Greg Ives

Gregory Stuart Ives (born September 13, 1979)[2] is an American former NASCAR crew chief who last worked for Hendrick Motorsports as the crew chief for their No. 48 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 driven by Alex Bowman.

Greg Ives
Personal information
Full nameGregory Stuart Ives[1]
Nationality American
Born (1979-09-13) September 13, 1979
Bark River, Michigan
Alma materMichigan Technological University
OccupationCrew Chief
Years active2013–present
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportMotor racing
LeagueNASCAR Cup Series
Team48. Hendrick Motorsports

Ives previously was the crew chief for Hendrick's No. 88 car, driven by Bowman (temporarily in 2016 and permanently from 2018 to 2020), Jeff Gordon (temporarily in 2016) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (permanently from 2015 to 2017). Ives won three races with Earnhardt Jr. Prior to that, he crew chiefed for Earnhardt Jr's Xfinity Series team, JR Motorsports, in 2013 on Regan Smith's No. 7 car[3] and 2014 on Chase Elliott's No. 9 car. He and Elliott won the 2014 championship together. After graduating from Michigan Technological University in 2003, Ives worked for Hendrick Motorsports from 2004 to 2012 as a mechanic and later the engineer for the No. 48 car driven by Jimmie Johnson. He was part of the car's pit crew when Johnson won his five consecutive championships between 2006 and 2010.[2][3]

In 2021, Ives remained the crew chief for Bowman, who moved from the No. 88 car to the No. 48 vacated by Jimmie Johnson's retirement. (Hendrick dropped that car number after the 2020 season in order to bring back the No. 5, which was driven by Kyle Larson, who replaced Johnson in Hendrick's driver lineup.)

On August 26, 2022, Ives announced that he would step down as crew chief for Bowman at the end of the 2022 season and take another job at Hendrick Motorsports that would allow him to spend more time with his family.[4] On October 14, it was announced that Blake Harris, the crew chief for Michael McDowell's No. 34 car for Front Row Motorsports, would replace Ives as Bowman's crew chief in 2023.[5]

References
  1. "Getting to know Greg Ives, race engineer on the No. 48 team". Hendrick Motorsports. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  2. "Greg Ives: Learn More About Dale Jr's Crew Chief Greg Ives". DaleJr.com. JR Motorsports. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  3. Walikainen, Dennis (19 December 2012). "From Mechanical Engineer to Crew Chief: Michigan Tech Alum Hits the NASCAR Circuit". Michigan Technological University. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  4. "Greg Ives to step down as No. 48 crew chief after 2022 season". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 26, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  5. "Blake Harris named crew chief for Alex Bowman, No. 48 Chevrolet for 2023". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. October 14, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022.


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