Joe Gibbs Racing Announces Crew Chief Lineup

Joe Gibbs Racing announced today the crew cheifs for it's four NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. They announced that Dave Rogers who was Denny Hamlin's crew chief in 2015 will make the move over to the #19 team of Carl Edwards. Replacing Dave in the #11 camp will be Mike Wheeler. Adam Stevens will return to the #18 to help Kyle Busch defend his 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship, Jason Ratcliff and Matt Kenseth will once again be paired together for the 4th year in a row. Sitting on the outside is Darian Grubb, who will be pursuing opportunities that are available! A few teams who had a crew chief in 2015 could be looking for a new crew chief. It's uncertain on if Kevin WalTer will remain the crew chief for Leavine Family Racing and Michael McDowell for the 2016 season, but it's one destination that could be speculated for Darian. Shortly after Bristol, Leavine and Former Crew Chief Wally Rodgers split ways. Kevin Walter was promoted to the crew chief position from the engineer. Walter was in an Interim Position. Where Darian lands is just up in the air but be sure to stay tuned for all of the latest! (Koelle, 2015)

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