Following the exit of Randall Burnett from the staff, Richard Childress Racing has named Kyle Busch’s new crew chief for the 2026 NASCAR Cup Season.
Jim Pohlman will climb atop the pit field for the No. 8 Chevrolet subsequent yr because the group desperately seeks enchancment. Pohlman is a confirmed champion, main Justin Allgaier and the No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet to the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Sequence championship. The duo have mixed to win 9 races over the past three years, and are anticipated to make the Championship 4 for the third consecutive yr.
Pohlman isn’t any stranger to RCR, having labored on the historic staff up to now because the head of analysis and improvement. Throughout his tenure, he additionally received a handful of alternatives as a crew chief.
“Everybody at Richard Childress Racing stays centered on enhancing efficiency and is dedicated to placing the fitting folks in place, together with on the No. 8 staff,” mentioned Richard Childress, Chairman and CEO of Richard Childress Racing. “Jim Pohlman is a relentless competitor within the storage and suits in effectively with our mission and method at RCR. He was well-respected throughout his earlier tenure in Welcome, and we all know that he’ll do an awesome job main the No. 8 staff and Kyle Busch.”
With Burnett leaving to turn into Connor Zilisch’s Cup Sequence crew chief at Trackhouse, Andy Avenue has been filling the hole because the interim crew chief for Busch.
2025 has been a tough yr for the two-time NASCAR Cup champion, as he presently sits twenty second in factors and stays winless for the second consecutive season. The 40-year-old has by no means ended a Cup season outdoors the highest 20 in factors.
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