By @GucciardoJoey
Starting in 2016, AJ Allmendinger will have a new crew chief atop his pit box. Also, JTG Daugherty Racing will have a new director of competition.
Burnett replaces the team’s former crew chief, Brian Burns. He received a mechanical engineering degree from UNC Charlotte. Burnett is also a former late model racer. Coipe is the new director of competition for the team.
The team made the announcement Thursday via news release.
"I know the quality of work they do and the level they hold themselves to," Burnett, a native of Fenton, Missouri said. "Also, working with AJ is going to be exciting for me. We kind of grew up with the same background. AJ obviously had a tremendous amount of talent and is very passionate and very vocal about his passion."
Burnett previously served as lead race engineer at Chip Ganassi Racing, working with drivers Jamie McMurray (2010-12), Juan Pablo Montoya (2013) and Kyle Larson (2014-15). It will be his first stint as crew chief. Burnett spent 10 years at Chip Ganassi Racing, where he also served as a 7-post analysis engineer, a lead team engineer and a data acquisition engineer.
"I'll make sure Randall has exactly what he needs to be competitive," Cope said. "It's going to be his first shot at being crew chief and he's the right guy for the position.
"I feel 100 percent in my heart that he is going to succeed and I'm going to help him succeed."
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Burnett replaces the team’s former crew chief, Brian Burns. He received a mechanical engineering degree from UNC Charlotte. Burnett is also a former late model racer. Coipe is the new director of competition for the team.
The team made the announcement Thursday via news release.
"I know the quality of work they do and the level they hold themselves to," Burnett, a native of Fenton, Missouri said. "Also, working with AJ is going to be exciting for me. We kind of grew up with the same background. AJ obviously had a tremendous amount of talent and is very passionate and very vocal about his passion."
Burnett previously served as lead race engineer at Chip Ganassi Racing, working with drivers Jamie McMurray (2010-12), Juan Pablo Montoya (2013) and Kyle Larson (2014-15). It will be his first stint as crew chief. Burnett spent 10 years at Chip Ganassi Racing, where he also served as a 7-post analysis engineer, a lead team engineer and a data acquisition engineer.
"I'll make sure Randall has exactly what he needs to be competitive," Cope said. "It's going to be his first shot at being crew chief and he's the right guy for the position.
"I feel 100 percent in my heart that he is going to succeed and I'm going to help him succeed."
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