LONG POND, Pa. – Rodney Childers has a home for the next several years.
Stewart-Haas Racing announced Friday that they have locked the reigning Sprint Cup Series championship crew chief through 2020 to lead Stewart Haas Racing’s fourth team.
After leaving Michael Waltrip Racing for SHR and driver Kevin Harvick last year, Childers oversaw an outfit that won five races, scored eight poles and led 2,137 laps en route to the championship with a dramatic win in the season-finale last November at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
The Childers-led squad became only the third Sprint Cup team to lead more than 2,000 laps in a single year since 2000. And of the 24 track qualifying records set during the 2014 season, the No. 4 Budweiser / Jimmy John’s team accounted for six of them. No other team had more than four.
“I knew when I came to Stewart-Haas Racing that this was a special opportunity,” Childers said. “Kevin’s skills have always been evident, and his hunger and desire to be the absolute best he can be in every practice, qualifying session and race motivates our entire team. We have great leadership at Stewart-Haas Racing along with a deep commitment toward success, excellent people and strong partners. If you want to win, this is where you want to be, and I’m happy to be here for a long time.”
Childers turns 39 on Sunday.
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