Pardue will oversee the engineering department for the No. 33 team and driver Jeffrey Earnhardt.

Pardue, started in what is now the Xfinity Series with Bob Sutton and Elton Sawyer before moving to BACE and then Roush Fenway Racing. Pardue has accumulated three wins, 37 top fives, 90 top 10s and eight poles in 338 starts as a crew chief.

“I am pleased to have Eddie Pardue on board with CS/TMG for the remainder of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season,” commented team owner, Curtis Key. “Eddie brings a lot of experience and knowledge to the team through his years of success in NASCAR.

“This is a great addition to our organization, and a step in the right direction to improving our teams competition.”