NASCAR Cup Series

Ford begins search for new top racing engineer

Published May. 7, 2010 7:35 p.m. ET

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Ford Racing is searching for a new manager of Motorsports Operations.

Doug Hervey, who has been in the post since April 2007, will move on to the product development end of the Ford Motor Company. He will be under Brian Wolfe, former director of North American Motorsports.

His replacement is expected to be named within the month.

Hervey directed the engineering of all of Ford’s North American Racing initiatives with an emphasis on NASCAR and NHRA. He also oversaw Grand-AM and USAC. Hervey and his staff also work in such areas as body and engine design, chassis development, aerodynamic performance and
computer simulation analysis.

Ford Racing has been winless in NASCAR’s Cup Series since Jamie McMurray took the checkers at Talladega on Nov. 1, 2009. Its last Nationwide Series win came when Carl Edwards was victorious at Phoenix two weeks later.

Ford pulled its manufacturing support from the Camping World Truck Series two years ago but still offers technical and contingency support. It won one truck race last season when Colin Braun had his breakthrough victory at the June Michigan romp.