Ex-NASCAR Crew Chief Set to Lead $29 Billion Motorsports Empire’s Excessive-Stakes Truck Collection, NHRA Ambitions

Stellantis is steadily placing the puzzle collectively as Ram prepares to make its NASCAR Craftsman Truck Collection comeback in 2026. The crew wanted somebody skilled to spearhead their Truck Collection and NHRA efforts, and so they discovered simply the suitable individual.

The racing outfit has confirmed {that a} former NASCAR crew chief is on board as preparations for the crew’s imminent return to the Truck Collection proceed.

Former NASCAR Crew Chief Joins Stellantis to Drive Ram’s Truck Collection, NHRA Comeback

Stellantis has named Kaulig Racing because the anchor crew for its five-truck program subsequent season and appointed longtime NASCAR crew chief and race engineer Kevin Kidd as North American Motorsports Competitors Director.

Kidd will head Stellantis’ NHRA and Truck Collection applications, enjoying a central function in Ram’s NASCAR return with Kaulig Racing and collaborating with Tony Stewart Racing and Direct Connection Engineering.

Stellantis appoints Kevin Kidd, a former NASCAR crew chief and competitors director, to function North American motorsports competitors director. Kidd will lead Dodge’s involvement in NHRA and Ram’s entry into the NASCAR Truck Collection.

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Kidd is worked up by the chance at Stellantis, seeing it as an opportunity to do what he does finest: push boundaries and search for inventive options.

“The intersection of engineering and competitors has at all times been my ardour,” he stated. “Stellantis’ revolutionary strategy to motorsports, particularly in partnership with Kaulig Racing, presents a novel alternative to push boundaries. I’m wanting ahead to contributing recent concepts to assist drive the efforts ahead.”

Largely recognized for his work as an Xfinity Collection crew chief, Kidd notched victories with Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano. He oversaw 171 Xfinity Collection races in complete from 2008 to 2018.

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He additionally had a quick stint within the Cup Collection, calling the pictures for Elliott Sadler in 2008 for one race. Through the 2008 Charlotte Fall occasion, Sadler piloted the No. 19 Gillett Evernham Motorsports entry. He started twenty second and crossed the end line at P20, with Kidd main the crew from the pit field.

Kidd additionally served on the NASCAR Competitors Advisory Committee for 5 years. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech and is presently pursuing an MBA at MIT’s Sloan Faculty of Administration.

“Our unconventional strategy to competitors calls for a frontrunner who can assume in a different way, and Kevin is strictly that,” says Tom Sacoman, Senior Vice President of SRT Efficiency Division Operations. “His repute in racing, mixed with the capabilities of our groups, will assist ship on our ‘Final Tenth’ efficiency philosophy,” he added.

Bringing Kidd on board alerts that Stellantis is severe about its NASCAR and NHRA applications and is dedicated to maximising crew efficiency from the beginning. Together with his expertise and artistic considering, Kidd is ready to carry vital worth to the crew.