Greg Ives

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Greg Ives
Personal information
Full nameGregory Stuart Ives [1]
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg American
Born (1979-09-13) September 13, 1979 (age 45)
Bark River, Michigan, U.S.
Alma mater Michigan Technological University
Occupation Crew Chief
Years active2013–present
Sport
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
Sport Motor racing
League NASCAR Cup Series
Team40. JR Motorsports

Gregory Stuart Ives (born September 13, 1979) [2] is an American NASCAR crew chief who works for JR Motorsports as the crew chief of their No. 40 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 in the NASCAR Cup Series, which is fielded part-time for Justin Allgaier. He is also serving as the interim crew chief for Hendrick Motorsports's No. 17 Chevrolet Camaro driven by Corey Day in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. He was previously the permanent crew chief for the same car in 2021 and 2022.

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Racing career

Hendrick Motorsports

In 2016, Ives was the crew chief for Hendrick Motorsports No. 88 car, driven by Jeff Gordon (temporarily in 2016), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (permanently from 2015 to 2017), and Alex Bowman (and permanently from 2018 to 2020). Ives won three races with Earnhardt Jr. Prior to that, he crew chiefed for Earnhardt Jr's Xfinity Series team, JR Motorsports, in 2013 on Regan Smith's No. 7 car [3] and 2014 on Chase Elliott's No. 9 car. He and Elliott won the 2014 championship together. After graduating from Michigan Technological University in 2003, Ives worked for Hendrick Motorsports from 2004 to 2012 as a mechanic and later the engineer for the No. 48 car driven by Jimmie Johnson. He was part of the car's pit crew when Johnson won his five consecutive championships between 2006 and 2010. [2] [3]

In 2021, Ives remained the crew chief for Bowman, who moved from the No. 88 car to the No. 48 vacated by Jimmie Johnson's retirement. (Hendrick dropped that car number after the 2020 season in order to bring back the No. 5, which was driven by Kyle Larson, who replaced Johnson in Hendrick's driver lineup.)

On August 26, 2022, Ives announced that he would step down as crew chief for Bowman at the end of the 2022 season and take another job at Hendrick Motorsports that would allow him to spend more time with his family. [4] On October 14, it was announced that Blake Harris, the crew chief for Michael McDowell's No. 34 car for Front Row Motorsports, would replace Ives as Bowman's crew chief in 2023. [5]

On March 8, 2023, Hendrick announced that Ives would return to crew chiefing part-time in 2023 as one of two crew chiefs for their part-time Xfinity Series car, the No. 17, sharing the job with Kevin Meendering. [6] On March 16, Hendrick announced that Ives would return to be the interim crew chief of their Cup Series No. 48 car as Blake Harris (who replaced Ives as the permanent crew chief of the car in 2023) was suspended for four races after the team's L2 penalty for illegally modified hood louvers. [7]

2025: JR Motorsports

On January 15, 2025, it was announced that Ives will crew chief the JR Motorsports No. 40 at the 2025 Daytona 500 with Justin Allgaier. [8]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Greg Ives: Learn More About Dale Jr's Crew Chief Greg Ives". DaleJr.com. JR Motorsports. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  3. 1 2 Walikainen, Dennis (19 December 2012). "From Mechanical Engineer to Crew Chief: Michigan Tech Alum Hits the NASCAR Circuit". Michigan Technological University. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Greg Ives to step down as No. 48 crew chief after 2022 season". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 26, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Blake Harris named crew chief for Alex Bowman, No. 48 Chevrolet for 2023". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. October 14, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  6. ↑ Christie, Toby (March 8, 2023). "HendrickCars.com Sponsoring Four NASCAR Xfinity Races Between Larson, Byron and Bowman in 2023". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  7. ↑ Christie, Toby (March 16, 2023). "Hendrick Motorsports Names Interim Crew Chiefs for Atlanta". TobyChristie.com.
  8. ↑ "JR Motorsports to enter Daytona 500 with Justin Allgaier UPDATE". Jayski's Silly Season Site . NASCAR Digital Media. January 15, 2025. Retrieved January 15, 2025.


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