Career
He had previously served as crew chief for Penske Racing. Wilson began his career in Vermont, building race cars before earning a driver"s license. In 1989, Wilson joined Alsup Racing of the American Canadian Tour as a mechanic for Mike Bachelor.
Four years later, Wilson joined the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing All-Pro Series and subsequently worked with Hendrick Motorsports in the Craftsman Truck Series.
In 2004, Wilson and Gaughan joined Penske Racing, with Gaughan driving the northern 77 in the Nextel Cup Series until 2005, in which he was replaced by Travis Kvapil.
In December 2005, Wilson joined Richard Childress Racing as the crew chief for the northern 21 of Kevin Harvick in the Busch Series.
Wilson proceeded to lead Harvick to the Busch Series championship in 2006 by a record margin of 824 points.
Wilson worked with Harvick until 2008, in which he joined RCR"s development program However, after the race, Bowyer"s car failed a post-race inspection, and Wilson was suspended for the next six races of the season. The following season, Wilson guided Bowyer to RCR"s 1,000th victory in the 2011 Good Sam Club 500.
Foreign the final three races of the season, Wilson replaced Drew Blickensderfer as Jeff Burton"s crew chief after Menard"s crew chief Slugger Labbe returned from a suspension.
As a result, after the 2012 American Automobile Association Texas 500, Wilson will have served as crew chief for all three RCR teams.
