Kevin Manion is a two-time consecutive NASCAR Xfinity Series championship-winning crew chief and the 2010 Daytona 500 and 2010 Brickyard 400-winning crew chief.
18 Facts About Kevin Manion
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Kevin Manion helped Bobby Fuller in the NASCAR Winston Modified Series at the age of 14.
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Kevin Manion's team worked a Modified car for Jeff Fuller and Steve Park.
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Tommy Baldwin became the crew chief in 1993 and Kevin Manion became his main man.
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Kevin Manion would join Dale Earnhardt Inc shortly after Park's move.
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Kevin Manion became the crew chief of the No 1 Chevrolet in Sprint Cup but later he was specially selected by Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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Kevin Manion went on to receive the Crew Chief of the Year award.
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In 2006, Kevin Manion began leading the No 1 team in the Cup Series.
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When Truex left for Michael Waltrip Racing in 2010, Jamie McMurray replaced him as the driver of the Earnhardt Ganassi Racing No 1 car and Kevin Manion remained the crew chief.
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Kevin Manion later joined Tommy Baldwin Racing, working with Alex Bowman's No 7, though on May 5,2015, he joined Richard Petty Motorsports as Sam Hornish Jr.
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On January 6,2016, it was announced Kevin Manion would become crew chief for a Kyle Busch Motorsports truck shared by Daniel Suarez and Cody Coughlin in the Camping World Truck Series.
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Kevin Manion served as the crew chief for DGR-Crosley's No 54 truck in 2018, which was fielded for Bo LeMastus, Justin Marks, Kyle Benjamin, and Chris Eggleston.
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Smith and Kevin Manion both returned for a second year in 2021 and won at Martinsville in October to clinch a spot in the Championship 4, where they would finish second in the standings.
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On November 23,2021, it was announced that Kevin Manion would be leaving GMS to be the crew chief for Spire Motorsports in their expansion into the Truck Series.
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On January 16,2024, it was announced that Kevin Manion would be leaving GMS to be the crew chief for Rev Racing for their No 2 driven by Nick Sanchez.
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Sanchez and Kevin Manion would make it to the playoffs but would get eliminated at Martinsville.
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On January 27,2025, it was announced that Kevin Manion would leave Rev after one year to be the crew chief for Spire in their No 71.
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In 2011, Kevin Manion fielded a Whelen Modified Tour car for Ryan Newman to run at New Hampshire International Speedway.