Why is grubb leaving stewart

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More UFC News ». More Entertainment News ». This was also the same Darian Grubb that would go on to lead Stewart to a record five wins in the race Chase, and then capped things off with the Cup championship. And what does he get in return for all his hard work and this accomplishment? He's replaced by Steve Addington. There have been a number of theories since then that Grubb's unceremonious—if not downright embarrassing—dumping may not have been all of Stewart's doing. Some have speculated that Grubb was sacked by team co-owner Gene Haas, the money man behind the SHR organization, or perhaps team general manager Joe Custer, and that Stewart was left helpless to convince them otherwise.

It's probably a mystery that we'll never know the real answer to—or at least until someone writes a tell-all book in a few years. If that happens, put me down as being first in line to get a copy of that tome indeed.

Now, fast-forward to today. Even though he has three wins in , Stewart has struggled brutally in the last few races, finishing 19th, 32nd, 27th and 22nd Sunday night at Atlanta. Even worse, Stewart has fallen from fifth to 10th in the standings over the last seven weeks—and runs the risk of falling outside the top 10 after this coming Saturday's final Chase qualifying race at Richmond. He led Jimmie Johnson to a pair of wins in , including the Daytona , as an interim crew chief while Chad Knaus served a four-race suspension.

He helped Casey Mears to his first win, the Coca-Cola , last season as a full-time crew chief. He's also been an integral part of helping Dale Earnhardt Jr. Asked if Grubb should talk with Greg Zipadelli, Stewart's crew chief the past 10 years, about what it's like to work with one of the most controversial drivers in the garage, Stewart said, "Absolutely.

Zippy and I had to do it from scratch starting in ' Stewart has yet to name a crew chief for teammate Ryan Newman. He declined to comment on whether Jay Frye, the general manager at Team Red Bull, would be coming to his team in a similar role. Skip to main content Skip to navigation. Stewart selects seasoned Grubb as his crew chief. Baltimore Ravens. Miami Dolphins. Rams add Beckham Jr. Los Angeles Rams. Superman returns: Cam rejoins QB-thin Panthers.