Tony Stewart Racing Funny Car team announces 2025 crew chief lineup

[andujar]

Tony Stewart Racing Funny Car team announces 2025 crew chief lineup

Tony Stewart Racing has announced that Mike Knudsen has been promoted to crew chief on Matt Hagan’s Funny Car, with Phil Shuler joining the championship-winning team heading into 2025.

www.nhra.com

 

[Jer]

So wha 6th

Tony Stewart Racing Funny Car team announces 2025 crew chief lineup

Tony Stewart Racing has announced that Mike Knudsen has been promoted to crew chief on Matt Hagan’s Funny Car, with Phil Shuler joining the championship-winning team heading into 2025.

www.nhra.com

Wow disnt see that coming,dickie is good,need changes on the top fuel car not this 1....

 

[z28]

Tony Stewart Racing Funny Car team announces 2025 crew chief lineup

Tony Stewart Racing has announced that Mike Knudsen has been promoted to crew chief on Matt Hagan’s Funny Car, with Phil Shuler joining the championship-winning team heading into 2025.

www.nhra.com

Dickie won't stay out long if he chooses to

 

[mick]

just once i'd like to read an article like this that goes something like this ..... 'i've never worked with any of these guys before. in fact, my ex-wife now
dates one of the guys i will be working with. i sure hope this works out. this team has been struggling, i guess we'll try not to blow too much stuff up'

interesting. the comp plus article states todd smith has been released from kalitta/jr todd. possible landing spot for dickie.

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Tony Stewart Racing has promoted Mike Knudsen to crew chief for Matt Hagan’s Funny Car, with veteran Phil Shuler joining the team as co-crew chief for the

competitionplus.com

 

[Paul]

Sounds like Kalitta made Dickie an offer he couldn't refuse and TSR had to make a "business decision" to go elsewhere. Just another day in professional motorsports.

 

[Rajunz]

Sounds like Kalitta made Dickie an offer he couldn't refuse and TSR had to make a "business decision" to go elsewhere. Just another day in professional motorsports.

I like this version much better than "TSR just canned Dickie"

 

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In 2004 a friend and I went to Phoenix for the national event. (1800 miles one way for us) My friend was a sportsman contestant so we were on the property a day or two before the general public. We were driving the golf cart through the pro pits one night and it was just the teams getting setup for the event and getting the cars ready. We saw a young crew member draining the frame rails on Jim Heads funny car. We stopped and talked to him for a few minutes. I am 99% certain that crew member was Mike Knudsen. Congratulations on being named CREW CHIEF of a professional nitro funny car team.

 

[MHayes]

In 2004 a friend and I went to Phoenix for the national event. (1800 miles one way for us) My friend was a sportsman contestant so we were on the property a day or two before the general public. We were driving the golf cart through the pro pits one night and it was just the teams getting setup for the event and getting the cars ready. We saw a young crew member draining the frame rails on Jim Heads funny car. We stopped and talked to him for a few minutes. I am 99% certain that crew member was Jim Knudsen. Congratulations on being named CREW CHIEF of a professional nitro funny car team.

I'm guessing you meant Mike Knudsen? Or maybe Jim is Mike's brother

 

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I'm guessing you meant Mike Knudsen? Or maybe Jim is Mike's brother

yes, it was a typo. brain fart. thanks. lol

I had Jim on my brain because he was working on Jim Heads funny car.

 

[Rat]

13 time champ Alan Johnson will enter his 31st season as a nitro tuner in 25 and I feel like Tony would have fired him the 17 seasons that it did not work.

 

[Catman]

13 time champ Alan Johnson will enter his 31st season as a nitro tuner in 25 and I feel like Tony would have fired him the 17 seasons that it did not work.

The article did not state that Dickie was fired, simply that there has been a Crew Chief change. This is the first media release, let's wait & see how the rest of the story unfolds.

 

[Rat]

I dont think he was fired at all. It is sorta a joke at the impulses Tony displays at times.

 

[z28]

sometimes you just need a change and maybe Dickie decided it was that time. I'm sure Connie was not happy with the FC this year and did something about it.

 

[Catman]

sometimes you just need a change and maybe Dickie decided it was that time. I'm sure Connie was not happy with the FC this year and did something about it.

Just looking at DHL's monetary involvement in Kalitta Racing, surely keeping them happy would be at the forefront.

 

[Nunz]

Just looking at DHL's monetary involvement in Kalitta Racing, surely keeping them happy would be at the forefront.

I believe the B2B relationship between DHL and Kalitta Air is more important than the FC's win record.