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Prior to his focus on the mechanical side of motorsports, Miller got his start as a motorcycle racer, eventually advancing to the national level in AMA Motocross. He made the transition to race cars in 1981 and was competing in NASCAR shortly after. In 1983, he was an owner/driver in the NASCAR Winston West Series. He spent five seasons in IndyCar, where he worked as a chief mechanic before joining Tri-Star Motorsports in 1995, competing weekly on the NASCAR Cup Series circuit. He moved into the Cup ranks on a part time basis in 2001. Owner Cal Wells replaced Joe Garone with Miller, as crew chief for driver Andy Houston. The duo missed qualifying for three races and managed a best finish of 18th. In 2002 Miller was on the sidelines; but returned full time in 2003 to lead Ricky Craven. They posted a win at Darlington. It was the first win for Miller; and the last career win for Craven. In 2005 Miller went to work for Richard Childress where he would remain until
2010. He led Dave Blaney in 14 events but they only managed one Top 10 finish. He would lead Jeff Burton for the next four years. They won their first year together; and would win once the following season. They won twice in 2008 but they went win-less in 2009. In 2010 Miller moved to Michael Waltrip Racing as executive vice president of competition. While there he also called the shots for a few races each year through 2013. He won with Bowyer in 2010 and it would be his final win as a crew chief. After his crew chief responsibilities he was responsible for managing all areas of competition at Michael Waltrip Racing. During his four-year tenure in this position, MWR teams qualified for the Chase for the Sprint Cup in 2012, 2013 and 2015. In December of 2015, NASCAR Announced that Scott Miller has joined the organization as senior vice president of competition, responsible for managing all competition efforts related to technology, inspection, rule development and officiating across NASCAR’s wide portfolio of racing. Miller replaced Robin Pemberton For his career Miller won six races and had 30 Top 5 finishes in 214 starts.
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