Mike Green to Elite (13 Viewers)

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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.

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[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.

 

[camaro]

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.

This is kinda like Nascar, years ago when Jimmy Johnson won all those championships! I believe Jeff Gordon was his car owner and at the same time Jeff was a hired Driver for Rick Hendrick. of course, unlike Tony and Lea, Jimmy and Jeff were not married

 

[none]

I also think the timing is weird. But Tommy DeLago has been with the team for a few years and is a Championship winning CC himself. So it's not like a new guy coming in blind.

Alan

 

[ironpony]

This is kinda like Nascar, years ago when Jimmy Johnson won all those championships! I believe Jeff Gordon was his car owner and at the same time Jeff was a hired Driver for Rick Hendrick. of course, unlike Tony and Lea, Jimmy and Jeff were not married

Hope it doesn't turn out like TJ and Melanie

 

[none]

Jeff was a minority owner of that car. All the Championships and race wins are creditred to Mr. H. And the car was run out of the 24/48 shop at Hendrick Motorsports. I've never heard Jeff referred to as a Championship car owner.

A more accurate comparison would be Dale Sr. and DEI, or Denny Hamlin driving for the Coach, while owning 23XI.

Alan