The No. 07 team has one top-10 finish so far this season. Credit: Autostock

Miller takes over crew chief duties for No. 07

Former crew chief Lopez offered R&D position within RCR

WELCOME, N.C. -- Scott Miller will assume crew chief duties for Richard Childress Racing's No. 07 Jack Daniel's Chevrolet and driver Dave Blaney effective immediately, in time for this weekend's GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway.

	Dave Blaney is 32nd in Nextel Cup standings. Credit: Autostock
	Inside the Numbers Dave Blaney's Cup career Starts 185 Wins 0 Top-5s 1 Top-10 18 Poles 1 Avg. Start 24.2 Avg. Finish 24.8

Miller moves over to the No. 07 camp after being team manager/engineer for RCR's No. 29 GM Goodwrench Chevy and driver Kevin Harvick.

Blaney's former crew chief Philippe Lopez has been offered a position in RCR's research and development department. Andy Street will fill Miller's former role with the GM Goodwrench team.

Miller boasts two career Nextel Cup Series wins as a crew chief, most recently in April at Bristol Motor Speedway where he led Harvick to Victory Lane in Todd Berrier's absence. Miller, a native of Bardstown, Ky., also won in March 2003 at Darlington Raceway with driver Ricky Craven.

"The performance of the Jack Daniel's team was not where we expected it to be so we decided to make this change and bring Scott Miller over from the Goodwrench team to be the crew chief for the 07 team," team owner Richard Childress said. "Scott brings a tremendous amount of knowledge and experience to the Jack Daniel's team.

"He called the GM Goodwrench team's victory this year at Bristol when Todd was out so he knows how to win races as a crew chief at the Nextel Cup level. We want to give Dave Blaney the best opportunity we can and I think moving Scott in as crew chief for him is a step in the right direction."

In 22 starts this season, Blaney and Lopez had one top-10 finish, an eighth at Atlanta. Blaney is currently 32nd in the Nextel Cup Series point standings.