| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Born | October 9, 1975 Floyd, Virginia, United States |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series |
| Team | Joe Gibbs Racing |
Darian Grubb (born October 9, 1975) is a NASCAR mechanic and crew chief for Joe Gibbs Racing's No. 11 FedEx Toyota Camry driven by Denny Hamlin. Before being employed at JGR, Grubb worked for Stewart-Haas Racing as the crew chief for team co-owner Tony Stewart, winning the Sprint Cup championship in 2011. Hendrick Motorsports as an assistant and filled in as Jimmie Johnson's crew chief during the suspension of Chad Knaus in 2006.[1]
Grubb was born in Floyd, Virginia. As a senior at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1998, Grubb was influential in the design of the school's "Tinker Bell" ATV used in competition. He graduated with a mechanical engineering degree that year.[2] [3]
Grubb spent four years as an assistant with Hendrick Motorsports, before taking over the crew chief job temporarily for Jimmie Johnson's team at the 2006 Daytona 500, after regular crew chief Chad Knaus was suspended. Johnson went on to win that race for his first Daytona 500 victory. Johnson and Grubb went on to finish second at the 2006 Auto Club 500. Johnson won two weeks later, again with Grubb, in the 2006 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400. In 2007, he was named the crew chief for Casey Mears' #25 Hendrick team, where he scored another win, at the Coca-Cola 600.
In the 2008 season, Grubb moved to an administrative role with Hendrick Motorsports, supervising the #5 and the renumbered #88 teams. On September 5, 2008, it was announced that Grubb was leaving Hendrick Motorsports at the end of this season to join the new Stewart-Haas Racing team to serve as Tony Stewart's crew chief in 2009. Grubb was the winning crew chief for Tony Stewart in the 2009 All-Star race at Charlotte. Grubb also guided Tony Stewart to his first win as an Owner, Driver of a points paying race. The race was won at Pocono Raceway in the Spring of 2009 and was won on fuel strategy. During the 2011 season, Grubb led Tony Stewart to his third NASCAR Championship. This was Grubb's first championship. However, Grubb announced that he had been informed of his release prior to Charlotte. Grubb will become the crew chief for Denny Hamlin and the #11 team in 2012, replacing Mike Ford.
http://www.nascar.com/2008/news/headlines/cup/09/05/tstewart.dgrubb.crew.chief/index.html
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