Richard Childress Racing (RCR), the Welcome, North Carolina-based NASCAR team, recently announced two leadership appointments for its competition and technical departments, naming Richard Boswell as vice president of competition and Art Trejo as the director of development and innovation.

Boswell, who has led Austin Dillon over the past two seasons as crew chief of the No. 3 Chevrolet in the NASCAR Cup Series, will take on a larger role with the race team as Vice President of Competition. Boswell will provide direction across RCR's competition efforts, with a focus on performance, collaboration with key partner Chevrolet and building a stronger foundation for sustained success on the racetrack.

Boswell brings more than 15 years of professional motorsports experience to his new role. His career includes time at Hendrick Motorsports, JR Motorsports and Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), where he helped launch the team's O'Reilly Auto Parts Series program and oversaw its competition operations. He made his Cup Series crew chief debut at SHR, earning a victory with Chase Briscoe in 2024. Boswell joined RCR in 2025 and led Austin Dillon to a Cup Series win that same year.

Trejo has been appointed to the newly created director of development and innovation role, where he will lead the company's efforts to identify, develop and implement emerging technologies. Trejo's background in military leadership, advanced technology and engineering will strengthen the organization. A 27-year officer in the United States Navy with degrees from both Princeton University and UCLA, Trejo joins RCR from SpaceX and has extensive experience working in complex, technology-driven environments.

"Everyone at Richard Childress Racing remains relentless in our desire to win and compete at the highest levels of our sport but we know we're not quite where we need to be," said Richard Childress, chairman and CEO of Richard Childress Racing. "We're announcing these changes now because we want to make sure we have the right people, the right leadership and the right technology in place to compete at the level RCR expects to compete at. Richard Boswell is a talented leader who knows racing, knows how to lead people, and knows what it takes to win. I know he will do a great job taking on a larger role in leading our competition team. Art Trejo brings a completely different set of experiences and a new way of thinking that I believe can help take our racing operations forward. We're going to keep pushing, keep investing and keep looking for ways to get better."

For more information, visit rcrracing.com.

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