Tony Eury, Jr.
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Tony Eury, Jr. (born January 3, 1973) is a NASCAR Sprint Cup crew chief for his cousin Dale Earnhardt, Jr., who drives the #88 AMP Energy/Mountain Dew / National Guard Chevrolet Impala SS owned by Hendrick Motorsports.[1]
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Eury, Jr. worked with Dale Earnhardt, Inc. from 1991 to 2007. In 1993, he became the car chief (and one of the tire changers) for Dale Earnhardt's NASCAR Busch Series team, working under his father, crew chief Tony Eury, Sr. In both the 2004 and 2006 seasons, Eury, Jr. helped Dale Earnhardt, Jr. get into the Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup and challenge for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Championship. The 2004 season began with a win at the Daytona 500, the first of 6 wins that season.
Both Eury and Earnhardt's mothers are daughters of Robert Gee. Gee's sons are employed at JR Motorsports.
In 2008 he began his crew chief career with Hendrick Motorsports, as Dale Earnhardt,Jr. began racing for Rick Hendrick.
He is married to Amy Eury.
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| Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Sprint Cup drivers | Casey Mears (#5) | Jeff Gordon (#24) | Jimmie Johnson (#48) | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (#88) |
| Driver development program (under JR Motorsports) |
Landon Cassill | Brad Keselowski | Curtis Truex |
| Partnerships and affiliations | Furniture Row Racing | Haas CNC Racing | JR Motorsports | Phoenix Racing |
| Sprint Cup crew chiefs | Alan Gustafson (#5) | Steve Letarte (#24) | Chad Knaus (#48) | Tony Eury, Jr. (#88) |
| Other | Rick Hendrick | Ricky Hendrick | Darian Grubb | Brian Whitesell |
