Indiana Open Wheel - View Single Post - Stevie Reeves Loses Job

KOP (Offline)
#2 11/6/08 3:10 PM

Originally Posted by Seadog:
Saw this on Track Forum. He was Jimmy Johnson's spotter and Hendrick laid him off. He is truly one of the good guys.

http://www.trackforum.com/forums/sho...06&postcount=1

[B]I agree this is a tought break for Stevie. Here is the post that was on Jaski's site:

Layoffs at Hendrick, Johnson's spotter included: During a modest round of layoffs Monday and Tuesday at Hendrick Motorsports, Jimmie Johnson's spotter, Stevie Reeves, was told he would not return to the #48 Lowe's Chevy team next season, Reeves confirmed Tuesday night. Reeves and the Hendrick organization part on good terms. The spotter, who helped guide Johnson to his second consecutive Sprint Cup championship in 2007, has already been contacted by other teams and is weighing his options. "They wanted to give me plenty of time to find something before Homestead and not leave me hanging high and dry," said Reeves, who will spot the final two races of the season for Johnson as he attempts to win a record-tying third straight championship. "Rick Hendrick knows how to treat people, and that's what makes him so successful. Jimmie Johnson is a class act, and the only thing I regret is that I won't be working with him next year, but I'm going to land on my feet OK."