By Sarah Handy, Staff Writer
Clay Greenfield Motorsports has announced that Jeff “Hollywood” Hammond will be the crew chief for the No. 68 team in 2020.
Clay Greenfield is set to compete in at least eight NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series events this season with Rackley Roofing as the primary sponsor beginning at Daytona.
Hammond who began working in NASCAR in 1974 bring a multitude of experience to the team.
He began working as a tire changer for Walter Ballard that year and became one of the best jack-man in the business.
In addition, Hammond served on all three of Cale Yarborough’s Winston Cup Series Championships seasons.
When Darrell Waltrip took over for Yarborough in 1981, the Junior-Johnson owned team went on to win another championship.
Johnson went on to promote Hammond to the crew chief position in 1982 with encouragement from Darrell Waltrip.
With Johnson as the owner, Waltrip doing the driving duties and Hammond atop the pit box it brought two more championships and 43 wins.
Additionally, these wins included a Daytona 500, Coca-Cola 600, and an incredible seven straight wins at Bristol Motor Speedway.
“It’s like coming full circle to be able to return to the top of the box for such a first-class team and a hungry driver like Clay Greenfield,” stated Hammond. “I believe this Rackley Roofing No. 68 is going to turn some heads and prove that we’re a team to respect!”
Furthermore, Jeff Hammond is a partner in “Performance Instruction & Training, also known as PIT. It’s a pit training program that has trained many sought-after pit crew members since 2001.
Graduates of the program have gone on to win championships in all different forms of stock car racing.
“We’re thrilled to have a legendary crew chief like Jeff join our team and help take us to the next level,” said Clay Greenfield, owner of CGM. “With the addition of Jeff combined with equipment upgrades Rackley Roofing has allowed us to make, we are poised to have the most successful season in CGM’s history.”
CEO of Rackley Roofing, Curtis Sutton stated they’ve also recently moved into a new 7,000 SQFT facility and will continue to strive for constant improvement.
“With the arrival of Jeff Hammond, we just moved into a new 7,000 SQFT facility in Murfreesboro, TN,” said Sutton. “We will continue to strive for constant improvement, invest in new trucks, new equipment, and new technology, as we position ourselves to be a contender in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series for years to come.”