Championship crew chief Andy Petree added as 'rules guru'
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FOX Sports hired former championship-winning crew chief and car owner Andy Petree to serve in the newly created position of rules analyst, a move made as NASCAR prepares to roll out its new pit road video officiating system for the 2015 season.
Petree will be "tasked with explaining any technical violations to the viewing audience," according to a FOX release.
The new officiating system will use 45 cameras to record and feed video of pit stops to a central location where NASCAR officials will view each team's stop, and rule on any violations.
"Not unlike what Mike Pereira does for us during our NFL on FOX broadcasts, we felt the new technical environment in NASCAR lends itself to creating a similar voice on the FOX NASCAR broadcast team," FOX Sports' John Entz said.
"Andy will work into the role of 'rules guru,' giving our audience a strong and consistent point of reference from the broadcast booth."
Petree won championships in 1993 and '94 while serving as crew chief for Dale Earnhardt at Richard Childress Racing. As a team owner Petree scored two wins -- with Bobby Hamilton at Talladega and Joe Nemechek at Rockingham. Both victories came in 2001.