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Legacy Motor Club has appointed Justin Alexander as the new crew chief for the No. 43 Toyota driven by Erik Jones in the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series, replacing Ben Beshore who will become the organization's director of race engineering. Alexander, a five-time Cup Series winner, joins the team to help improve their performance, with organizational leadership also seeing changes including Scott Roggenbauer's move to COO.
Rodney Childers, a highly successful NASCAR Cup Series crew chief, will join JR Motorsports in 2026 as the crew chief for the No. 1 Chevrolet in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, leading drivers Carson Kvapil and Connor Zilisch, marking his first role at this level of NASCAR competition.
Steve Letarte highlights how Ryan Blaney and crew chief Jonathan Hassler effectively controlled the race from start to finish at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, demonstrating strategic dominance in NASCAR racing.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is making his debut as a NASCAR crew chief for JR Motorsports at Pocono, leading rookie driver Connor Zilisch in the Xfinity Series race, bringing his extensive racing experience and personal connection to the team, and aiming to make a significant impact on the race outcome.
NASCAR teams are moving closer to a day when a crew chief doesn’t have to be at the track for a race or even a weekend. This weekend’s race on the dirt at Bristol would have been a good time to have done so, but no Cup teams plan to purposely keep their crew chiefs at home. NASCAR made changes to the Rule Book on Thursday after the confusing actions by the National Motorsports Appeals Panel in separate appeals recently. Cautions are down 28.1% this year compared to this time last season.
NASCAR teams are moving closer to a day when a crew chief doesn’t have to be at the track for a race or even a weekend, as technology improves and teams invest more in remote access. However, some say that face-to-face interaction is still valuable. NASCAR has made changes to the Rule Book to rein in the appeals panel after recent confusing actions. NASCAR is expected to return to Circuit of the Americas next season. Cautions are down 28.1% this year compared to this time last season.
NASCAR teams are moving closer to a day when a crew chief doesn’t have to be at the track for a race or even a weekend. As technology improves, teams invest more in remote access and track crew limits remain. NASCAR made changes to the Rule Book to rein in the appeals panel. NASCAR may return to Circuit of the Americas next season. Cautions are down 28.1% this year compared to this time last season.
NASCAR teams are moving closer to a day when a crew chief doesn’t have to be at the track for a race or even a weekend. This weekend’s race on the dirt at Bristol would have been a good time to have done so, but no Cup teams plan to purposely keep their crew chiefs at home. NASCAR made changes to the Rule Book on Thursday after the confusing actions by the National Motorsports Appeals Panel in separate appeals recently. Cautions are down 28.1% this year compared to this time last season.
Martin Truex Jr. was in position to win his first points-paying race at Richmond, but a caution and earlier strategy call led to the No. 19 car fading outside of the top 10 at the checkered flag. Truex expressed his frustration, which only increased when crew chief James Small revealed that he had intentionally withheld information from the driver that would have explained his decline in performance. The poor communication between the crew chief and driver raises questions as the team is on a 51-race winless streak.