Con-way Freight
Hello everyone. My name is Eddie Pardue and I’m the crew chief for the No. 16 Con-way Freight Ford. I just wanted to check in and give you a little bit of insight about how I got to where I am today. I have been at Roush Fenway Racing for eight years and worked as shock technician and spotter on the No. 6 car with Mark Martin prior to becoming a crew chief. When Roush Fenway expanded its Nationwide Series programs at the time Greg Biffle was the driver of the No. 16 car, I was named crew chief. Being a crew chief has a lot of responsibilities. Just a few of them include scheduling of the work to be done on the cars, working on and finalizing race track set-ups, and pit stops. Organizational and motivational skills are necessary in being a good crew chief too, but these aren’t to be overlooked by the need for technical skill.
I’ve really enjoyed working with Colin and seeing him grow in the sport. We are excited to get him back in the car at Dover in a few weeks. Dover is a very fast track and is unique for being high banked and concrete. It is one of only a handful of concrete tracks on the circuit. We are looking to have a strong run there as we always do. Colin has done well in the Truck Series at Dover so he will be right up to speed in the Nationwide car as well.
I hope that gave everyone some insight in to my world as the crew chief of the No. 16 Con-way Freight car! We’ll catch up with you all again soon.
Eddie
