Joe Gibbs Racing Sorts Out No. 11 Team Following Suspensions

What’s Happening?

Joe Gibbs Racing has found its replacements for two suspended crew members after deferring their suspensions for one week.

• During the Round of 16 cutoff race at Bristol Motor Speedway, Denny Hamlin lost a right front tire on track, resulting in a two-race suspension of two crew members. This left JGR in need of substitutes for tire changer Austin Maloney and jackman Joel Bouagnon.
• Tuesday, JGR confirmed that they will pull their replacements from Front Row Motorsports, one of the two teams they lease pit crews to. The replacements come from FRM’s No. 4 team, with Thomas Hatcher substituting for Maloney and Nate McBride substituting for Bouagnon.
• While this situation has come at an inconvenient time, Hamlin, who sat first in points when the penalty was dulled out, approached the issue in a rather relaxed manner. Saying on last week’s episode of Action’s Detremental, “I have no idea who’s sitting on the bench, who’s ready, and it’s not even my concern.”
• Pit road was not an issue for the No. 11 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway as JGR deferred the penalty for one week. However, that does not mean the team left NHMS without issue, with an on-track run with teammate Ty Gibbs being the storyline of the race weekend.

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