Big Change. We Have A New Crew Chief. 

Sad to hear about Mike! Really enjoyed his time in the videos. I hope it’s all love and no bad blood in any way. Life happens! Best of luck to everyone, Clay. Cheers!

Clay, I’ve watched this entire collection at least twice and absorbed every morsel I can. I F!@#in LOVE Jim-O! I’m writing this in Aug. 2023 a few weeks after your Denver win, and you guys have two Wally’s under your belt this year. The dude is awesome and he brings a nice, calm energy. Love it, keep it coming.

Damn and Mike just got a new chair in the hauler too.

I think it's a classy move to cover it the way you did. Details and feelings don't matter. It's business and Doug writes the checks. We will all miss Mike but I for one am very excited to see what Jim O can do. He has an impressive resume and the car seemed to run good and clean right out of the gate. As awkward as it is for you and the team, I'm sure it's awkward for Jim too. He knows you guys all loved Mike. I'm predicting great things.

serious point : Jim Os movement and breathlessness looks like he could do with a check up on the old Ticker, he is a young man and to my eyes he has the same presentations as my dad when he was much older and near a heart attack.

Best of luck to Mike and and Jim both! Change can be tough -- but when it's necessary everyone usually ends up better off in the end.

Awesome to see The Angry Hornet back under the PartsPlus Hotrod!!! 👏👏👏

It's sad that Mike is no longer with the team however Jim seems to fit right in and I hope that everything works out well for both as well as Clay's whole team 👍.

When my son Brady was born in 2011, it was 1 in 144 children born would be diagnosed with autism, now they believe it’s 1 in 128. My son has spectral autism, diagnosed a year and a half after he was born. He has a heart of GOLD and I can’t imagine a life without him in it. Thank you for giving so much of your time and your words to this worthy cause, we love you and Stringer Motorsports for your continued efforts in autistic research and awareness. It means so much to the parents. Thank you.

Sad to hear Mike is gone, Welcome Jim. Good to see the Angry Hornet again.

I'm just glad it was a decision, and not something happening where he "had" to leave with family issues, etc.

HOFER IN DA HOUSE!! Hey Clay! I know how extremely difficult replacing Mike was for you and we just hope for his happiness and continued success..there is a win coming, I can feel it! Shake up and break ups are hard, but that uncomfortable feeling will be replaced with great joy very soon, good luck from the Millifans!

Found your channel through Kevin Smith!!! Big fan of watching NHRA racing in Brainard Minnesota

Hey Jim, welcome to the channel! Ps, make Clay's life easy and watch your language! Clay does an excellent job here providing quality content that the whole family can watch! Including future top fuel fans!

One thing that absolutely blows my mind is that Rob Wendland is not Chiefing a car or at the very least part of someone’s brain trust. I may be wrong but I Do believe strongly that Rob would be a great fit in the Millican team. But you have chosen a great team line up for this season. Wishing my team all the success in the world for the upcoming season!!!

Clay in the drivers seat of learning and seeing what goes on and around in NHRA Drag Racing..... that makes all of us pretty damn lucky, always thanks for sharing Clay!!!!✌

Larry Barnett was the shop supervisor at NAVFAC Centerville Beach it put my 1977 Dodge D200 on the lift and slide the manual new process back success.

Great job with the new chief , feeling his way in . It's good you're there supporting the awesome auties , two of my grandsons are extremely complex and beautiful . Love your spectrum helmet . Great video 👍🇬🇧

Dang I liked Mike, sometimes change is necessary. Best of luck to all!

Clay, I'm so glad I found your channel ! Great format and you make fans feel like part of the team . I've been a fan of drag racing since the days of sneaking in to the track in the trunk of a car during high school because of no money ! Anyway may the Lord bless you guys ,stay safe and kick some ass 😊 .

Mike's gone... Hornets hanging out.... I'm starting to see the big picture

Wow Mike was a great guy I'm surprised by this. Jim is also a great guy. I'm torn on this one.

I had been waiting for this video after hearing about the change. I understand the NHRA nitro classes are a big fraternity and folks often move around and up through the ranks. Part of the business for sure. But this is first time seeing a peek inside a team after such a change. I think you all are handling it with the grace and class we associate with you and your team!

Mr. Millican, yes, things change. Thank you sharing your racing life with us. Only time will tell if the changes are good or not. Hopefully good. Either way, you will always have fans that support you and your teams quest. Keep on keepin on brother ❗🙂

Ghosted flamingos in the paint job..... not only is that awesome, it must be a world first.

Good luck Mike hope to see you out there somewhere.

things change people are still people and lets not forget what has gone before

Clay you don’t have to answer any questions about what went on. Just sending luck to you and your team. It will take time to get used to new crew chiefs way of doing things. Thanks for the always great content.

Really looking forward to seeing continued success for the Parts Plus team! We will all miss Mike but we’re gonna need a Jim O interview session soon. Keep up the great work Clay. You connect with your fan base in ways other drivers don’t. Love it!

GREAT HELMET! Thank you Clay for your sharing and caring on a busy day!

Clay you couldn't of said it any better,

Good to see ol Angry Hornet lurkin around. Wishing Mike the best in whatever endeavors he’s pursuing.

Appreciate your honest, humble nature. Truly make all of us feel like we're part of the team! Best if luck to you and big Jim

Excellent work Y'all,Change is ALWAYS IN OUR FUTURE TO DEAL WITH.GREAT PEOPLE COME AND MOVE ON.( WE ARE GREAT FULL FOR THE TIME WE GET TO SPEND WITH THEM.THANKS TEAM AND THANKS CLAY FOR BEING TOP DRAWER PERIOD.BLESSINGS.

Good luck and be safe!

You have went from a great guy to another great guy! Business is business.

Oh boy Clay, there is so much going through my mind after hearing this. I had completely lost intrest in NHRA and only found my way back because of your connection with Brent 's YT channel. My history w/NHRA as an owner driver goes all the way back to the early 70's at the home track E-Town. All l will let out of my trap is that your team spirit ya'll had was amazing, it was like a family, I loved it and it kept me watching even thought the $ man is an odd ball. I know where the new guy comes from and what it's been like over there through history. I wish you the best, be safe, I fear lots of new faces are right around the cornor.

Thanks for sharing. Very interesting.🤔

Good luck on that new journey! Sometimes changes are needed! Go get that win!

that's what I love about this channel, Clay makes us feel like part of the team.

Oh that is an amazing beautiful camera 🎥 Donna cam , I love it ,she has such nice voice, thank you Donna , and clay , team . Thanks BigAl California

I hope all is well with Mike, and best of luck going forward - I love Jim O.!

Just watched your video with your new crew chief I’m sure he will be great. I really enjoyed Mike because he explained why you did things and what result he expected. Going to miss him. Stay diligent and STOMP ON THAT LOUD PEDAL.

This is coming to us post race and I am pleased to see you running with the pack.. (no spoilers). Good Luck Mike with whatever you're doing and good luck to the new cc, Jim! He comes with quite a resume.

I was told by KSR to watch this channel and this is awesome clay. you’re a cool guy

You need to get Jim O to tell you some stories about Connie when he was still driving ( a race car) just the stories about him flying his Jet from the races will crack you up.

Wow, didn't see that coming thought you and mike were joined at the elbow. Change is part of life that's how it is. Anyway best of luck to all involved, hope it all goes well. Looking forward to watching some great drag racing

Looking Good Parts Plus Team! Qualifying 4th! Excited to see what the season holds. Thanks Clay, best wishes with your new Crew Chief Jim. Mikes a great guy and hope he shows up in the field as direct competition! ☝️🇺🇸

Best wishes to all.... hope everything pays off: on and off the track.

Hey Clay. Just started tuning into your channel and am very impressed with all the details you provide us within your uploads. Keep up the good work and good luck.

I understand Clay, these cars are so expensive to run that it has to be a "business first and foremost" mentality on any team. Good luck to Mike, he seemed like a great guy and so does Jim!

Good luck with Jim moving forward and best of luck Mike in his future. I used to attend both Vegas races but I personally don’t like the 4 wide in general. I’ve watched on the starting line, the 330 mark, half track and finish line. Starting line was awesome and 330 was good but after that too much going on. Good luck to the team

I'm sad Mike has left the team as with everything in life things change and in bracing the change and moving forward in a positive way makes the team grown stronger. Jim has to now find his feet and implement changes where necessary. Awesome to the Hornet back and hoping he's back for rounds this year and as always the team are doing an awesome job.

Hey clay I know you and Mike were very close and this was a very heartfelt situation I pray that the new crew chief will bring a positive to the whole team God-bless you stay safe and stay fast

So much respect for the way you treat people.

Gonna miss seeing Mike on the channel.

Best of luck guys. We all miss Mike a lot, but I have a gut feeling that Jim will do a great job.

We're pulling for ya Clay, no matter what. Gotta be a big learning curve for ya'll too. It'll happen for your team faster than you know.

Gotta see you run this past weekend, man what an experience. I stopped by your pit a couple times 👍

Man yall were just on a video you Kevin Smith and Mike and he was talking about how excited he was for this year and how thngs are finally clicking.....WOW....Who pissed him off???

Clay you just keep us all smiling and rooting for the team and the car. Win one next week just to make us all jump up and down with ya'll.

I think a change is good. Glad to see JimO on board.

Best of Luck to Mike. Change is really tough. Jim O will do great!!!! Best of luck to you all this season. Hope to meet you when you come back to Pomona!!!

I don't get having to take the ring off - I assume they say it's a safety issue but how the heck do they figure that???

Good luck man ,such a genuine guy awesome to see you doing well

Very upsetting mike is gone!!!!!! You guys where doing great then a shake up like this isnt good mike you'll be missed im a huge fan of mikes and clay

Best of luck to Mike! Happy Birthday Doug! Hoping for a great season to Clay and his awesome team!

Hey Clay, hope you doing well. I was really looking forward to you and Mike this season, now that you both had a good season prior to settle back into a routines and have some data behind you both etc. Good luck with the changes. Hope Mike is doing ok, he is a great guy and appreciated the time I got to meet and chat with him. Hopefully see you again in the US soon 😃👍

God's in control, Clay. You just do what you do!

Damn gonna miss Mike, he's a legend!

Thanx again Clay and Doug for having me out with u guys this weekend.. It was fun hanging out and been a floater,even tho there where time's i wanted to get in there and get my hands dirty...thanx again 🤙🏽

Good job guys. Enjoyed the video.

Everybody is showing up. Including Mr. Mike Finnegan.

Tommy Bosher put 1970 340 window block outside the door.

Happy belated Birthday to Doug!!! Great to see the addition of Jim! Excited to see what this season brings

Change is hard Clay but you have an awesome team behind you! It was great to see the Angry Hornet! Happy belated 60th Doug! I see the anguish in your face about your ring! As long as it’s the same across the board…you are awesome at rolling with the punches!#stomponthatloudpedal

Big Daddy was at Fortuna Pizza Hut he said your journey man he got me over riding with Alex Taylor & Forest Gump.

Good luck to Mike (very talented crew chief). Good luck to Jim with the Parts Plus Team. As Jim said, this team has the passion!

Solid teams accommodate change. Without skipping a beat, moved up to 5th in the standings after 4 events.

Awesome videos Clay.

COOL VID.. ~ I BET "ZOE" LIKED THE HELMET...

Thank you for being such a fabulous influence!

Awesome , Thanks Clay & Crew

Good luck to Mike in his new endeavors! Hopefully we will get to see him as a guest in some of your upcoming videos. Jim seems to fitting in pretty good. Good luck to the whole team this season. Just let Donna know it's so you don't lose any of them digits to keep ahold of her and the steering wheel on that loud fire breathing beast! That shirt and helmet is awesome! TY for what you do and this video!

OH MY GOD IT’S THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE GREAT STATE OF IDAHO!! THE ANGRY HORNET IS HERE TO SET THINGS STRAIGHT! Yay!

Change is the only constant.

Wow!. Hey, onwards and upwards!. Keep the videos coming and nail those win lights😎👍!!.

Nicest guy you can ever meet!!!!

In literally every form of racing, when owners desire a change regardless of personal feelings and execute that change, changes do take place when it comes to results! Certainly not always positive but still a change. Racing is life, it's a gamble.

Clay I hope you can summarize after this race as to what has changed with the new crew chief, and review how you can keep YOUR setup, and practices as consistent as possible to keep you in the chase for the championship. (i.e. downloading through the head set in the shut down. Please download to someone) I'm no pro, but I love ya and I don't want to see anything mess with the best😎 God bless you and your team brother. Awe, love the Zoe helmet! God bless you little one😇

Our granddaughter has extreme autism, we love her. Great challenges but unbelievable in others. We need shirts like yours.

@ 12:03; coach looks confident and you look relaxed! Maybe no radio…. haven’t seen the rest of the clip yet, but you returned to the pits with your feed back! Most importantly, you looked focused… paper might have shown it too. Good luck Mike, we love ya #TopFuel.. lol

A wounded pup bites the hardest. We all hate change but it makes us work even harder. Y'all are doing a fantastic job and great thing are coming. We all will miss Mike and all hope he is well. Now STOMP ON THAT LOUD PEDAL and turn on those win lights Oh I know I have asked before and hope I am not being a pain in the you know what but what does the H on the front of your helmet stand for? BTW I love the helmet

Jim’s a good crew chief,stepping in takes time to get the crews to want to follow blindly.Mike shouldn’t stay unemployed any longer than he wants too. Jim doesn’t appear to be in the best of health,and his language isn’t necessarily family friendly for your video content,need a bleeper button maybe the sound of a blip of the throttle or something.I know things change but you guys have been very competitive so far this year as long as performance doesn’t fall off. Mikes going to be missed.Don’t like the 4wides it’s a travesty to drag racing fans,they lose half the rounds of racing to watch for the same ticket price.The drivers have to beat two or three other drivers instead of one,I don’t think they ought to be points races or in the countdown.Will always be a Clay Millican fan.🇺🇸🔥👍

Clay you are a great person and would back you and any decision you make with no questions asked. Best of luck in 22

“and that’s all there is to it, Now lets go racing”. Class act all the way. I’m not a big 4 wide fan myself, but I was sure rooting for you Clay. I think you are going to have a good year.

The only constant in the universe is change. Best of luck.

Godspeed to the New chief.

I love that you're supporting Jordyn and all of those with Autism. Be kind to everyone!

I've missed the Hornet and that helmet is awesome! Good luck to Mike one of the best tuners in the world . Maybe a change will improve the Parts Plus team's luck. It seems like every time things go south its something no one could have predicted.