That is one in all a number of personnel modifications introduced by the group this week. Justin Alexander will take over as Dillon’s crew chief, changing Keith Rodden, who will now tackle a bigger position inside the group.
Alexander has labored with Dillon earlier than. Actually, all 4 of Dillon’s NASCAR Cup Sequence victories, together with the 2018 Daytona 500, got here with Alexander because the crew chief. The duo labored collectively from for a part of the 2017 season and everything of 2018, then once more from 2022 via 2022. Most just lately, Alexander has been serving because the group’s competitors director.
Rodden began working with Dillon in the beginning of the 2023 season, the place Dillon finally completed twenty ninth within the championship standings. His closing consequence was impacted by a mid-season factors penalty, nevertheless it was nonetheless Dillon’s worst season because the begin of his Cup profession. His common end of 21.8 was a career-low as effectively.
Dillon presently sits twenty eighth within the standings, and has but to attain a top-ten end after seven races this 12 months.
The group has additionally introduced Joel Keller because the lead engineer for the No. 3 group.
“The organizational modifications had been made to assist Richard Childress Racing’s general NASCAR Cup Sequence program as we put together for the remainder of the season and locking two groups into the NASCAR Playoffs,” mentioned Andy Petree, govt vp for RCR. “Justin Alexander and Austin Dillon share a novel chemistry that has confirmed efficient previously. We wish to thank Keith Rodden for his management of the No. 3 group and know that the contributions he’ll proceed to make to RCR in his new position will probably be useful throughout the group.”
The modifications are efficient instantly, with Alexander returning to his position as crew chief for this weekend’s race at Martinsville Speedway.
