Lucas A Lambert is an American NASCAR crew chief who currently serves as the crew chief for Petty GMS Motorsports's No 42 car in the NASCAR Cup Series, driven by Noah Gragson.
15 Facts About Luke Lambert
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Luke Lambert first worked on Jeff Burton's No 31 car in the Cup Series as an engineer and a crew chief, then became the crew chief for their No 2 car in the Nationwide Series driven by Elliott Sadler, followed by a second stint as a Cup Series crew chief on the No 31 car, driven by Burton, Ryan Newman, and Daniel Hemric.
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Luke Lambert then moved to Roush Fenway Racing as the crew chief for their No 17 car, driven by Chris Buescher, and later the team's No 6 car where he reunited with Newman, and then to JRM as the crew chief for Gragson and their No 9 car.
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Luke Lambert became a NASCAR fan as a child after attending races at Bristol Motor Speedway which led him to start racing go-karts.
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Luke Lambert attended college at North Carolina State University and participated in the university's Wolfpack Motorsports program as a driver and mechanic.
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When Burton's crew chief, Todd Berrier, was fired midway through the 2011 season, RCR tapped Luke Lambert to take over crew chiefing duties of the No 31.
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Luke Lambert moved to RCR's Nationwide Series No 2 car to be Elliott Sadler's crew chief in 2012.
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In 2015, Luke Lambert was suspended six races for illegal tire modifications in the race at Auto Club Speedway.
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Luke Lambert earned his first Cup win atop the box with Newman at Phoenix Raceway in 2017.
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When Newman left for Roush Fenway Racing in 2019 to drive the team's No 6 car, he was replaced in the renumbered No 8 car by Daniel Hemric, and Luke Lambert remained the crew chief of the car.
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In 2020, Luke Lambert left RCR to move to Roush Fenway Racing to be the crew chief for their No 17 car, driven by Chris Buescher.
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On January 4,2022, it was announced that Luke Lambert would be the new crew chief for Noah Gragson and the JR Motorsports No 9 car in the Xfinity Series after Gragson's previous crew chief, Dave Elenz, moved up to the Cup Series to crew chief Erik Jones and the No 43 car for Richard Petty Motorsports, which would soon after become Petty GMS Motorsports.
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On October 25,2022, it was announced that Luke Lambert would move back to the Cup Series in 2023 and would continue to crew chief Noah Gragson.
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Luke Lambert is a native of Mount Airy, North Carolina and graduated from Mount Airy High School in 2001.
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Luke Lambert graduated from North Carolina State University in 2005 with a degree in mechanical engineering.