Subsequent season Richard Childress Racing could have a 3rd Cup Sequence workforce in NASCAR. They may run a number of races and drivers in 2025. The quantity for the automobile has not been introduced and that might imply a particular return for RCR followers.
Richard Childress Racing made a contest change on the Cup and Xfinity Sequence stage. Most notably, they’ve named Andy Avenue because the crew chief of the third open workforce.
Andy Avenue is not going to solely have duties in Cup but additionally restricted Xfinity Sequence races. Avenue spent the final three seasons as crew chief of the No. 21 workforce with Austin Hill. Chad Haney will exchange Avenue on Hill’s workforce.
Danny Stockman will proceed to work with Jesse Love on the No. 2 workforce.
There are a few issues to notice about this announcement. A quantity has not been introduced for the workforce but. This yr, Kaulig Racing will solely race the 16 and the ten automobiles. They’ve given up their declare to the 31 – may we see that quantity return to Richard Childress Racing?
Will Brown, 2024 Supercars champion, additionally desires to return to the Cup Sequence. He had an ill-fated begin at Sonoma final yr that was stricken by electrical points in his No. 33 Chevy. Brown has his eyes on Chicago.
This additionally begs the query, what number of Daytona 500 entries are we going to see in 2025? With 23XI Racing and Entrance Row Motorsports doubtlessly working six open groups subsequent yr, that might be an enormous storyline.
Richard Childress Racing: Will Jesse Love will get Cup begin?
Within the press launch from Richard Childress Racing, the large man himself had a quote in regards to the competitors strikes. Childress understands that his Cup program didn’t reside as much as expectations final season. This rent ought to assist.
“Andy Avenue brings a wealth of information to our NASCAR Cup Sequence program as we proceed to guage methods to construct a deeper bench and promote from inside,” Childress stated. “This transfer offers Andy the possibility to achieve NextGen expertise and have a much bigger alternative on the Cup aspect whereas contributing to our Xfinity Sequence program and dealing with our alliance companions.”
Construct a deeper bench? Promote from inside? May the third Richard Childress automobile be extra for testing Austin Hill and Jesse Love on the Cup stage than bringing over a Brodie Kostecki or Will Brown from Supercars? Maybe.
Richard Childress Racing has an getting old Kyle Busch and a driver in Austin Dillon who is maybe previous his greatest by date within the Cup Sequence. Hill is a possible Cup driver. Love is seen as a future star on this batch of drivers who’re 18-23 years outdated coming by means of the ranks. Seeing him in Cup motion subsequent season wouldn’t be probably the most stunning factor.
