Keith Rodden

Keith Matthew Rodden (born March 27, 1981) is an American stock car racing crew chief. He currently works for Hendrick Motorsports in the NASCAR Cup Series, for whom he recently served as crew chief of the No. 5 car.

Keith Rodden
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1981-03-27) March 27, 1981
Denver, North Carolina
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportNASCAR Cup Series
TeamHendrick Motorsports

Career

A native of Denver, North Carolina,[1] and a graduate of North Carolina State University, Rodden has worked as an engineer in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for Andy Petree Racing, Gillett Evernham Motorsports, Richard Petty Motorsports, Red Bull Racing and Hendrick Motorsports.[2]

In November 2013, Rodden was announced as the new crew chief for Chip Ganassi Racing's No. 1 Chevrolet, starting with the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.[3]

A year later, Rodden was announced as the crew chief for Hendrick Motorsports's No. 5 Chevrolet starting in 2015.[4] Working with Kasey Kahne, the two won the 2017 Brantley Gilbert Big Machine Brickyard 400, though Rodden was replaced by Darian Grubb later in the year.[5]

In July 2020, Rodden substituted for Chad Knaus as crew chief for William Byron on the 24 car for the Super Start Batteries 400.[6] Byron finished the race in 10th position while also leading 27 laps mainly due to a strategy call.[7]

References
  1. "Getting to know Keith Rodden, race engineer for the No. 5 Chevy". Hendrick Motorsports. June 21, 2012. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
  2. Spencer, Lee (November 20, 2013). "Rodden to take over crew chief role with McMurray's Cup team". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
  3. "Keith Rodden named crew chief for Jamie McMurray". Yahoo! Sports. November 18, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
  4. "Hendrick Motorsports realigns No. 5 team personnel". HendrickMotorsports.com. November 19, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  5. Spencer, Lee (September 18, 2017). "Grubb to take over as Kasey Kahne's crew chief, effective immediately". Motorsport.com. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  6. "Chad Knaus to miss Kansas race for birth of daughter". NBC Sports. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  7. "William Byron drives No. 24 Chevrolet Camaro to 10th-place finish at Kansas Speedway". NASCAR.com. Retrieved 8 August 2020.


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