CONCORD, N.C. -- Roush Fenway Racing announced Tuesday that Donnie Wingo has been named crew chief of the No. 6 with driver David Ragan, replacing current crew chief Jimmy Fennig.

Wingo joined Roush Fenway at the beginning of the 2009 season as crew chief for Jamie McMurray and the No. 26 team. The duo most recently captured a win Nov. 1 at Talladega and Wingo is looking to build on that momentum with Ragan heading into the 2010 season.

“

It's an honor to have the opportunity to work with David Ragan next season. I'm glad to remain with Roush Fenway Racing because I believe in the success we'll be able to achieve in 2010.

”

-- DONNIE WINGO

"It's an honor to have the opportunity to work with David Ragan next season," Wingo said. "I'm truly looking forward to the chance to get the No. 6 Ford the finishes it deserves. I'm glad to remain with Roush Fenway Racing because I believe in the success we'll be able to achieve in 2010."

"Roush Fenway is looking to build the strongest possible teams and sometimes we do that by restructuring personnel," owner Jack Roush said. "Jimmy Fennig's experience and judgment are impeccable so we made the decision to re-assign him to head up our testing operations to try and make that department stronger. The requirement for us to reduce from five to four Cup teams allowed us to move Donnie Wingo to the No. 6 to fill that void.

"I think Donnie brings a wealth of experience to our organization, having won races for multiple teams and we are anxious to see if he can challenge David Ragan and help him to realize the potential he showed in 2008. I think these moves will help our organization overall and we're hopeful that David and Donnie will together take the No. 6 to Victory Lane in 2010."

Ragan enters his fourth Cup season in 2010 looking to improve on this season and better his 2008 performance which included six top-fives, 14 top-10s and a 13th-place finish in points, barely missing the Chase. Next year will mark the first time the duo of Wingo and Ragan have worked together.

"I'm proud of my time with Jimmy [Fennig], he's taught me a lot over the years, but now I'm looking forward to next year and working with Donnie Wingo and his engineer Derek [Stamets]," Ragan said. "Those two are a great combination and it will be fun to work with someone new with fresh ideas. I'm excited to test a few times this offseason and get things moving forward for next season. We'll be ready for Daytona."

Jimmy Fennig will continue at Roush Fenway Racing by overseeing the team's R&D testing efforts.