JTG Daugherty Racing-Michael Waltrip Racing alliance to continue
JTG Daugherty Racing's Marcos Ambrose is 17th in the Chase For The Sprint Cup standings heading into Sunday's race at Martinsville Speedway. // David Griffin, NASCAR Scene
MARTINSVILLE, Va. – JTG Daugherty Racing has extended its technical alliance with Michael Waltrip Racing for another season, JTG Daugherty co-owner Tad Geschickter confirmed Saturday at Martinsville Speedway.
The two organizations began a technical alliance this year with the JTG Daugherty crew working out of the MWR shop. MWR builds the cars, and then the JTG Daugherty team works on them there. Officials from both teams have been saying for weeks that they wanted the alliance to continue.
“Being a single-car team without a strong technical alliance is next to impossible,” Geschickter said. “This one is working, so why fix it?”
JTG Daugherty driver Marcos Ambrose, in his first full season, is 17th in the Sprint Cup standings.
“Toyota’s influence and the support they give us is big,” Geschickter said. “The personalities of the people involved – everyone gets along. We’ve imbedded our folks into their shop, so every meeting that goes on, we’re a part of and has made it more seamless than most.”
