Following the exit of Randall Burnett from the group, Richard Childress Racing has named Kyle Busch’s new crew chief for the 2026 NASCAR Cup Season.
Jim Pohlman will climb atop the pit field for the No. 8 Chevrolet subsequent 12 months because the group desperately seeks enchancment. Pohlman is a confirmed champion, main Justin Allgaier and the No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet to the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Sequence championship. The duo have mixed to win 9 races over the past three years, and are anticipated to make the Championship 4 for the third consecutive 12 months.
Pohlman is not any stranger to RCR, having labored on the historic group previously because the head of analysis and improvement. Throughout his tenure, he additionally acquired a handful of alternatives as a crew chief.
“Everybody at Richard Childress Racing stays targeted on bettering efficiency and is dedicated to placing the best individuals in place, together with on the No. 8 group,” stated Richard Childress, Chairman and CEO of Richard Childress Racing. “Jim Pohlman is a relentless competitor within the storage and matches in properly with our mission and method at RCR. He was well-respected throughout his earlier tenure in Welcome, and we all know that he’ll do an excellent job main the No. 8 group and Kyle Busch.”
With Burnett leaving to turn out to be Connor Zilisch’s Cup Sequence crew chief at Trackhouse, Andy Avenue has been filling the hole because the interim crew chief for Busch.
2025 has been a tough 12 months for the two-time NASCAR Cup champion, as he at present sits twenty second in factors and stays winless for the second consecutive season. The 40-year-old has by no means ended a Cup season outdoors the highest 20 in factors.
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