FLYNN TO BERNSTEIN

Wednesday, 15 October 2008
Kenny Bernstein has confirmed that Rob Flynn will take over as crew chief on the Budweiser/Lucas Oil dragster at the end of the season. Flynn will be accompanied by Mike Guger, who has been named assistant crew chief.The duo will replace Tim and Kim Richards who have announced their retirement from the sport at the end of the year.“Sometimes timing is everything,” said Bernstein. “It was a whirlwind weekend at Richmond. When Tim and Kim told us of their decision to make this year their last, suddenly Rob and Mike became available. The pieces of the puzzle just began to fit together.“We are excited to welcome them to our Budweiser/Lucas Oil team. It will be our first opportunity to work with Rob, and of course, Mike has spent several years with our team in the past. They have proven that they can win races and nearly won the championship last year, so we’re very optimistic that we can continue to field a highly competitive team for Budweiser, Lucas Oil, Mac Tools, and all our sponsors.”Flynn has been in the sport more than 30 years, most recently as crew chief with David Powers Motorsports where he tuned Hot Rod Fuller to six victories in 12 final round appearances from August of 2005 to the present. “I think it’s a wonderful opportunity,” said Flynn. “I feel I have some big shoes to fill coming in after Tim and Dale before him. But we’re very motivated.”“Last year it was Kenny’s team and Brandon and our team chasing the championship and we each lost by a round.“Kenny’s team is one of the marquee teams in motorsports. I’m confident that together we will do well and I’m looking forward to next year’s Countdown.”Guger says joining the Kenny Bernstein organization is like coming home again. This will be his third tour with the six-time champion. Guger initially joined the Budweiser King Funny Car team at the end of 1981.In 1998 he left the sport of drag racing to pursue a career in Indy Car Racing. At the end of 2006 he made the decision to return to drag racing, signing on with David Powers Motorsports as assistant crew chief to Rob Flynn in 2007.“I’m very familiar with Kenny’s operation,” said Guger, “and he fields one of the best organizations in all of motorsports. He is highly respected in all motorsports circles.”“I watched Brandon grow up and it’s going to be fun to work with him as a driver.”Flynn and Guger will join Kenny Bernstein Racing in December.