NSCS: Rex Stump named Technical Director at Stewart-Haas Racing

Stewart-Haas Racing announced on Wednesday, November 19th that they have named Rex Stump as the team’s Technical Director heading into 2015.

“Rex brings a tremendous amount of knowledge and innovation to Stewart-Haas Racing,” Greg Zipadelli, vice president of competition for Stewart-Haas Racing. “You can never sit still in this business, and Rex’s record of success will help us stay ahead of the curve.”

Stump has spent the past 18 years at Hendrick Motorsports, founding the organization’s research and development program and being key in the team’s developments over the years. Stump was one of the brain childs behind the T-Rex car, that NASCAR couldn’t find illegal, but told Ray Evernham to never bring to the track again and changed the rules shortly thereafter. Stump also helped HMS’ development of the “Car of Tomorrow” (COT), with HMS winning the first five events the style of car was ran in, plus five straight championships from 2006 to 2010.

“Hendrick Motorsports provided me a lot of opportunities to succeed and I wouldn’t be in this position if it weren’t for Rick Hendrick, Ray Evernham and all the talented people I’ve worked with the last 18 years,” Stump said. “I’m proud of my time there, but I’m looking forward to my new role at Stewart-Haas. This is a team that’s accomplished a lot in a very short period of time. There’s a championship to defend and races to win. I’m ready to go.”