Crew Chief swap?

[Tennessee Racing]

Again from Jayski

supposedly a crew chief swap has been discussed and is imminent between the #11 and #20 Joe Gibbs Racing teams. The swap would send #11-Denny Hamlin's crew chief Mike Ford to #20-Joey Logano with Logano's crew chief Greg Zippadelli to the #11 garage.
2011 has been a dismal year for Hamlin having scored just one top-10 finish through the first eight-races of the season. Logano is 66-points out of a playoff spot in NASCAR's Chase for the Sprint Cup. Expect to see the change within the next few weeks if not sooner.

 

[SpeedPagan]

I wonder if the same people who *****ed about the Pit Crew changes between #24 and #48 will also ***** about this.

*sits back and watches*

 

[kkfan91]

I wonder if the same people who *****ed about the Pit Crew changes between #24 and #48 will also ***** about this.

*sits back and watches*

Pit crew change in race does not equal crew chief change. Two vastily different things.

 

[SpeedPagan]

Pit crew change in race does not equal crew chief change. Two vastily different things.

Ehh it's still a change. Everyone acted like Chad Knaus violated some great grand rule about team loyalty, so let's see if #20 and #11 violated the "team loyalty" rule with the Crew Chief change.

 

[Tennessee Racing]

I wonder if the same people who *****ed about the Pit Crew changes between #24 and #48 will also ***** about this.

*sits back and watches*

With all due respect what does one have to do with the other? It's a crew chief change not an entire pit crew change in the middle of a race. The real question here is will Denny be able to work with Zippy? Greg seems to be a pretty fired up guy as well if you remember how he and Tony were talking to eachother on the radio before smoke left.

 

[Jtmoney]

With all due respect what does one have to do with the other? It's a crew chief change not an entire pit crew change in the middle of a race. The real question here is will Denny be able to work with Zippy? Greg seems to be a pretty fired up guy as well if you remember how he and Tony were talking to eachother on the radio before smoke left.

Probably what Hamlin needs

 

[SlowNeasy]

neither team is doing that great so i don't see a downside for anyone. sometimes change is good. i think hamlin/zippy will benefit the most from the switch.

 

[nascage]

neither team is doing that great so i don't see a downside for anyone. sometimes change is good. i think hamlin/zippy will benefit the most from the switch.

Agreed. Might as well make the switch early in the season before it's too late.

 

[MoMike]

Again from Jayski

supposedly a crew chief swap has been discussed and is imminent between the #11 and #20 Joe Gibbs Racing teams. The swap would send #11-Denny Hamlin's crew chief Mike Ford to #20-Joey Logano with Logano's crew chief Greg Zippadelli to the #11 garage.
2011 has been a dismal year for Hamlin having scored just one top-10 finish through the first eight-races of the season. Logano is 66-points out of a playoff spot in NASCAR's Chase for the Sprint Cup. Expect to see the change within the next few weeks if not sooner.

I called this one a week or so ago, ofcourse I didn't see the Hamlin/Ford thing coming.
And in another year, Bye,Bye Joey!!!!!!!
MoMike

 

[MRM]

Ehh it's still a change. Everyone acted like Chad Knaus violated some great grand rule about team loyalty, so let's see if #20 and #11 violated the "team loyalty" rule with the Crew Chief change.

Apples and oranges. Changing crews in the middle of the race is a lot different than changing crew chiefs in the middle of the season.

 

[JustMe]

UPDATE: JGR spokesman says that reports of crew chief shuffle for Hamlin and Logano are false.

But we'll see. Things have been denied before only to happen.

 

[blue92]

I wonder if the same people who *****ed about the Pit Crew changes between #24 and #48 will also ***** about this.

*sits back and watches*

My feelings toward the crew change in the middle of the race was you should stay with the party that brung ya. I know that's how the teams ran all the decades before this one felt. That where the term "team" comes from.

 

[Joniki]

I think Gregs talents are being wasted right now.