Team hires Mark McArdle and Kevin Kidd to senior positions
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Seeking to bolster its Sprint Cup Series performance in 2015, Roush Fenway Racing announced the hirings of Mark McArdle and Kevin Kidd to senior competition positions with the organization.
McArdle will oversee engineering for the organization's Sprint Cup and XFINITY Series teams as the team's engineering director, while Kidd will serve as the Sprint Cup Series team manager, supervising at-track operations. Kidd will move into his new role at the conclusion of the 2014 season.
"I'm confident that having Mark and Kevin in two key positions will make our organization even stronger next season," team co-owner Jack Roush said in a team release. "Mark has a pedigree in racing that spans multiple platforms and speaks for itself in terms of results. He has a reputation not only for success, but as a great manager and motivator.
"Kevin is recognized in the garage area as one of the brightest minds in our sport," Roush said. "He has acquired invaluable experience working with both veteran and drivers, and will be a great asset to our Sprint Cup program week in and week out at the race track. We look forward to bringing both Mark and Kevin on board and welcoming them into the fold."
McArdle has spent the past 15 years working in NASCAR, most recently working as the director of racing operation at Richard Childress Racing. He is also known for his work in the IndyCar circuit and as an engine builder. He boasts three victories in the Indianapolis 500 with Penske Racing in 1991, 1993 and 1994.
Kidd has served as the crew chief for Joe Gibbs Racing's No. 20 Nationwide Series car since 2010. In that time, he has three wins atop the pit box.
Roush Fenway's race teams will look a little different next season as previously announced. On the Sprint Cup side, Trevor Bayne will make the move to a full-time Cup ride with the No. 6 car, while Greg Biffle and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will remain in the No. 16 and No. 17 cars respectively. In the XFINITY Series, Ryan Reed (No. 16) and Chris Buescher (No. 60) will be joined by veteran driver Elliott Sadler, who will pilot the No. 1 Ford. Sadler's move was announced last weekend.
Roush Fenway has one driver left in the 2014 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup in Carl Edwards, who is heading to Joe Gibbs Racing next season. Edwards is currently sixth in the standings but just one point out of the final transfer spot to the Championship Round heading into Sunday's Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 (3 p.m. ET, ESPN) at Phoenix International Raceway.
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