[autotag]Team Penske[/autotag] and [autotag]Wood Brothers Racing[/autotag] have made a trade before the start of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. According to an announcement from Team Penske, Austin Cindric’s crew chief Jeremy Bullins will move to the No. 21 team while Harrison Burton’s crew chief Brian Wilson will move to the No. 2 team. This will remain in place for the rest of 2023 and 2024.
Bullins was previously with Wood Brothers Racing when Ryan Blaney drove the No. 21 car from 2015-2017. Over that period of time, Bullins and Blaney won the organization’s 99th Cup Series event at Pocono Raceway by holding off Stewart-Haas Racing driver Kevin Harvick. Now, he returns to the No. 21 car to guide Burton.
Team Penske + Wood Brothers to Trade Crew Chiefs
Effective immediately for 2023 & 2024, Brian Wilson will serve as CC for Austin Cindric and the No. 2 Team Penske Ford Mustang. Jeremy Bullins will serve as the CC for Harrison Burton and the No. 21 Wood Brothers Ford Mustang. pic.twitter.com/QMvwlEB1SK
— Team Penske (@Team_Penske) August 28, 2023
Wilson only has two full-time seasons of experience in the Cup Series; however, this will be a reunion with Cindric after the duo competed together in the NASCAR Xfinity Series from 2019-2021. Cindric won the 2020 Xfinity Series championship and 13 races overall. In total, Wilson has 23 victories across the Xfinity Series with several notable drivers.
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