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Ray Evernham Moves On As Old Team Disappears

By Holly CainAug 18th 2010 – 2:58PM

As announcements came down the last two weeks detailing the future of driver Kasey Kahne and revealing the direction of Richard Petty Motorsports, it felt like a long good-bye was at last complete -- the days when Richard Petty Motorsports was Evernham Motorsports done and gone. But the NASCAR team's original namesake,...

Mark Martin 'Disrespected' by 2011 Questions; Kasey Kahne Plans Still TBD

By Geoffrey MillerJul 23rd 2010 – 6:10PM

SPEEDWAY, Ind. -- Mark Martin's terse attitude concerning his oft-questioned future at Hendrick Motorsports continued Friday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with the 51-year-old driver saying he felt disrespected by the incessant questions. "I'm going to do what I want to do, but for now I'm going to drive the No. 5 car,"...

10 Years After Evernham's Hendrick Exit, Jeff Gordon Still a Force in NASCAR

By Geoffrey MillerSep 26th 2009 – 9:59PM

10 years ago Saturday -- Sept. 26, 1999 -- was the end of an era for Jeff Gordon. For as long as Gordon had been a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver, Ray Evernham had been his crew chief. The run produced three championships and 47 wins but came to end when Evernham decided to start his own venture into Sprint Cup ownership. The...

Evernham Enjoying Life in Slow Lane

By Holly CainFeb 11th 2009 – 10:30PM

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Dressed casually in jeans and a black, button-down oxford, Ray Evernham leaned back into his chair and twirled the large gold ring on his right ring finger - the ring he received as crew chief for Jeff Gordon's 1999 Daytona 500 victory. "I've got two of these Daytona 500 rings, but I can't get a...

NASCAR FanHouse Top 25 Year-in-Review:Elliott Sader, No. 19 Gillette-Evernham Dodge

By Geoffrey MillerDec 10th 2007 – 7:00AM

Welcome to the 2007 NASCAR FanHouse Year in Review. Follow along each day until the end of 2007 as we look back on the top 25 drivers of the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series for the 2007 season.Driver: Elliott Sadler -- Emporia, VirginaTeam: No. 19 Dodge Dealers Dodge, Gillette-Evernham MotorsportsPoints: 25th (-3583)2006:...

Ray Evernham News From the Web

  • 05/21/12 JENSEN: The Crew Chief's Advantage Source: FOX Sports I have long been of the belief that the smartest people in NASCAR are crew chiefs, and Saturday night's Sprint All-Star Race did nothing to dissuade me from that belief.
  • 05/19/12 All-Star pole goes to Kyle Busch Source: Decatur Daily - Decatur AL Kyle Busch captured the pole for the Sprint All-Star race for the second straight year.
  • 05/14/12 Monday Morning Tear Down: Crew chiefs Chad Knaus, Ray... Source: Sporting News When Hendrick Motorsports celebrated its 200th Cup victory as an organization Saturday night, it was only fitting that Chad Knaus was the winning crew chief.

Background on Ray Evernham

Ray Evernham (born August 26, 1957 in Hazlet, New Jersey) is currently a consultant for Hendrick Companies.

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