American stock car racing crew chief (1982–2019)
Nick Harrison
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| Nationality | American |
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| Born | Nicholas Arthur Harrison
(1982-04-29)April 29, 1982
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| Died | July 21, 2019(2019-07-21) (aged 37) |
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| Occupation | NASCAR crew chief |
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| Years active | 2006–2019 |
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| Sport | NASCAR |
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| Team | Kaulig Racing |
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Nicholas Arthur Harrison[1] (April 29, 1982 – July 21, 2019) was an Americanstock car racingcrew chief, working in the role on the No. 11Chevrolet Camaro ofKaulig Racing in theNASCAR Xfinity Series, driven byJustin Haley. Previously, Harrison had worked in theSprint Cup Series forPhoenix Racing.
Harrison started his NASCAR career in theBusch Series in 2006 as crew chief forChad Chaffin andSteadman Marlin.[2] In 2010, Harrison joined Phoenix Racing as crew chief forLandon Cassill,[3] and also worked withBobby Labonte during the season.[4] The following season, Cassill,Mike Bliss,Boris Said andBill Elliott worked with Harrison.[2] In 2012, Harrison worked withKurt Busch until the final six weeks of the season, in which Busch left the team forFurniture Row Racing, and was replaced byRegan Smith.[5]
As of the2013 AAA 400, Harrison had served as crew chief for eleven different drivers during the season, all of whom drove for Phoenix Racing:A. J. Allmendinger,[6]Austin Dillon,[7]Brendan Gaughan,[8]Owen Kelly,[9]Jacques Villeneuve,[10] Bobby Labonte,[11] Regan Smith,[12]Ryan Truex,[2][13] Mike Bliss,[14]Justin Allgaier,[15] andMichael McDowell.[16]
In the Nationwide Series, Harrison also served as crew chief forRyan Newman in 2010, Landon Cassill andJamie McMurray in 2011, Kurt Busch in 2012 and 2013, along withJeremy Clements in 2013.[2] With Harrison, Busch won the 2012Subway Jalapeño 250 atDaytona International Speedway.[17] Harrison also worked with Busch in theCamping World Truck Series in 2012 atAtlanta Motor Speedway in theJeff Foxworthy's Grit Chips 200 forBilly Ballew Motorsports, finishing tenth.[18]
In October 2013, Harrison announced that he was leaving Phoenix Racing following theHollywood Casino 400 atKansas Speedway, joiningRichard Childress Racing to act as crew chief for the team's No. 33Chevrolet Camaro in the Nationwide Series,[19] replacingErnie Cope.[20] He joined the No. 3 team in 2015.[21]
Harrison moved toKaulig Racing's No. 11 car, driven byJustin Haley, in 2019.[22][23]
On July 21, 2019, Harrison died at age 37 of acute intoxication fromcocaine,oxycodone and alcohol. His death was ruled accidental.[24] He had suffered from multiple health issues includinghypertension,cardiovascular disease, andsleep apnea.[24]
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- ^Spencer, Lee (March 18, 2013)."Smith to drive Martinsville Cup race".Fox Sports. RetrievedAugust 28, 2013.
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- ^Albert, Zack (September 14, 2013)."Allgaier lives dream with Cup debut, daughter".NASCAR.com. RetrievedSeptember 16, 2013.
- ^"17th Annual "Sylvania 300" Entry List"(PDF). New Hampshire Motor Speedway. September 16, 2013. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on September 27, 2013. RetrievedSeptember 23, 2013.
- ^Corrigan, Candice (July 12, 2012)."Kurt Busch Wins Dramatic Daytona Nationwide Race". Motor Racing Digest. RetrievedAugust 28, 2013.
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- ^Spencer, Lee (October 2, 2012)."Harrison leaving Phoenix for RCR".Fox Sports. RetrievedOctober 2, 2013.
- ^"Harrison To Lead No. 33 Nationwide Team".National Speed Sport News. October 8, 2013. RetrievedOctober 8, 2013.
- ^"RCR swaps No. 3 and No. 33 NASCAR XFINITY Series crew chiefs".Richard Childress Racing. June 24, 2015. Archived fromthe original on June 26, 2015. RetrievedJune 24, 2015.
- ^"Nick Harrison, longtime NASCAR crew chief, dies at 37".Official Site Of NASCAR. July 21, 2019. RetrievedJuly 22, 2019.
- ^"Justin Haley NASCAR driver page Stats, Results, Bio".Official Site Of NASCAR.
- ^abOrgan, Mike (September 18, 2019)."NASCAR crew chief Nick Harrison died of cocaine, oxycodone, alcohol, examiner's report says".USA Today. RetrievedSeptember 18, 2019.
