Con-way Freight
Hello all- my name is Rick Viers and I am the new crew chief for the No. 16 Con-way Freight Ford at Roush Fenway Racing. I am very excited at the opportunity I have to work with this team. While I’ve only been on the job for a little over a week, I can see that there are a lot of good people here. Our engineering staff is very strong and we have the opportunity to win races, which we hope to do in the near future! I have been in racing for 23 years and have worked most recently with Baker Curb Racing and Greg Biffle, as well as Red Bull Racing, Bill Davis Racing and Richard Childress Racing. Over my career, I’ve been fortunate enough to win eight races as a crew chief. We came awful close with Greg a few times earlier in the season as well.
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed getting to know Colin and the rest of the team over the past week. Colin is a very focused race car driver and he gives good feedback about his car, which is extremely helpful for me. We talked about some of our goals last week and have three of them for the remainder of the season: we want to get into the top-15 in points, win at least one race this year and win the rookie of the year title. I believe these goals are absolutely attainable and look forward to accomplishing them with Colin and this group of guys.
While I spend a majority of my time at the shop or racetrack as I continue to learn all I can about the team and organization, I really enjoy spending time with my family and riding dirt bikes when I am able.
Well, I hope I was able to provide you all with a little more insight into who I am and how excited I am to be a part of the Con-way Freight team. I look forward to seeing some of you out at the track!
Rick
