Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Burton has interim crew chief at Wooden Brothers to finish season

Harrison Burton has a brand new crew chief starting at Homestead-Miami Speedway following the departure of Jeremy Bullins.

“We respect his resolution and need him the very best,” an announcement from Crew Penske mentioned of Bullins.

Bullins, a veteran of the game, had been a crew chief for Penske since 2012 within the Xfinity Sequence. He grew to become a full-time NASCAR Cup Sequence crew chief in 2016 with Ryan Blaney at Wooden Brothers Racing (the alliance associate of Penske). The duo stayed collectively when transferring in-house at Penske in 2018.

In 2020, Bullins was paired with Brad Keselowski after which labored with Austin Cindric in 2022. However he was moved to Wooden Brothers Racing to work with Burton late final season.

The way forward for Bullins is unknown as he purses different alternatives. He has 10 wins as a Cup Sequence crew chief, together with at the very least one victory with every driver he labored with.

Grant Hutchens, who has been the lead engineer for Burton this season, will assume the interim crew chief position for the ultimate three races. Burton is sixteenth within the championship standings after making the playoffs when he and Bullins received the a centesimal race for Wooden Brothers Racing at Daytona Worldwide Speedway.

Wooden Brothers Racing can be making a driver change for 2025. Josh Berry takes over the No. 21 Ford Mustang as Stewart-Haas Racing shuts down. Who will likely be Berry’s crew chief starting subsequent 12 months remains to be unknown.

Burton is headed again to the NASCAR Xfinity Sequence subsequent season with AM Racing in 2025.

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