DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR is replacing longtime Sprint Cup Series director John Darby with
Richard Buck.
The move comes four years after NASCAR first announced it was seeking a successor to Darby so he could
take a managerial role.
Buck
spent last year as vice president of racing operations for the
International Motor Sports Association and managing director of NASCAR’s
Touring Series.
He worked from 1980 to 2000 as a crew chief, team
manager and director of operations with Champ Car teams, and won five
Indianapolis 500s as a crew chief.
He worked with teams in all three NASCAR national series before joining NASCAR in 2005.
Darby
was named Sprint Cup director in 2002. A no-nonsense official, he
oversaw the implementation of the "Car of Tomorrow" in 2007 and the
"Gen-6" car last season.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR is replacing longtime Sprint Cup Series director John Darby with
Richard Buck.
The move comes four years after NASCAR first announced it was seeking a successor to Darby so he could
take a managerial role.
Buck
spent last year as vice president of racing operations for the
International Motor Sports Association and managing director of NASCAR’s
Touring Series.
He worked from 1980 to 2000 as a crew chief, team
manager and director of operations with Champ Car teams, and won five
Indianapolis 500s as a crew chief.
He worked with teams in all three NASCAR national series before joining NASCAR in 2005.
Darby
was named Sprint Cup director in 2002. A no-nonsense official, he
oversaw the implementation of the "Car of Tomorrow" in 2007 and the
"Gen-6" car last season.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.