Doug Richert joins Speed Channel

Doug Richert is now officially an Speed Channel employee. The former championship winning crew chief (he won it with Dale Earnhardt back in 1980) will join Speed Channel and provide analysis for their various NASCAR programs and will also be in the booth for select Craftsman Series Truck races, when Michael Waltrip can not be there.

[Source: Speed Channel PR]

Doug Richert leaves DEI

Doug Richert is out as crew chief for Regan Smith as Smith and the 01 car have struggled to stay within the top 35 in points. Kevin Buskirk, heading the Dale Eamhardt Incorporated testing program, will fill the crew chief position until a permanent replacement is found.

For Richert this is the third time in three years that he has left or been fired from a team. It seems the man that found success with guys like Greg Biffle and Dale Earnhardt is struggling to keep a job these days.

Buskirk to replace Richert as Regan Smith's crew chief (Scenedaily.com)