JEFF  HARRIS   -   ?/?/?

A native of Maypearl, Texas, Harris began driving race cars at age 11 and moved to North Carolina immediately after high school to pursue a career in NASCAR.  At just 18 years old, he joined Evernham Motorsports (later Richard Petty Motorsports) in 2006, working in both the engine and chassis departments.  In 2010, Harris transitioned to Furniture Row Racing, where he became the car chief for drivers Kurt Busch (2013) and Martin Truex Jr. (2014-2018).  He was an integral part of Furniture Row’s 2017 championship season when the #78 team won eight races and led 2,253 laps.  Also, in 2017 Harris married FOX NASCAR reporter Kaitlyn Vincie.  They had a child in August of that year.  In 2019, Harris followed Truex to Joe Gibbs Racing, where he served as car chief for the #19 team before accepting the crew chief role at Front Row Motorsports for 2022.  He filled the seat vacated by Drew Blickensderfer’s departure working with Michael McDowell.  Prior to being paired with Harris, McDowell had never had more than five top 10s in a single season.  This would be the best season of McDowell's career.  Although they didn't get a win, they

had two top fives and added an impressive eleven top tens for the small team.  Late in 2022, Hendrick Motorsports named Blake Harris as the crew chief for Alex Bowman and the #48 Ally Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 team for the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season.  Harris replaces Greg Ives who is taking a different position at HMS.

 

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