TONY  EURY  JR   -   01/03/1973

Eury was born into a racing family in Kannapolis, North Carolina.  His family lived near the Earnhardts north of Charlotte and the heads of both families, Ralph Earnhardt and Ralph Eury, were close friends.  Tony Eury Jr. is the son of Tony Eury Sr. and Sandra Gee, daughter of famed engine builder Robert Gee.  Dale Earnhardt Sr. married Sandra's sister Brenda, and they had Dale Earnhardt Jr. as a child.  Despite both marriages ending in divorce, both sons grew up together.  In 1993, he became the car chief (and one of the tire changers) for Dale Earnhardt's NASCAR Xfinity Series team, working under his father, crew chief Tony Eury Sr.  Eury Jr began his crew chief career in 2003 working for owner DEI as he led Dale Earnhardt Jr for three races.  In 2005 he again worked with Dale Jr; this time for ten events and they posted two Top 5 finishes.  Still with DEI he was head wrench for Michael Waltrip as Eury led a driver for his first

full season.  They posted three Top 5's.  Eury moved over to work with Dale Earnhardt Jr in 2006 and the due won at Richmond.  Eury, Jr. helped Dale Earnhardt, Jr. get into the Chase for the NASCAR Cup and challenge for the NASCAR Cup Championship; finishing fifth in 2006.  2007 would be a down year as they produced no wins and only five Top 5 finishes.  In 2008, Earnhardt split from DEI (a business his father formed) and went to drive for Rick Hendrick.  Eury went with him. They won at Michigan that season.  After a poor showing in the 2009 Coca-Cola 600, some began to talk of Eury, Jr.'s possible firing; but was transferred to the R&D team on May 28, 2009.  He was replaced by Lance McGrew. For 2010-2012 Eury worked in the Xfinity Series for owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. (JR Motorsports). He headed up the efforts of such drivers as Scott Wimmer, Kasey Kahne, Jamie McMurray, Aric Almirola and Danica Patrick.  He claimed one win while in the Xfinity series; it came in 2010 with Dale Earnhardt Jr.  On December 10, 2012, Eury was hired by Swan Racing (was Inception Motorsports) as crew chief for David Stremme in the Cup Series replacing Steven Lane.  He held no crew chief position in any of NASCAR's top three series from 2014-2017.  He was called upon to team with long time driver Danica Patrick as she made her final Cup start in the Daytona 500 in 2018.

 

All Photos copyright and are property of their respective owners