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Aric Almirola Gets New Crew Chief
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Effectively immediately, Drew Blickensderfer will take over the crew chief responsibilities for the No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford Fusion driven by Aric Almirola.
The position was previously held by Trent Owens. Owens will be reassigned a new position within the company.
Late last month, RPM leadership started a relatively more aggressive strategy to improve speed, performance and future growth of RPM. Their goal is to improve on-track results from this year and to capitalize on the progress made in previous seasons.
Blickensderfer, who most recently served as director of research and development with RPM, has a proven history of winning and been a valued employee at RPM for the last four years.
Blickensderfer, who brings nine years of crew chief experience in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, made his crew chief debut in 2009 at Roush Fenway Racing in the NASCAR XFINITY Series. Since that time, he worked with 13 different drivers in both series and tallied 15 wins, including a Daytona 500 win in 2009, 16 top-five finishes and 104 top-10 finishes.
“We are continuing to analyze every part of our organizations and make adjustments where needed,” said Brian Moffitt, chief executive Office, Richard Petty Motorsports.
The No. 43 team and Almirola have seen success on the track in recent seasons with the team’s most consistent season together and highest average finish to date in 2015. They were also a race winning team in 2014 and competed in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.
Blickensderfer will begin his duties at Chicagoland Speedway this weekend.
The position was previously held by Trent Owens. Owens will be reassigned a new position within the company.
Late last month, RPM leadership started a relatively more aggressive strategy to improve speed, performance and future growth of RPM. Their goal is to improve on-track results from this year and to capitalize on the progress made in previous seasons.
Blickensderfer, who most recently served as director of research and development with RPM, has a proven history of winning and been a valued employee at RPM for the last four years.
Blickensderfer, who brings nine years of crew chief experience in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, made his crew chief debut in 2009 at Roush Fenway Racing in the NASCAR XFINITY Series. Since that time, he worked with 13 different drivers in both series and tallied 15 wins, including a Daytona 500 win in 2009, 16 top-five finishes and 104 top-10 finishes.
“We are continuing to analyze every part of our organizations and make adjustments where needed,” said Brian Moffitt, chief executive Office, Richard Petty Motorsports.
The No. 43 team and Almirola have seen success on the track in recent seasons with the team’s most consistent season together and highest average finish to date in 2015. They were also a race winning team in 2014 and competed in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.
Blickensderfer will begin his duties at Chicagoland Speedway this weekend.
