(By Greg Engle)
Posted: Thursday,December 3rd, 2009
Only weeks after celebrating their record fourth NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship, Rick Ren, crew chief for champion Ron Hornaday has parted ways with Kevin Harvick Inc.
In a press release the team said Ren has left the organization to pursue management opportunities within the sport.
“Ron (Hornaday) and Rick (Ren) have been a powerful combination over the last few years in the Truck Series,” said KHI co-owner Kevin Harvick. “With success comes opportunity and we wish him well in the next step of his career.”.
LEBANON, TN - AUGUST 01: Ron Hornaday Jr. (R), driver of the #33 Longhorn Chevrolet, celebrates with crew chief Rick Ren (L) in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Toyota Tundra 200 at Nashville Superspeedway on August 1, 2009 in Lebanon, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR)
Harvick said an announcement regarding Hornaday’s crew chief for 2010 could be expected as early as next week. Hornaday has won two out of the last three Truck Series championships and is the first four-time champion (2009, 2007, 1998, 1996) in Truck Series’ history.
“We have put together a solid foundation with our Truck Series program from top to bottom,” Harvick added. “The guy behind the wheel is the catalyst of everything that has turned this into a championship-caliber team and I feel confident that our program will continue to be successful.”
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