Hearing that #21 Crew Chief, John Monsam, parted ways on Monday with Wood Brothers Racing, where he’s worked for three years. In 2007, Monsam worked with five drivers, four of whom scored top-10 finishes, as the #21 was 11th in the owner standings. Monsam reportedly will be replaced for this weekend’s Atlanta race by Wood Brothers engineer Mike Smith, who earlier this season worked as the Woods’ #21 Sprint Cup crew chief before being replaced by David Hyder.(10-22-2008)
UPDATE: Mike Smith is listed as crew chief for the #21 on the final entry list, and also hearing that John Monsam is in the garage area at Atlanta looking for a new job.(10-24-2008)
UPDATE 2: Jon Wood in the #21 Wood Brothers Racing U.S. Air Force Ford F-150 will head to Texas Motor Speedway for the second time this season with a fresh outlook along with recently hired crew chief Gere Kennon. Kennon, a veteran crew chief of NASCAR’s top tier Sprint Cup and Nationwide series is now being welcomed back to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series with the #21 team. He’s had two Nationwide Series Championships and currently holds the record for the most wins in a single season in that series. Most recently, he was crew chief in the ARCA RE/MAX Series with Spraker Racing and driver Dexter Bean finishing out the ’08 season.(Wood Bros. Racing PR)(10-29-2008)
