By Aaron Bearden, Motorsports Editor
Prepare for a dose of nostalgia, old-school NASCAR fans – Andy Petree is back with Richard Childress Racing (RCR).
The organization announced on Monday that Petree, 59, has been named Vice President of Competition, stepping into the role just two months after agreeing to an advisory role with RCR in October.
A native of Hickory, N.C., Petree was also a member of RCR through the early 1990s, joining the organization as crew chief for Dale Earnhardt from 1993-95 after six years of working with Phil Parsons and Harry Gant. It was during Petree’s tenure that Earnhardt earned his sixth and record-tying seventh Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (then Winston Cup) championships, winning a combined 10 races en-route to back-to-back titles in 1993 and ’94.
In more than three decades within motorsports, Petree has held the roles of driver, crew chief, car owner, color commentator and, most recently, broadcast analyst for FOX Sports.