The No. 2 Dodge crew will be under the direction of new crew chief Roy McCauley in 2006. Credit: Autostock

Penske names McCauley crew chief of No. 2

Larry Carter moves to management role

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. -- Penske Racing South announced Thursday that Roy McCauley will become the crew chief of the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge that will be driven by former Nextel Cup champion Kurt Busch, effective immediately.

McCauley replaces Larry Carter, who moves to a management role within Penske Racing South's operations division.

Larry Carter is moving from the No. 2 crew chief to a management position within Penske Racing. Credit: Autostock

"I'm pleased to announce these changes to our racing organization," Roger Penske said. "Roy brings a wealth of technical and engineering experience to the No. 2 team.

"Roy and Kurt will be a great team, and when you combine them with Ryan Newman and Matt Borland, we are looking forward to building on our recent successes."

In 2005, Penske was the only team other than Roush Racing to have more than one team in the Chase for the Nextel Cup, as Penske teammates Rusty Wallace in the No. 2 Dodge and Newman in the No. 12 Alltel Dodge competed in the Chase.

"I want to thank Larry Carter for his contributions as crew chief with the No. 2 team," Penske said. "His leadership was instrumental in guiding Rusty into the Chase this season.

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"Whereas Matt and Roy will focus on the competition side of our business, Larry will bring a wealth of experience to an important management role within the operations of Penske Racing."

The moves of Carter and McCauley -- who was crew chief in 2005 of the Busch Series car that Newman drove to a co-league-leading six victories -- were made along with other personnel changes at Penske Racing South as the company prepares its two Nextel Cup teams for the 2006 season.