crew chief
noun
: one who is in charge of a crew of workers
especially
: a noncommissioned officer (as in the air force) who supervises an airplane's ground crew
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Vance, the line crew chief for Fort Collins Light and Power, and his wife are from northeast Colorado, near Fort Morgan.
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Andrea Steffes-Tuttle, Denver Post, 12 June 2026
Zach Zarba will serve as crew chief, with James Williams and Courtney Kirkland also assigned to the game.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
There's the wreck that, for just a few seconds, had NASCAR fans (and drivers, and crew chiefs, and announcers) on edge yesterday at Michigan.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
Busch had a new Cup Series crew chief at Richard Childress Racing, Andy Street, and the pair seemed to be producing immediate results — his two top-10s came in his last three races, the second one with Street.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 27 May 2026
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Andrea Steffes-Tuttle, Denver Post, 12 June 2026
Zach Zarba will serve as crew chief, with James Williams and Courtney Kirkland also assigned to the game.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
There's the wreck that, for just a few seconds, had NASCAR fans (and drivers, and crew chiefs, and announcers) on edge yesterday at Michigan.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
Busch had a new Cup Series crew chief at Richard Childress Racing, Andy Street, and the pair seemed to be producing immediate results — his two top-10s came in his last three races, the second one with Street.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 27 May 2026
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“Crew chief.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crew%20chief. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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