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JGR shuffles Nationwide crew chiefs once more
By Bob Pockrass - Associate Editor
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Joe Gibbs Racing will change its Nationwide Series crew chiefs for the third time in three weeks as it continues to adjust its personnel following the suspensions of seven team members.
Doug Hewitt, who was crew chief for the No. 18 team with driver Kyle Busch last week at Bristol, will be the crew chief of the No. 20 team with driver Joey Logano this weekend at Auto Club (Calif.) Speedway.
Michael Sibley, who was crew chief for Logano’s NASCAR East Series championship team last year, will be crew chief for the No. 18 team this weekend.
Wally Brown was the No. 20 team crew chief last week. Brown directs the JGR testing teams and will serve as crew chief for Logano in at least two Sprint Cup races later this year, including Logano's attempt to make his series debut Sept. 6 at Richmond International Raceway.
Seven JGR employees were suspended last week after NASCAR found magnetic spacers underneath the gas pedals during a horsepower test. Those indefinitely suspended were both the No. 18 and No. 20 team crew chiefs (Dave Rogers, Jason Ratcliff), car chiefs (Richard Bray, Dorian Thorsen) and engine tuners (Dan Bajek, Michael Johnson) as well as one additional employee (Toby Bigelow) who played a role in the rule infraction.
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Debbie Webb said:
Aug 26, 2008 at 11:51 AMI hope the team soon moves past all these distractions over this past few months and really sets sail. I think that all that has gone on the past few weeks is going to make this team even stronger than it ever was. That is if Nascar doesn't keep changing the rules to keep them from succeeding. I really think JGR should take that as a real compliment, that Nascar has to find such devious ways in which to stop there winning ways.
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Aug 26, 2008 at 8:19 PMNot sure about this hoodwinking team!
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Aug 27, 2008 at 1:19 AMChanging of what rules Debbie? A major rules infraction.... THEY WERE CAUGHT BLATANTLY CHEATING!!! END OF STORY...
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