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replaced, this time by Scott Eggleston.  Doug would move to the Xfinity series in 2007, as he led driver Regan Smith for owner Bobby Ginn.  They had three top five finishes in the first 17 races, but that was all the races they ran that year.  Later in 2007, Randolph would take over the crew chief duties for driver Bobby Labonte in the Cup Series working for Petty Enterprises.  Their first three races together they finished no worse than 11th; but after that the finishes were dismal.  Randolph was on the move again in 2008.  He went to work for Dale Earnhardt Inc and would lead the efforts of Paul Menard in the Cup Series.  Menard finished second in the Fall race at Talladega, but that was their only top ten finish.  They finished 26th in the points.  2009 saw Randolph working with Aric Almirola at Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing, but that only lasted seven races as Almirola had a best finish of 21st in that span.  From there, Randolph was hired by Richard Childress to lead the efforts of the #29 car, as three different drivers shared that ride.  Clint Bowyer drove seven races; and he and Randolph paired together to win in July at Daytona, and then at Dover.  But in 2010, Doug was again with a new owner, as he went to work for Kevin Buckler and driver Bobby Labonte.  They were together 14 races, and had horrible results.  Their best finish was 21st at Bristol, and Randolph was replaced.  As of 2023 this would be Doug's last time at the Cup level.  But it seemed it wasn't a 'crew chief issue' as much as team and equipment issues, because Labonte had several crew chiefs the rest of the year and his best finish was 16th.  Randolph was picked up by owner Steve Turner to lead driver Ricky Carmichael for the final seven races of the Truck series.  The pair worked together well, as they posted two top five, and four top ten finishes in those few starts.  Randolph worked for another owner yet again in 2011.  Rusty Wallace paired Doug with Steven Wallace for a full series run in the Xfinity series.  They had a best finish of fourth, on the road course of Montreal. T hey also had a fifth at Darlington, and posted five top ten finishes.  Randolph was tabbed by Truck Series owner Brad Keselowski to head a trio of drivers.  Ryan Blaney, Parker Kligerman, and Grant Enfinger would wheel the truck, and Blaney would claim a win at Iowa.  This would be Randolph's first time to victory lane in the Truck Series.  Blaney and Randolph would pair together full time in 2013, and Blaney would add another win, as he won at Pocono.  They had eight top five finishes, and ended up sixth in the points.  Keselowski again fielded a truck that saw several drivers take the wheel.  Randolph led Tyler Reddick the most races (15), and they finishes fourth three times.  Keselowski himself ran three races, and went to victory lane at Bristol after leading 119 laps.  It seemed Randolph had found at home at Brad Keselowski Racing.  He was back calling the shots full time at BKR, with Tyler Reddick as the driver in both 2015 and 2016.  They won twice in 2015, had 14 top five, and a whopping 19 top tens, in 23 starts.  They finished second in the championship to Matt Crafton.  2016 saw them win once, have eight top fives, and fall to ninth in the end of season standings.  Austin Cindric came to BKR in 2017.  Randolph led Cindric to one win, on the road course at Bowmanville.  The had eight top fives, and finished third in points.  Keselowski closed down BKR after the 2017 season, so Randolph was again looking for a job.  He would find his position working for Maury Gallagher of Gallagher Motor Sports.  He fielded two trucks that season and Randolph had a hand in helping lead both of them.  Dalton Sargeant made the most starts, and posted the best result of fourth.  In 2019, Randolph went to work for owner Jerry Brown and his driver (son) Brandon Brown about mid-season.  The Brown's run a small underfunded team; so a lot of wins and strong finishes was going to be a struggle to find.  In the 12 races they were together they didn't have any top tens; but had several races in the top 15. Randolph seems to have found a home again as he was back with the Browns in 2020, leading Brandon full time in the Xfinity Series.  They had one top five, and six top ten finishes.  2021 was a banner year for Brown Motorsports, as Randolph led them to their first career NASCAR win, as Brandon grabbed the checkered flag at Talladega.  In 2022, finances got tight and Brandon had to step out of the car for about ten races, and allow drivers could bring sponsorship money with them, to keep the team going.  Brandon drove 23 of the 33 races, with Randolph calling the shots. And led the other drivers, who could bring along sponsorship to run the other events.  Still, it was Brown who was able to produce the best finishes, as he had a best finish of third at Loudon NH; and added a fourth at Daytona in July, as their only two top five finishes.  The pair also had four top ten results.  The team was looking for sponsorship for 2023 to help fill it's driver lineup.  With Brown having financial problems, Randolph went to work for owner Shigeaki Hattori and his driver Tyler Ankrum in the Truck series.  The team had a good start at Daytona finishing seventh.  A few weeks later they would finish fourth at COTA.  But, that would go on to be their only top five finish on the season.  With only six top ten finishes, they failed to make the Chase for the championship.  Ankrum is leaving to go drive for McAnally Racing in 2024, and Randolph will remain to lead the efforts of whatever driver takes Ankrums place.