Biagi hires Lambert as crew chief for 2003

CONCORD, N.C. -- Biagi Bros. Racing announced Monday that they have signed Tony Lambert as crew chief for their No. 4 NASCAR Busch Series car with driver Mike Wallace.

"We are excited to have Tony onboard for the 2003 season," said team owner, Fred Biagi. "Tony is one of the top crew chiefs on the Busch Series circuit and he will bring a plethora of knowledge and experience to our team.

"We are truly looking forward to building our team into one of the top competitors in the Busch Series and with the help of Tony Lambert, we are confident that we can make it happen."

Lambert most recently called the shots for the No. 54 Busch Series car of Team Bristol Motorsports and driver Kevin Grubb.

"I look forward to working with Mike Wallace and the Biagi Bros. team," said Lambert. "This is a fairly new team in the sport of NASCAR racing and I am looking forward to building the team into one of the top competitors at every event."

Lambert started his professional career nearly 21 years ago working on Dale Earnhardt's Busch Series car owned by Robert Gee.

Throughout his career he has worked with several of the most legendary drivers in auto racing including Cale Yarborough, Davey Allison, Phil Parsons, and Tim Richmond.

Lambert's most notable accomplishments include 6 wins in 14 starts during the 1999 Busch Series season with driver Mark Martin.

While running a limited schedule of events for Roush Racing in 2000, Martin went on to win 5 races in only 13 starts under the direction of Tony Lambert.