by) the SKAG team.