Elliott changes made by Hendrick Motorsports after | Sports News

Earlier this season, Teague served as rear changer for Kyle Larson however was half of a pit-crew member swap that despatched him to Spire Motorsports final month.

It stays to be seen if Elliott’s group will expertise any more changes within the coming weeks ought to their struggles persist. Through 12 races this season, he’s amassed three top-5 finishes and 6 top-10s however stays winless.

In latest weeks, some have referred to as for Gustafson to be canned and changed by Adam Wall, who’s served as crew chief for Hendrick Motorsports’ No.17 car within the Xfinity Series. He’s rapidly made a title for himself amongst Cup Series circles and garnered a fame as an up-and-coming star.

Elliott, for one, is sticking by Gustafson – insisting that his longtime companion continues to be the fitting individual for the job. “I mean, I think that’s probably some of it comes with the territory, I guess, a little bit,” he instructed Express U.S. Sports final month.

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“Look, he’s a pro. I love Alan. I think he is so good at what he does, and I believe in him. At the end of the day, that’s really all that matters is kind of how I look at it.

“I think we have a good relationship and we both helped each other grow quite a lot in the course of our time together, coming up to ten years. We just enjoy going to battle each week.”

Hendrick Motorsports vice president of competitors Chad Knaus, in the meantime, asserted that Gustafon’s job was secure so long as he continued to discipline a aggressive racecar. “I know that Alan and Chase are digging in deep and working extremely hard with their team to try to make sure that they do that on a weekly basis, because when they do, they execute very well,” he stated.

“It only takes one hiccup and it can derail your day. So we’ve got to keep working on those things. But as long as they continue to bring good race cars and fast race cars and execute at a high level, they’re going to be where we need them.”