Marcos likes Frank Kerr too.

* Marcus Ambrose, for his career-best 10th place finish at Bristol. It was the Australian's first race in a Cup car on a NASCAR short track. Ambrose made his NASCAR debut at Martinsville in 2006 in the truck series.

Referring to his crew chief, Ambrose said, "Frank Kerr has saved my career. He's giving me good cars and good equipment."

Kerr is from Bensalem. He was Ambrose's crew chief for four races last year. Previously, he worked with Robby Gordon.

Ambrose's No. 47 Toyota is co-owned by former NBA player Brad Daugherty, now an ESPN racing analyst.

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Permalink Reply by Rube on March 26, 2009 at 3:41pm

you like to stir the pot, dont you walt

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Permalink Reply by Keith on March 26, 2009 at 4:14pm

Why is it stirring the pot to simply note the success of others, who by the way happened to work previously for Robby?

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Permalink Reply by Matt on March 26, 2009 at 4:15pm

Other people like Kerr in the garage too, the very same people who give him setups. That was a statement from an ex employee of RGM. Supposedly Kerr comes up with very little on his own. Im just sharing, I do not have direct verification of this one guys...

Keep in mind the guy who made the statement was an avid Gene Nead supporter, so take it for what its worth...

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Permalink Reply by Walt Pendleton on March 26, 2009 at 4:24pm

Its all about chemistry, sometimes its a great crew chief working for the wrong guy. Or a crummy crew chief working for a great driver. I like to see people be sucessful. I would love to see a lot more different teams succeed instead of the same faces.

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Permalink Reply by Garrett Gleason on March 26, 2009 at 5:46pm

I don't care if he borrows setups or even steals them, results matter the most.

Anyway I liked Frankie and regret him getting fired for Walter "Top 35 killer" Giles. But I really like Kirk and what he brings to the table. I still miss Gene though.

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Permalink Reply by xcmtb on March 26, 2009 at 8:13pm

I think I heard that Gene is working on the 47, too.

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Permalink Reply by Keith on March 27, 2009 at 8:48am

I don't care if he borrows setups or even steals them, results matter the most.

Exactly!

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Permalink Reply by James Lepich on March 28, 2009 at 12:40am

Dude, seriously. You have to get over Gene already. I understand man-crushes but usually they go away after a while. LOL

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Permalink Reply by Keith on March 27, 2009 at 8:47am

Matt,
As I've wrote before... It's nothing new that Frankie started. Kirk needs to get into the "Ole Boys Club" and get some setups too... That practice has been going on for years with a lot of guys doing it. What ever it takes... right?

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Permalink Reply by Matt on March 30, 2009 at 5:56pm

I have worked in the garage area. I am aware this practice is nothing new. It is my understanding though that Frankie takes it to a different level, and does not have the savy to do things himself. Others in the past have borrowed, but they still had the ability to adapt their own changes to those setups. Every car is different, its how you can adapt after the setup is on the car that seperates the winners from the back markers.

Again, I am just reporting what I have heard. To me, it looks at this time like the Frankie Kerr / RGM split had more to do with RG not letting him do what he wanted, and not that Frankie was dropping the ball.

There are very few "good ole boys" on the top of pit boxes these days. Most are guys that have very little southern connections but do have a mechanical engineering degree in their back pocket. I dont think Robby will ever allow a crew chief like that to run his team. He has said many times you must imagine it before you can engineer it. Unfortunately, Robby does not let others imagine much either from what I have heard.

His way or the high way, but thats why I root for him. He has made it work, I just wish he would win a race as an owner driver. One win in that role, and I believe that makes this 5 year journey a success.