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Morgan-Dollar Motorsports Names Eric Phillips Crew Chief of the No. 46
Chevrolet Silverado
 Statesville,
NC - Veteran crew chief, Eric Phillips has been named as the crew chief of
Morgan-Dollar Motorsports #46 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Dennis Setzer.
Phillips, who scored five wins in the NASCAR Busch Series with Joe Nemecheck
and Greg Biffle, and two wins this year with Travis Kvapil in the NASCAR
Craftsman Truck Series, will take over the top duties for Morgan-Dollar’s
#46 Chevrolet Silverado.
Morgan-Dollar Motorsports finished second in the overall point standings in
the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series the past two seasons. The team scored two
wins this year and seven since 2001. Morgan-Dollar has competed full time
since 1999, making 2005 their seventh campaign in the series. In 2004,
Morgan-Dollar fielded a second truck, the #47, with various drivers
competing in ten races including Tony Stewart, Bobby Labonte, Michael
Waltrip, and Robby Gordon - among others.
Phillips is proud to be back with Chevrolet and especially with a
factory-backed, championship-caliber team. “I am thrilled to be part of
Morgan-Dollar Motorsports”, said Phillips. “This team has finished second in
points and won five races over the last two seasons. I believe we can better
that in 2005. The resources that this team has are incredible. They have a
first class facility, and tremendous technical and financial support from
General Motors. Also, they have one of the best technical resource experts
in the business – Randy Goss. The ability to work with him day-to-day will
be invaluable. Goss’ #47 Chevrolet All Star team using the top Nextel Cup
drivers in the Craftsman Truck races will set a benchmark for us. It’s going
to be an awesome year.”
Dennis Setzer, who began driving for the #46 team in 2001 and is signed to
drive for Morgan-Dollar through the end of the 2006 race season, is eager to
get to work with his new crew chief. “I am really excited to have Eric on
board,” said Setzer. “I can already see how he works with our guys and can
tell he is going to make an immediate impact on our program. Because he has
been exposed to so many successful programs we feel that he is going to
bring a lot of knowledge here. I believe he will also be impressed with the
talented guys we have and the way we run our program.”
In addition to Nemecheck and Biffle, Phillips has also worked with drivers
such as Ron Fellows – where he brought home a win in their first outing
together in 1998. Before his long stint at Nemco Motorsports Busch program,
Phillips was involved in the Craftsman Truck Series with John Nemecheck. He
also spent time at Pickett racing in Lavonia, MI in the Trans Am Series.
Phillips will make his first at-track trip with the #46 Silverado crew on a
test at Talladega on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 7th and 8th.
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