Background
Manion was born in Boylston, Massachusetts, United States.
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Previously, Manion was a crew chief at Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, leading the Number. 1 team and driver Jamie McMurray to wins in both the 2010 Daytona 500 and the 2010 Brickyard 400. He has also served as crew chief for the Richard Petty Motorsports Number.
9 Ford Fusion driven by Sam Hornish, Junior.
He helped Bobby Fuller in the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Winston Modified Series at the age of 14.
His first job was cleaning the car plus general mechanic work. Eventually he was promoted to tire changer.
Between 1988 and 1992 he worked as a crew chief for Chris Woods on Late Models at Riverside Park in Agawam, Massachusetts. Manion became the crew chief at Sheba Racing in Hudson, Massachusetts in 1993.
His team worked a Modified car for Jeff Fuller and Steve Park.
Tommy Baldwin became the crew chief in 1993 and Manion became his main manitoba Steve Park, the team"s driver, missed the 1993 championship by just three points. The team had Ricky Craven as the driver and a crew chief of Charley Pressley.
During this time, Manion and Baldwin shared a house and were later, in 1997, joined by Steve Park.
Park"s move coincided with his becoming the driver of the Number. 3 Nationwide Series car owned by Dale and Teresa Earnhardt.
Manion would join Dale Earnhardt Incorporated. shortly after Park"s move. Manion became the crew chief of the Number.
In 2006, Manion began leading the Number.
1 team in the Cup Series. The team finished 15th in the points for the 2008 season with three top-five finishes and 11 top-10s. In 2011, Manion fielded a Whelen Modified Tour car for Ryan Newman to run at New Hampshire International Speedway.
Manion and crew chief Mike LaRochelle were suspended from National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing regional touring series events for the remainder of 2011.
Manion later joined Tommy Baldwin Racing, working with Alex Bowman"s Number. 7, though on May 5, 2015, he joined Richard Petty Motorsports as Sam Hornish Junior."s crew chief on the Number.
9. On December 10, Manion announced that he had left RPM. On January 6, 2016, it was announced Manion would become crew chief for a Kyle Busch Motorsports truck shared by Daniel Suárez and Cody Coughlin in the Camping World Truck Series.
Achievements
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1 Chevrolet in Sprint Cup but later he was specially selected by Dale Earnhardt Junior. and Teresa Earnhardt to head the newly formed Chance 2 Motorsports team in the Busch Series. That team proceeded to win two championships, 12 victories with Martin Truex Junior. and three with Earnhardt Junior. Manion went on to receive the Crew Chief of the Year award. In 2007, with Truex driving, the team claimed their first Pole Award, seven top-five finishes, 14 top-10s and their first Cup win at Dover International Speedway. The win secured Manion"s team in the 2007 Chase for the Cup, eventually finishing 11th in points. Newman was later stripped of his win. The win was awarded to Modified Series staple Todd Szegedy.
