Steve Addington

Background

Addington was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Education

He graduated from Central High School in Texas and moved back to Spartanburg. Addington worked as Jason Keller"s crew chief in the Busch Series, and the combination resulted in 10 wins, seven Top 10s, and finished in the season points. Driver Mike Bliss finished fifth in points.

Career

Previously, he was the crew chief for Justin Allgaier, Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, and Josip Juraj Yeley in the Cup Series. As a kid, he was a fan of dirt track races. Addington"s start in racing came as he helped friends compete in dirt cars.

Addington worked in 2004 as the Joe Gibbs Racing crew chief for their #20 National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Busch Series.

In 2005, Addington was named the crew chief for Joe Gibbs Racing"s #18 car driven by Bobby Labonte, replacing Mike "Fatback" McSwain. Labonte left for Petty Enterprises and was replaced by J. J. Yeley for two years.

Kyle Busch replaced Yeley as the driver of the #18 car in 2008 and Addington remained as the crew chief National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing observer"s did not know what to expect from the combination, as the team did not just change its driver.

lieutenant also changed from a Chevrolet car to a Toyota.

Busch lead the points with eight wins going into the Chase for the Cup. The team had numerous problems as soon as the Chase started, such as engine failures and wrecks, and Busch finished tenth in the twelve drivers in the Chase. Addington was named the Direct Television Crew Chief of the Year Award at National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing"s award banquet.

Busch said "I think the final ten races certainly humbled all of us.

Everyone already had virtually guaranteed us the championship after seeing the first 26 races, but it changed so quickly." Addington was relieved of his crew chief duties with three races left in the 2009 season and Dave Rogers took over the role. lieutenant is reported that the deal is for three years.

Addington ended his tenure as Busch"s crew chief at the end of 2011. Addington and Stewart had previous worked together at Joe Gibbs Racing.

Addington was relieved of his duties as crew chief of the 14 on November 19, 2013.

On November 21, 2013, it was announced that Addington will join HScott Motorsports in 2014 as crew chief and competition director

Achievements

• On March 9, 2008, Addington scored his first win as a National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Sprint Cup crew chief when the 18 team won the Kobalt Tools 500 in Atlanta, Georgia with driver Kyle Busch, and he was awarded the "Crew Chief of the Race". Busch ended the season with 21 victories in National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing"s big three divisions (Sprint Cup, Nationwide, and Craftsman Truck Series), which was seven more wins that any driver had made since the Craftman Truck Series began in 1995. On December 14, 2009, it was reported that Addington had accepted a deal to become the next crew chief for Kyle"s brother Kurt Busch, replacing outgoing crew chief Pat Tryson, who had been relieved of his duties following the 2009 Sprint Cup Season. He joined Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) owner/driver #14 Tony Stewart and Team Chevy, taking over for 2011 Sprint Cup Champion-winning crew chief Darian Grubb.

Connections

partnership:

Mike Bliss