1. Darian Kent Grubb was born on October 9,1975 and is an American NASCAR mechanic, engineer, and crew chief who is currently employed at Trackhouse Racing as the Director of Performance and the crew chief of the team's part-time No 87 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 driven by Connor Zilisch in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series.
Darian Grubb has collected 1 championship and 24 wins as a crew chief.
Previously, Grubb worked for Hendrick Motorsports in a technical director position in 2020,2019,2017 and 2016 and as a crew chief for their No 24 of William Byron in 2018.
Darian Grubb then got his first permanent crew chiefing job in 2007, working on Hendrick's No 25 of Casey Mears before moving into an engineering managerial role with the team in 2008.
Darian Grubb was born in Floyd, Virginia, a small town in Floyd County, which had only one stoplight and an estimated 14,000 residents.
Darian Grubb built Late Model stock cars that competed in races throughout Virginia and the Carolinas.
Darian Grubb made a lasting impression upon his graduation in 1993, ranking 6th in a 156-pupil class.
Darian Grubb graduated with a mechanical engineering degree that year through a co-op program with Volvo Trucks and General Motors.
Darian Grubb quoted this about his association with the co-op program:.
Darian Grubb spent four years as an engineer with Hendrick Motorsports, before taking over the crew chief job temporarily for Jimmie Johnson's team at the 2006 Daytona 500, after regular crew chief Chad Knaus was suspended.
Johnson and Darian Grubb went on to finish second at the 2006 Auto Club 500.
However, Darian Grubb announced that he had been informed of his release prior to the fall Charlotte race.
Darian Grubb joined Joe Gibbs Racing and became the crew chief for Denny Hamlin and the No 11 team in 2012, replacing Mike Ford.
On July 29,2014, Darian Grubb was suspended six races for tampered firewall covers, which could lead to more downforce, during the Brickyard 400.
JGR shook up their crew chief lineup for 2015, and Darian Grubb moved from Hamlin's No 11 to JGR's upstart fourth Cup Series car, the No 19, driven by Carl Edwards.
Ironically, this meant that Darian Grubb was now crew chiefing the driver who Stewart barely beat to win the 2011 championship.
In 2016, Darian Grubb returned to Hendrick Motorsports to become the vehicle production director, which oversees chassis manufacturing.
On November 1,2017, it was announced that Darian Grubb would be the crew chief for William Byron for the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.
In 2021, Darian Grubb left Hendrick again and went to Chip Ganassi Racing as their Director of Performance.
When CGR sold their NASCAR team to Trackhouse Racing after the end of that year, Darian Grubb continued in the same role for Trackhouse.
On October 16,2024, Darian Grubb was the interim crew chief of the No 16 car for Kaulig Racing No 16 in the fall Cup Series race at Las Vegas after the team parted ways with Travis Mack.
Darian Grubb was the interim crew chief of Trackhouse's No 1 car driven by Ross Chastain in the 2024 season-finale at Phoenix after Phil Surgen was suspended due to the team being a part of the Chevrolet race manipulation at Martinsville the previous weekend.