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Nick Harrison
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born(1982-04-29)April 29, 1982
Columbia, Tennessee
DiedJuly 21, 2019(2019-07-21) (aged 37)
OccupationNASCAR Crew chief
Years active2006–2019
Sport
SportNASCAR
TeamKaulig Racing

Nicholas Harrison (April 29, 1982 – July 21, 2019) was an American stock car racing crew chief, working in the role on the No. 11 Chevrolet Camaro of Kaulig Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driven by Justin Haley. Previously, Harrison had worked in the Sprint Cup Series for Phoenix Racing.

Career

Harrison started his NASCAR career in the Busch Series in 2006 as crew chief for Chad Chaffin and Steadman Marlin.[1] In 2010, Harrison joined Phoenix Racing as crew chief for Landon Cassill,[2] and also worked with Bobby Labonte during the season.[3] The following season, Cassill, Mike Bliss, Boris Said and Bill Elliott worked with Harrison.[1] In 2012, Harrison worked with Kurt Busch until the final six weeks of the season, in which Busch left the team for Furniture Row Racing, and was replaced by Regan Smith.[4]

As of the 2013 AAA 400, Harrison had served as crew chief for eleven different drivers during the season, all of whom drove for Phoenix Racing: A. J. Allmendinger,[5] Austin Dillon,[6] Brendan Gaughan,[7] Owen Kelly,[8] Jacques Villeneuve,[9] Bobby Labonte,[10] Regan Smith,[11] Ryan Truex,[1][12] Mike Bliss,[13] Justin Allgaier,[14] and Michael McDowell.[15]

In the Nationwide Series, Harrison also served as crew chief for Ryan Newman in 2010, Landon Cassill and Jamie McMurray in 2011, Kurt Busch in 2012 and 2013, along with Jeremy Clements in 2013.[1] With Harrison, Busch won the 2012 Subway Jalapeño 250 at Daytona International Speedway.[16] Harrison also worked with Busch in the Camping World Truck Series in 2012 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the Jeff Foxworthy's Grit Chips 200 for Billy Ballew Motorsports, finishing tenth.[17]

In October 2013, Harrison announced that he was leaving Phoenix Racing following the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway, joining Richard Childress Racing to act as crew chief for the team's No. 33 Chevrolet Camaro in the Nationwide Series,[18] replacing Ernie Cope.[19] He joined the No. 3 team in 2015.[20]

Harrison moved to Kaulig Racing's No. 11 car, driven by Justin Haley, in 2019.[21][22]

Death

On July 21, 2019, Kaulig Racing announced Harrison had died at the age of 37. He had participated in the previous day's ROXOR 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, leading Haley to a 13th-place finish. A team statement read, "It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Nick Harrison, our beloved crew chief of the No. 11 car at Kaulig Racing. Please keep Nick’s family in your thoughts and prayers at this time."[23]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Nick Harrison". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  2. ^ Schilke, Nancy (2013-08-28). "Harry Scott, Jr. reaches agreement with Phoenix Racing". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  3. ^ "Phoenix Racing and Bobby Labonte Bring Home Top 20 Finish". Bobby Labonte. 2010-11-14. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  4. ^ Livingstone, Seth (2012-09-30). "Phoenix Racing committed to finishing season". NASCAR. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  5. ^ "Phoenix Racing tabs Allmendinger for No. 51". NASCAR. 2013-02-26. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  6. ^ "Austin Dillon to run Cup race for Phoenix Racing at Las Vegas". Sporting News. 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  7. ^ Eddinger, Mark (2013-08-12). "Brendan Gaughan Will Drive for Phoenix Racing This Weekend at Michigan". Sports Media 101. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  8. ^ Schilke, Nancy (2013-07-20). "Australian Owen Kelly to realise NASCAR Sprint Cup dream". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  9. ^ Morgan, Sam (2013-06-18). "Villeneuve joins Phoenix for Sonoma". Racer. Retrieved 2013-08-28. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ Pockrass, Bob (2013-07-10). "Bobby Labonte will race at Michigan for Phoenix Racing". Sporting News. Retrieved 2013-08-28. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ Spencer, Lee (2013-03-18). "Smith to drive Martinsville Cup race". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  12. ^ "Ryan Truex to Make NASCAR Sprint Cup Debut at Bristol". Catchfence. 2013-08-20. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  13. ^ Gluck, Jeff (2013-08-28). "Bobby Labonte breaks ribs in bike crash, will miss race". USA Today. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  14. ^ Albert, Zack (September 14, 2013). "Allgaier lives dream with Cup debut, daughter". NASCAR.com. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
  15. ^ "17th Annual "Sylvania 300" Entry List" (PDF). New Hampshire Motor Speedway. September 16, 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  16. ^ Corrigan, Candice (2012-07-12). "Kurt Busch Wins Dramatic Daytona Nationwide Race". Motor Racing Digest. Retrieved 2013-08-28. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  17. ^ "2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  18. ^ Spencer, Lee (October 2, 2012). "Harrison leaving Phoenix for RCR". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
  19. ^ "Harrison To Lead No. 33 Nationwide Team". National Speed Sport News. October 8, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
  20. ^ "RCR swaps No. 3 and No. 33 NASCAR XFINITY Series crew chiefs". Richard Childress Racing. June 24, 2015. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-24. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  21. ^ "Nick Harrison, longtime NASCAR crew chief, dies at 37". Official Site Of NASCAR. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  22. ^ "Justin Haley NASCAR driver page Stats, Results, Bio". Official Site Of NASCAR.
  23. ^ Crandall, Kelly (July 21, 2019). "Nick Harrison, Kaulig Racing crew chief, dies at 37". Racer. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
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