Several NASCAR Cup Series teams will have pit crew changes for Saturday night’s race at Daytona International Speedway, including changes at Hendrick Motorsports following penalties to two members of William Byron’s No. 24 crew.
From Bozi Tatarevic at NASCAR Substack:
Hendrick Motorsports has decided to pull jackman Dax Hollifield and rear changer Rod Cox from the No. 48 pit crew of Alex Bowman in order to fill in.
Hendrick Motorsports leases pit crews to Spire Motorsports so Bowman will get jackman Brandon Johnson and rear changer Ty Boeck from the No. 71 pit crew of Michael McDowell and that pit crew will be backfilled by jackman Ian Schulz and rear-tire changer Ty Bowman.
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Those are not the only changes this week as Trackhouse Racing has decided to swap the pit crews of the No. 97 of Shane van Gisbergen and the No. 16 of AJ Allmendinger. The No. 16 pit crew is leased by Kaulig Racing from Trackhouse, which is why they are able to make the swap. They have ranked fairly closely this season but the No. 16 crew is currently slightly ahead which likely made them enticing for a switch to the No. 97 of SVG as he contends for the Chase.
Front changer Ryan Mulder, rear changer JP Kealey, and tire carrier Drew Morgan are all former crew members of the No. 97. Jackman Jorden Paige was a new addition to the Trackhouse pit department over the winter who will also now join them on the No. 97.
Front changer Austin Holland, rear changer Jerick Newsome, jackman Marshall McFadden, and tire carrier Brendan Foley will now be pitting the No. 16 of AJ Allmendinger after the swap.
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Daytona will see the return of Ernest Holden as the tire carrier for the No. 42 Legacy Motor Club pit crew of John Hunter Nemechek, who has been out multiple weeks after a leg injury in pit crew practice. We will also see Dwayne Moore step in as the fueler for Rick Rozier on that car.
— NASCAR Substack —
See the crew rosters for all Cup teams at Daytona here.